Gnomoria is an Alpha stage Indie game with a resemblance to Stonesense Dwarf Fortress. In its early stage it is nowhere NEAR as complex as Dwarf Fortress and has begun Pre-Orders with playable Alpha a-la minecraft.
http://gnomoria.com/ In its current state it has much untapped potential. How it will turn out could be interesting, and I suggest you look at it yourself. The site is small and a short read on your break is all you would need. It definitely won't turn out just like DF, but we could really use more games like Dwarf Fortress, maybe this could turn out to be a simpler game which could ease people into the genre?
Who knows what the future will hold...
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