Dungeon Settlers
Dungeon Settlers Wiki
RimWorld meets Darkest Dungeon — guides, mechanics, news, and build advice for CanOpener's colony sim + dungeon crawler on Steam.
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New settler
The expedition path
Five reads, in order — from barren valley to deep floors.
- 1Guides
Dungeon Settlers Beginner's Guide: Your First Days
The tutorial dungeon, first recruits, and the buildings EA lets you place
3min read
- 2Mechanics
Dungeon Settlers Combat Basics: Real-Time with Pause
Real-time with pause, positioning, weaknesses, and the four status effects
3min read
- 3Builds
Dungeon Settlers Party System: Rank-Scaled Caps, Six Dimensions
The four-recruit cap, six settler dimensions, and planning around permadeath
3min read
- 4Regions
Dungeon Settlers EA's Two Dungeon Regions: Safe Floors & Depletion
The two EA dungeon regions, safe-floor staging, and the depletion loop
3min read
- 5Guides
Dungeon Settlers Difficulty Levels Explained: Which Should You Pick?
Pick your difficulty — every change since EA launch, and which to choose
4min read
Explore
Content modules
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Eight sections, one for every part of the game
Guides
Walkthroughs from tutorial to deep expeditions
Bosses
Every boss and elite in the EA build, with fight-by-fight guides
Mechanics
Combat, depletion, and how the colony really works
News
Early Access launch and dev updates
Builds
Party planning and the six recruit dimensions
Tier Lists
Races, weapons, and party comps ranked for week one
Regions
The two EA dungeon regions, safe floors, depletion
Updates
EA roadmap and the two-year plan
Getting started
From day-zero on the barren land to your first dungeon expedition
- Day 1
Clear the tutorial, recruit your first settler
- Day 2
Build the basics: housing, food, a crafting bench
- Day 3
Run your first four-person dungeon expedition
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Recent updates
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Dungeon Settlers Update v0.4.29: Build Rebalance, Growth Buff, and QoL Wave
Dungeon Settlers patch v0.4.29 caps barriers at 200% of max health, applies cooldown reduction to the global cooldown, and buffs recruit growth.
news
Dungeon Settlers at Tokyo Game Show 2026: Booth 09-E33
CanOpener showed Dungeon Settlers at Tokyo Game Show 2026 — Indie Game Area, Booth 09-E33, playable on-site with the developers in attendance.
mechanics
Dungeon Settlers Depletion Guide: Why Floors Stop Paying Out
How depletion works in Dungeon Settlers — cleared floors yield less, boss and elite spawns drop, and recovery timing is still unconfirmed.
mechanics
Dungeon Settlers Inscriptions Guide: Odds, Rerolls & the Lock
How inscriptions work in Dungeon Settlers — rarity tiers and roll odds, the Consecration lock, born-with recruit surcharges, and the community balance debate.
mechanics
Dungeon Settlers Materials Guide: Where to Farm Stone, Raw Hide & Clay
Where Dungeon Settlers materials come from — surface basics, the dungeon-only advanced tier, the post-Region-2 stone dungeon, and farming around depletion.
regions
Festering Burrow Guide: Region 2 Floors, Gloths, and the Chain Knight
The Festering Burrow — Dungeon Settlers' tougher second region: clay, the Gloth summon mechanic, named elites, and the floor-5 Chain Knight Sentinel.
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