Poor analogy. In Mario, the goal is to move forwards and back, or jump, and run towards the end. In Dwarf Fortress, its to manage a small civilization. The only

Poor analogy. In Mario, the goal is to move forwards and back, or jump, and run towards the end. In Dwarf Fortress, its to manage a small civilization. The only other examples of games akin to it are RimWorld (difficult without a wiki), Factorio (difficult without a wiki), and at a stretch if we're talking simply complexity, the Paradox Grand Strategy games which are frankly unplayable without a wiki, despite having a UI. Comparing DF to Mario is like comparing a kiddies first play car with an F1 car.