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Dungeon Settlers is a dark-fantasy strategy game combining colony simulation and dungeon crawling. Build a settlement, recruit and equip a rank-based expedition, then explore the dungeon with real-time-with-pause combat. This fan-made wiki focuses on practical Early Access guides, resources, progression, builds, and answers to the problems players actually get stuck on.

Sep 4, 2026 Early Access launch2 regions currently playable in EA6 / 8 members at Rank 2 / 3Steam Windows + macOS
Current buildv0.4.23Sep 12, 2026

v0.4.23 is live with larger expeditions, balance changes, and quality-of-life fixes.

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Open the page that matches the problem on your current run, from a Farm that will not grow crops to research, Temple rooms, land expansion, or an unsafe expedition.

How do I farm Oats?Dungeon Settlers Farming - How to Farm, Plant Oats & Fix Crops

Unlock the Farm, sow a supported crop, and fix the research or placement problem when no sow action appears.

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How do I make a Mediocre Dining Room?Dungeon Settlers Mediocre Dining Room - Room Task Checklist

Use the room checklist to satisfy the objective, then fix recognition before adding more furniture.

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Why is Treatment Expectation lowering Mood?Dungeon Settlers Treatment Expectation - Why Mood Drops & How to Fix It

See what the penalty changes and which room, food, recreation, or retreat action can offset it.

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What changed in v0.4.23?Dungeon Settlers Patch Notes - v0.4.23 Changes & Player Impact

Read the latest party-size, skill, research, crafting, storage, and UI changes before following an older guide.

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How do I get Clay?Dungeon Settlers Clay - How to Get It

Find the current route first, then switch to merchants when you need a larger stockpile.

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How do I level up?Dungeon Settlers Level Up - Goddess Statue Guide

Follow the XP, Goddess Statue, and Offering steps in the current guide.

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What should I research next?Dungeon Settlers Research Guide

Choose the next unlock around the bottleneck blocking your expedition.

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How do I make a Temple room?Dungeon Settlers Room Upgrades - Room Types, Requirements & Bonuses

Close the room, place the Wooden Goddess Statue and Light, then check the current F5 Rooms requirements.

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How do I get a bigger island?Dungeon Settlers Expand Land - Use Goddess's Tears

Use the land-expansion route for purple vines, then test the cleared ground before planning a larger room.

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How do I get a Merchant's Table?Dungeon Settlers Housing

Follow the community-reported lead, then verify the Merchant Chamber and current price in your build.

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How do I restore mood, hunger, and energy?How to Restore Mood, Hunger and Energy in Dungeon Settlers

Use food, sleep, and settlement preparation to recover before the next expedition.

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How do I use First Aid?Dungeon Settlers Use First Aid - Aid Kit & Near Death Rescue

Stabilize a Near Death ally, then decide whether the room is still safe.

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How do character locks and rerolls work?Dungeon Settlers Character Creation - Stats, Locks & Recruitment

Read the current character fields, preserve useful rolls, and recruit when the role is good enough.

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What is planned next in Early Access?Dungeon Settlers Roadmap - Mod Support, Steam Workshop & Future Plans

Check the announced direction without confusing planned features with live ones.

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A colony sim + dungeon crawler where preparation powers every run.

Dungeon Settlers is a dark-fantasy strategy game by CanOpener that combines colony simulation with dungeon crawling. Build on barren land, recruit and train people with different traits, and lead a rank-based expedition into the dungeon.

The settlement makes the expedition possible: rooms, food, research, equipment, and supplies support the run. The dungeon sends resources and risks back the other way, so every return should answer one question—what do you fix or unlock before going down again?

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DeveloperCanOpener
PublisherCanOpener · WhisperGames
PlatformSteam PC & macOS
GenreColony Sim · Dungeon Crawler · Strategy
Early AccessSep 4, 2026
Party Size6 at Rank 2 · 8 at Rank 3
Launch Regions2

Explore Guides

Choose a topic, from your first settlement to your next dungeon expedition.

Start Here

Choose an orientation page before you commit to a build or a long expedition.

Tasks & Objectives

Open one focused page for each exact in-game objective, from the Poor Private Room 0/2 task to room-quality checks.

Settlement & Expedition

Use these pages when the next decision happens in your settlement or before leaving for an expedition.

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Dungeon Settlers Settlement Guide

A practical overview of settlement management, food, shelter, production, research, and the preparation loop before an expedition.

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Dungeon Settlers Housing

Use this Dungeon Settlers housing guide to make rooms register correctly, unlock the Merchant’s Table, choose Private or Shared Room, and check current requirements before spending materials.

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Dungeon Settlers Room Upgrades - Room Types, Requirements & Bonuses

Learn how Dungeon Settlers room upgrades work, how to make a Temple room with the current F5 requirements, what each room type is for, and how to check the build before spending materials.

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Dungeon Settlers Expand Land - Use Goddess's Tears

Dungeon Settlers settlement expansion and 'bigger island' questions use the same land route: unlock Dark Thorn Vine Purification, use a Goddess's Tear on purple vines, and test the new build space.

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Dungeon Settlers Research Guide

Learn how Dungeon Settlers research works: use the Research Workbench, check prerequisites and Tech Books, choose the next unlock, and fix a research queue that is not moving.

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Dungeon Settlers Research Books - Where to Find Tech Books

Learn how to search for Dungeon Settlers research books, what is and is not guaranteed, and how research-book runs differ from choosing the next research node.

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How to Restore Mood, Hunger and Energy in Dungeon Settlers

Restore Mood, Hunger, and Energy in Dungeon Settlers with a current food table, farming and crop steps, cooking routes, sleep checks, and expedition recovery guidance.

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Dungeon Settlers Farming - How to Farm, Plant Oats & Fix Crops

Learn how to use Farms to grow crops in Dungeon Settlers, unlock farming, plant Oats, wait for growth, harvest safely, and fix a Farm with no sow option.

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Dungeon Settlers Camping Supplies & Rations

Know what rations and camping supplies do, when to camp, and when returning is safer than staying underground.

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Dungeon Settlers Basic Camping Kit - Recipe, Unlock & How to Use

Find the Dungeon Settlers Basic Camping Kit recipe, research unlock, Basic Workstation, and Special placement route.

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Dungeon Settlers Crafting - Workstations & Recipes

Dungeon Settlers crafting starts with a specific item and its workstation. For early Textile, open the Basic Workstation, choose Textile, supply Wild Long Grass and add the task. Finish the production objective before spending materials on the next equipment or building.

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Party & Combat

Use these pages to shape a rank-based party, understand abilities, and recover during fights.

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Dungeon Settlers Characters & Party Builds Guide

Learn how to evaluate recruits, races, backgrounds, traits, equipment, and skill synergies when building a rank-based expedition party.

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Dungeon Settlers Characters - Recruits, Traits & Party Roles

Understand Dungeon Settlers characters, recruits, traits, abilities, talents, and rank-based party building without relying on an outdated tier list.

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Dungeon Settlers Character Creation - Stats, Locks & Recruitment

Learn what Dungeon Settlers character creation actually controls: ability stats, Major and Sub Traits, portraits, rerolls, locks, and when to recruit.

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Dungeon Settlers Recruit - How to Inspect and Hire Settlers

Dungeon Settlers recruitment guide: reroll useful early role coverage by race, role, talent, main and sub traits, then skills—without waiting for a perfect rank-based party.

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Dungeon Settlers Inscriptions - Effects & How to Choose

Dungeon Settlers inscriptions are best chosen around a role: fix survival, damage delivery or energy limits before chasing rarity. Read each trigger before accepting a result, and weigh the displayed Retry cost when none of the choices fits.

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Dungeon Settlers Treatment Expectation - Why Mood Drops & How to Fix It

Understand Dungeon Settlers Treatment Expectation, why it becomes a persistent Mood problem as settlers level, and what to improve before the next expedition.

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Dungeon Settlers Skills & Combat Guide

Use a simple combat loop for skill choices, pausing, positioning, recovery, and safer dungeon fights.

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Dungeon Settlers Use First Aid - Aid Kit & Near Death Rescue

Learn how to use an Aid Kit on a Near Death ally in Dungeon Settlers, when to secure the fight first, and how the Operating Table differs.

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Dungeons, Progression & Resources

Use these pages when you need to go deeper, improve a character, or decide what to collect and keep.

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Dungeon Settlers Main Quest Guide - Objectives, Unlocks & Current First-Run Route

Follow the current Dungeon Settlers main quest route from early crafting and recruitment to research, the Wooden Goddess Statue, and the two level-2 unit check.

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Dungeon Settlers Dungeon Guide - Floors, Rooms, Depletion, Bosses & Retreat

A mechanism-first Dungeon Settlers dungeon guide to room types, floor depletion, night, merchants, boss floors, regions, and safe retreat decisions.

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Dungeon Settlers Bosses - Locations & Fight Strategies

Dungeon Settlers bosses demand different positioning: watch rocks, summons and melee areas against Giant Stone Golem; manage pulls and chains against Chain Knight Sentinel. Restore the party before entering and use pause to recover your formation.

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Dungeon Settlers Regions - Progression & Unlocks

Dungeon Settlers regions currently span two playable dungeon regions. Complete the current objective, restore the party and check expedition selection for the next available entrance. Use the regional overview to plan the next trip and its final encounter.

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Dungeon Settlers Level Up - Goddess Statue Guide

Dungeon Settlers level up: fill XP, use the Goddess Statue, choose an Offering, review the result, and press Accept. Exact costs and rolls remain unconfirmed.

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Dungeon Settlers Resources & Items Guide

Use a simple resource-first framework for clay, bones, carapace, Echo Flower, crafting materials, equipment, and expedition supplies.

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Dungeon Settlers Clay - How to Get It

Dungeon Settlers Clay: reach Floor 3+, target Acid Slogels and Predatory Frogs; use drops for small needs and merchants for more. Exact rates unconfirmed.

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Development Updates

Use this page for version-sensitive availability and announced direction, not guaranteed release promises.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Dungeon Settlers.

What is Dungeon Settlers?

Dungeon Settlers is a dark-fantasy strategy game by CanOpener that combines colony simulation with dungeon crawling. Build on barren land, recruit and train people with different traits, and lead a rank-based expedition into the dungeon.

What should I do first in Dungeon Settlers?

Make the settlement stable enough to support food, shelter, production, and a prepared party before pushing deeper into the dungeon.

How many characters can I take on an expedition?

Expedition size is now rank-based: the v0.4.23 notes list up to six members at Expedition Rank 2 and up to eight at Rank 3. Check the current expedition screen before planning around a larger party.

Which platforms is Dungeon Settlers on?

Platform: Steam PC & macOS.

How much of Dungeon Settlers is available in Early Access?

The current Early Access build includes the complete core gameplay loop and lets you play through the first two dungeon regions from beginning to end. Additional regions, content, balancing, and quality-of-life improvements are planned during Early Access.

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Build → research → prepare → descend, then bring progress home.

Game facts checked against Steam and official developer information for the current Early Access release. Individual guide checks are dated above. Source: Steam