SteamWorld Dig on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
SteamWorld Dig is a platformer, mining and steampunk game
developed and published by Image & Form Games.
Released on December 05th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 8,071 reviews of which 7,580 were positive and 491 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP (or newer)
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 384 MB video memory, framebuffer object support
- Storage: 193 MB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible
- Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.
MacOS
- OS: 10.7
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 384 MB video memory, framebuffer object support
- Storage: 120 MB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible
- Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 384 MB video memory, framebuffer object support
- Storage: 80 MB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible
- Additional Notes: You may need to update your graphics drivers for OpenGL 2.1 support.
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TLDR: Steamworld Dig offers a metroidvania-style experience that is simple, affordable, and reliable, though the gameplay can get a bit monotonous. GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW: Dig is an inverse platformer (descending instead of ascending) with blocks that can be hammered away to create tunnels, caverns, and stair-step patterns in the soil. I played with a controller and the controls felt responsive; for example, the player will eventually have the ability to double jump, and temper the height of that leap by how soon or late they press for the second jump. Loose ores buried in the dirt can be mined and carried topside for cash, which can be used to repair health, upgrade tools, expand one's inventory capacity, and so on. Some upgrades require blue spirit balls, caches of which are also hidden below. Openings to smaller side caves lead to loot or specific upgrades. Some of these caves are optional, though the game's quest marker on the minimap is pretty good about pointing out the ones you need to visit to advance the story. I think digging up the ores, and finding better and more valuable ones the deeper you went, was my favorite part of the game. Sometimes they would be hard to reach or suspended over a long drop or a pool of acid, and figuring how to get those without losing them took forethought. Several times, I had to stop and ponder it for a few moments. In those cases, it was rewarding when you managed to grab one. Treasure and secrets are not the only things hidden in the deep. Creepy crawlies and lunatic cave-dwellers snooze in the depths and begin to awaken as the player gets close. Combat is pretty simple: don't get hit. Your robot miner doesn't start with any distance attacks, so some mobs can provide a challenge. After a point, you can hurl your own dynamite and there are opportunities to drop beasties long distances or undermine heavy rocks, which will fall and crush anything in their path, Dig-Dug style. That includes the player, so be careful. I didn't find the rock-crushing to be all that easy, since lining it up sometimes took as much planning as the difficult-to-reach gems mentioned above, and for the most part, I just melee'd, dynamited, or avoided the mobs. Even with the enemies present, I never found the game too hard and it can be approached at a calm, relaxed pace. And that's pretty much it. Dig deep, score lots of loot, dodge enemies, and repeat. And repeat, and repeat. I wish I had more to say but the gameplay is pretty basic, and unremarkable. As the player goes deeper, a few new wrinkles are tossed in but in general, the gameplay in the first five minutes is what you'll see all the way through. Meaningful upgrades are obtained in the sub-caves, with the ones purchased in the surface town mostly just tiering up the skills the player already has. You won't need to max out upgrades to finish the game, so don't sweat it if you run out of money or spirit balls before doing so. The layout of the mines—locations of sub-caves, mobs, and loot—is randomized each game but the experience will largely be the same, so unless a player is really loving the style, one playthrough will probably be enough. The game's final segment was an unpleasant surprise. The last location is filled with hard-to-avoid lasers, crumbling floors, and walking bombs that home in on the player. That's too bad, because most of the game is quite chill, and to that point, I feel like players of even limited skill level could enjoy it. The unexpected upswing in difficulty left a slightly sour taste in my mouth—not because it was too difficult but because it altered the vibe of what had been a very casual game. STORY / WORLDBUILDING: There is a story buried in the game—something about the player's robot coming to take over his uncle's mine—but it's not very important. In fact, there's not much story or worldbuilding period, though both are probably more relevant when contextualized against the other Steamworld games. The robots in town aren't NPCs per se, essentially serving as loot/upgrade kiosks. So basically, just expect to get into the action without much background given, or needed. TECHNICAL ASPECTS: The game's visuals are serviceable, with "good-enough-for-the-job" graphics and a zippy, cheerful color palette. Dig is stable and runs quickly, and I didn't have any errors or crashes. Getting 100% on Steam achievements is going to require a lot of speed and not a little luck, so I wouldn't recommend this one for achievement hunters unless your metroidvania skills are strong. FINAL VERDICT: When it comes down to it, I think how much the player likes Steamworld Dig will depend on their preference for platformers in the first place, and how much they enjoy seeking out the piles of loot buried deep in the ground. I'm picky on the first aspect but did enjoy the second. I felt like I got my money's worth but Dig isn't something I feel compelled to revisit. SCORE: 6/10
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Steamworld Dig is a fun Steampunk Western Metrovanian with some mining thrown in for good measure. It's not a combination I would have thought of, but it works really well. The core loop is to dig, fight, and then return to the surface to sell your loot and buy new equipment, allowing you to delve deeper into the mysterious mine. It got its hooks into me immediately and didn't let go until I saw the credits roll. Also, its a perfect Steamdeck game if that is your jam.
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This game was incredibly charming, I picked it up while it was like sub >$10 and I got a solid 7 hours of game play out of it. The writing made me laugh, the character art style is charming and immediately likeable, the upgrade system felt satisfying as taking the time made things go faster but you can also just brute force your way through so much of it. This is a very linear exploration type game, there's a bottom to the mines, but there's also lots of secrets! I say this is a great game for scratching a platforming and harvesting itch. Take your time, figure out the puzzles (theres two or three I gave up on, figure them out for me!) and just have a BLAST :)!!
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Steam Deck performance review of SteamWorld DIg. This game is listed as 'supported' but here is my steam deck performance feedback after spending +23 hours and getting 100% of the achievements. If you want a full review of the game itself, there are plenty of reviews online Long story short: It runs perfectly. Problems I encountered with SteamWorld Dig: 1. The game crashed once. I encountered no graphical glitches. No audio glitches. No forced restarts/resets of the steam deck. Battery drain was not a problem. I can easily get +5 hours on a single charge with 50% brightness using the old LED steamdeck.
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Steamworld Dig is a nice little puzzle mining game that's a lot of fun and pleasantly challenging without ever being frustrating. Like many games of its kind, it draws you in with this "just dig up one more gem... just explore one more cave" addictive spiral. Anyone who always found digging in Terraria to be the most beautiful thing and likes the unusual setting will have a lot of fun here.
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Developer
Image & Form Games
Publisher
Image & Form Games
Release
05 Dec 2013
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