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The Spotter: Dig or Die

The Spotter: Dig or Die

Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.

Released Apr 7, 2026 Developer Puppyroar Games Publisher Forklift Interactive, Gamersky Games Platforms Windows MiningTower DefenseSandboxZombiesSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $9.74 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

85.0%positive1,878 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“the new town is just a very weird addition to the game. more mining would have been better. if you get this, stick to the gas station. That's at least a solid 8hrs of engaging gameplay. The mechanics of the game are just suboptimal for the combat of the city.”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“it's alright for a digging game. needs some optimization though, as performance starts to drop once you dig out enough of the area. there's also a weird bug where mutants spawn on top of your base, sometimes they'll instantly start attacking and other times they'll just stand…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Pretty straightforward "dig down" type of game, satisfying digging animations but the tower defence part got pretty old fast.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

4,035all-time peak
0 500 1k 934 avg · Apr 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

32achievements
26.5%median completion
1.2%rarest: Sucker for Lollipops
96.8% of players 95.4% of players 95.3% of players 92.5% of players 89.7% of players 81.3% of players 81.0% of players 80.5% of players 61.2% of players 53.3% of players 51.7% of players 46.9% of players 45.2% of players 42.5% of players 36.3% of players 31.5% of players 26.5% of players 25.1% of players 24.9% of players 20.2% of players 15.4% of players 11.2% of players 10.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 5.4% of players 4.6% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.5% of players 1.9% of players 1.2% of players 96.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.8%The Beginning — Repair the first tier of the Receiver.
95.4%Conqueror of the Skies — Unlock the Jetpack.
95.3%First Night Shift — Survive your first night.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Sucker for Lollipops — Yummy!
1.9%Say Cheese! — Blue, Brie, Chedar, Mozzarella, Parmesan, whatever... I love it all!
2.5%Hawaiian Times — Oh the good days...

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.74−25% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$12.99base price
$9.74lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US9.74 USD−25%
EU9.74 EUR−25%
UK7.49 GBP−25%
Australia13.46 AUD−25%
Canada11.81 CAD−25%
Japan1,275 JPY−25%
Brazil35.99 BRL−25%
China36.00 CNY−25%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.4 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 02, 2026
We Heard Your Feedback: Progression Improvements Are Now Live!

Hello everyone! We’ve been carefully reading your feedback after the latest update, especially the negative reviews and comments about progression, item search, and lack of clear guidance. We understa

Jun 25, 2026
💰 Welcome to Las Veganos!

🚨 Update 1.1 is NOW LIVE! The wait is over. Our biggest update so far has officially arrived on the main branch! This update completely changes the way you progress through the game and brings a huge

Jun 08, 2026
Play Update 1.1 Early on the Experimental Branch!

Hello, spotters! Update 1.1 is now available in the Experimental Branch on Steam. This has turned into a truly massive update, bringing a huge amount of new content, mechanics, improvements, and fixes

May 25, 2026
DEV BLOG #2

We’ve continued actively expanding the world of the game, and today we want to share more details about the new mechanics, locations, improvements, and content the team has been working on over the pa

May 02, 2026
🚀 A Big Update Is Coming This May

🚨 Hello Spotters! 🚨 We’ve been a bit quieter lately, but all our focus has been on the major May patch. Work hasn’t stopped for a single day. We’ve already spent about three weeks on this update, and

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsMining · Tower Defense · Sandbox · Zombies · Survival · Simulation · Exploration · Post-apocalyptic · Voxel · Underground · Singleplayer · Aliens (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Serbian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements32
Official sitehttps://discord.gg/UHj5XEHDZb
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 770 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space