It's very interesting but it's also annoying. Often slow, a pain in the ass to control and to learn. Yeah you can learn it but still there's a lot of bullshit that will fuck you up. Still, failing is part of the fun.
Personally, I had way more fun with Rimwolrd. It's a similar game-feel with basebuilding, making plans, fighting againts the elements and defending your base. It's also all emergent gameplay - obviously theres less scenarios than in DF but still a lot. Most importantly it is way more accessible. It has no z plane though.
It's very interesting but it's also annoying. Often slow, a pain in the ass to control and to learn. Yeah you can learn it but still there's a lot of bullshit that will fuck you up. Still, failing is part of the fun.
Personally, I had way more fun with Rimwolrd. It's a similar game-feel with basebuilding, making plans, fighting againts the elements and defending your base. It's also all emergent gameplay - obviously theres less scenarios than in DF but still a lot. Most importantly it is way more accessible. It has no z plane though.
EDIT: Oxygen not included is also similar.