Hollow Knight is not even remotely close to the complexity and effort of dwarf fortress.

We can celebrate things separately. One good thing does not detract from another.

" Comparing accomplishments is a short-circuit pathway to tearing others down."

This is from a comment that I read on HN a few days ago that really stuck out to me, and applies here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34581366

And Minecraft blows all of them out of the water. That's not the point here. The point is that Dwarf Fortress has been a labor of love for two decades and it's nice to see these guys get some solid financial security for all that hard work.