Dwarf Fortress is a drunken dwarf starvation simulator and is infamous for having what is quite possibly the highest learning curve in any videogame ever. Gameplay consists of two separate but connected parts, the first being attempting to found and maintain a functional dwarf colony and the second being to venture out and explore. You cannot win Dwarf fortress, so don't even bother trying. Your colony will die out, the goal is just to see how long you can maintain them and seeing what silly misadventures they will have along the way. I cannot even begin to describe all the different mechanics in this game, so instead I'll just describe some of the things that can happen. If a dwarf loses all their arms, you can train them to hold weapons in their teeth. A minotaur can beat you to death with a sock (although that takes a while). Your craftsdwarf can get in a mood and create a diamond and lama wool encrusted toilet seat. You can trap and train dragons and use them to fight of invading elf and goblin armies. Essentially, this game has the silliest level of depth of any game you've probably ever played and everything you can possibly imagine doing is possible, as well as many things you probably couldn't imagine.
My opinion: I still suck at this game, but I imagine most people do. You've probably heard of it before, either from someone who's actually managed to play it or because of the fact that it helped inspire Minecraft. The very depth that makes it so great is also it's biggest issue, as learning what on earth you're supposed to be doing is so difficult that people have written books about it. Still, I can't think of any other game that is more worth getting into than this one.
Dwarf Fortress is by Bay 12 Games. You can find it here. I strongly recommend finding a tutorial before you start playing.
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