SteamWorld Dig

Image: Steam / its publisher

Metroidvania
Mining
Platformer

The first SteamWorld Dig: Rusty the robot digs through the mine beneath a Wild West town. You carve your own path, keep an eye on your lamp's fuel, head up to sell ore and upgrade your gear to go deeper. About four or five hours.

Why play it now

When you have a couple of free evenings and fancy a short adventure of digging, selling and upgrading your gear.

Who it's for

For anyone who wants to see where the series began or gets hooked on the dig-and-upgrade loop.

When not to pick it

If you want something long: it lasts about four or five hours, and the start with the basic pickaxe is slow.

What it offers

Exploring: 80 out of 100
Combat / action: 50 out of 100
Relaxing: 40 out of 100
Thinking: 40 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Controller: Controller support
Disk space: 200 MB (minimum)
Steam Deck: Verified
Steam reviews: 94% positive (11,041)
Metacritic: 76/100
Developer: Image & Form Games
Release date: 5 DEC 2013
Steam genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Based on what the game states on Steam.