Take the depth of Dwarf Fortress, add a bunch of lazy mages and update the interface to modern standards? That's Mage Tower in a nutshell. We're building something really ambitious - a world that you can build to your own whim, while carefully balancing resources, knowledge, and external threats.
No development updates or new builds have been seen since January 2013.
In its current state this "game" is missing all of the promised depth of dwarf fortress, only to hand you a stack of bricks as a distraction, while developer runs off into the sunset.
Do NOT buy, unless you think Duke Nukem Forever was worth the wait.