SteamWorld Dig
"A fun novelty mining game with some Metroidvania-like upgrades that will provide several hours of entertainment. Recommended for those who enjoy the loop of looting and selling goods."
Metroidvania fit: Low Fit. While you do gain ability upgrades that change the way you play, the path through the game is simply digging do
- Developer
- Image & Form Games
- Time to Beat
- ~5 hours
- Release Date
- 2013/12/05
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Final Verdict
SteamWorld Dig
"A fun novelty mining game with some Metroidvania-like upgrades that will provide several hours of entertainment. Recommended for those who enjoy the loop of looting and selling goods."
Metroidvania Breakdown
Enemies are basic obstacles and are easily manipulated. The few bosses are also not too difficult.
Platforming never gets too tricky, though there are some interesting puzzle platforming sections to be found.
Your path can diverge a little to the left or right to find more gems, but that's the extent. The rest of the game is just a downward dig.
In a sense the whole game is a puzzle of knowing which tiles to break and when. Low risk, but still engaging.
It's fairly basic, but provides a good mystery for the player to seek out.
The hand-drawn artstyle is very nice, and animates well for the gameplay
Catchy tunes give a great atmosphere to the game.
It's a short enough game that re-experiencing it is pretty low cost, but there isn't a whole lot of extra incentive to bring you back.