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SteamWorld Dig
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“very fun little game. does not overstay its welcome. a good palate cleanser between the demanding/difficult games out there. encountered no bugs.”
“I love this game and all the games in this series the platforming feel so good and the upgrades didn't feel like grinding they felt like rewards for playing the game”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“very fun little game. does not overstay its welcome. a good palate cleanser between the demanding/difficult games out there. encountered no bugs.”
“SteamWorld Dig is satisfying loop of digging deeper, hauling ore back up to sell, and reinvesting in upgrades that let you push even further underground is genuinely hard to put down. The metroidvania elements feel…”
“Short, sweet, and fun little mining adventure.”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good hybrid of a Dig-Dug and a Metroidvania. Not long to complete and definitely dig (see what I did there) the art style. Thumbs up.”
“[b]My score: 7.5/10[/b] [h2]Overview[/h2] A true classic. The idea of mining your own path in a 2D exploration game felt genuinely novel when it first released, and I remember people talking about it as “the future of…”
“SteamWorld Dig is satisfying loop of digging deeper, hauling ore back up to sell, and reinvesting in upgrades that let you push even further underground is genuinely hard to put down. The metroidvania elements feel…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A simple game with a straight forward story . The game is fairly easy and does not require to grind a lot to progress in the story, you can progress thru it by simply playing the game and getting new abilities keep it…”
“Fun little easy game! I would definitely recommend to people who like to play chill games or someone needing just a wholesome fun game after mentally exhausting on some hard souls or metroidvania games.”
“Simple and relaxing with nice visuals. There's some hard achievements, but if you get used to the game they're doable”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love this game and all the games in this series the platforming feel so good and the upgrades didn't feel like grinding they felt like rewards for playing the game”
“A simple game with a straight forward story . The game is fairly easy and does not require to grind a lot to progress in the story, you can progress thru it by simply playing the game and getting new abilities keep it…”
“I found SteamWorld Dig to be a tightly designed and genuinely satisfying experience. The core gameplay loop is straightforward and easy to grasp: you dig, collect resources, sell them, and upgrade. However, it never…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“5 minutes in and I already got soft-locked after the first switch by not being able to get back up after digging so that doing a wall jump is not possible, great game design 0/10”
“The game has its problems, such as the material spawn being limited by area. Depending on how you dig, you can permanently lose access to resources that are already quite limited. And the controls aren't the most…”
“If you loved Motherload as a child, you will love this game. It's simple and it works. However, in the 3rd part of the game, it gets quite repetitive and the final boss fight is mid at best.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game has its problems, such as the material spawn being limited by area. Depending on how you dig, you can permanently lose access to resources that are already quite limited. And the controls aren't the most…”
“Very nice game, simple to get into, has a nice straight forward progression and flow to the story. Yes it is an older game originally made for consoles, so it is geared more towards using a controller, which I do not…”
“All I can say is: Buy this game already, everything about it is awesome. Well except for one thing: You can't use your pickaxe while in midair. Otherwise, this is a game that you must play in your lifetime.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty good hybrid of a Dig-Dug and a Metroidvania. Not long to complete and definitely dig (see what I did there) the art style. Thumbs up.”
“A simple game with a straight forward story . The game is fairly easy and does not require to grind a lot to progress in the story, you can progress thru it by simply playing the game and getting new abilities keep it…”
“fun game, love the art style and the soundtrack, tho a tad bit too short for my liking. looking forward to the sequel!”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Absolutely loved this game. A PERFECT metroidvania with great level design, enemies, abilities to unlock. My only wish for the game is that it could go on forever.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Great game. Recomend playing this before the second one.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Platformer · Mining · Steampunk · Metroidvania · Indie · Adventure · Western · 2D · Robots · Action · Singleplayer · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | http://steamworldgames.com/dig/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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.