Developed and published by Image & Form, SteamWorld Dig is a steampunk, mining adventure with a interesting story to keep you playing the game the whole way through. The game seems to be taking a sharp turn when it comes to the price of the game, but it would really depend on how many playthroughs you would want to go through on this game.

SteamWorld Dig is thought to be basically a big mining adventure, whereby you explore the vast underground collecting ores for money and upgrading your equipment. Throughout the game you are given certain objectives to full-fill, most of the time you will need to dig underground to find a new area and collect new equipment that will help you on your journey. With the ores that you find underground you will be able to exchange them for money and level up as well. Leveling up will unlock upgrades for you to purchase in the small town that is your sanctuary for the game.

Most of the time in games I personally don't really bother with the story line, it takes a large portion of the time I could be playing the game to reading or watching cut scenes to the story of the game. This game however was a exception and one of the few games that got my attention straight away with the story. It's a rather basic story line, not really going into much description but that just means less time reading and more time playing the game itself.

The upgrades for your character are rather linear and not really as creative as I thought it would be. The basic upgrades are for your weapons/tools are basically the amount of damage it does or how effective it is for digging. You can also buy upgrades that increase your health, water storage size, your armour and other general elements to make the game a bit easier for you.

I feel like the game itself could've been strung out a bit more than it did, I played the game for about 8 hours (played offline for a bit hence why it doesn't say 8 hours on steam) and was rather surprised when the game ended. I was hoping for some sort of new game+ or maybe a different kind of character to be, unfortunately there was none of that. This for me really made the game fall a bit further into the mine, seeing as I wouldn't really want to play the game a second time without something different in the game itself.

This now leads me onto the price of the game, at full price you will be paying £6.99 (or your regional equivalent) and get at least 7-10 hours of gameplay. Now whether you feel the need to play the game a second time, or collect all the achievements would really depend if you buy the game for the full price. Luckily for myself, I bought it cheap for £1.74 and getting 8 hours of gameplay out of that is rather good.

The graphics of the game are really fitting with the sort of steampunk aesthetic that the game is set in. The main character in town all look different from one another and have their own personalities when you talk to them so they don't just seem all the same. As for the enemies, I feel like there could've been more of them on each area. Some of them did seem kind of cheap and re skinned to look different but I feel like the games visuals overall really cover that fact and make the game look really nice.

As well as the graphics of the game, the music was rather surprising to say the least. Throughout the game you will explore different ares underground, each different type of area will have it's own soundtrack and I feel like all of them really fit well with the surroundings of the game itself.

- Easy to pick up and play
- Fun and addictive gameplay
- Short and interesting story line
- Characters have their own personalities
- Visual aesthetic look really good with the steampunk vibe throughout the game
- Great music throughout the game

- Upgrades feel rather linear and uncreative
- Might want to hold off until the game goes on sale since the game is only 7-10 hours worth on a single playthrough, you might feel compelled to play the game multiple times, but I personally didn't
- No new game+ or anything different if I played the game again after completing it

I personally feel like this is a gem of a game with a short but sweet story along with it. The game still however has room for improvement and I also feel like the game is a bit too short for the full asking price of the game. I would highly recommended waiting for a sale and then picking it up since you may or may not be playing through this game multiple times.

Rating: 6.7/10

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Really fun game focusing on exploration and upgrades. The progression is paced well, introducing upgrades or new mechanics just in time to keep things fresh.

I LOVE SteamWorld Dig!!! The only bad thing with it was the short gameplay i would like a "SteamWorld Dig 2" with a longer story

I originally bought this game for my kid but I ended up playing it. This game it very addicting it reminded me of the classic game Mr. Driller it wasn't very long but for the price I can't complain it did have a lot to do and I like the story line. I recommend this game for anyone who enjoys a platform styled game

Very pleasant digging/platformer game.

Indie game with nice art, nice music, nice story, and nice (though traditional) gameplay. It's a weird mix between Megaman and Spelunky, only for one player, and with a simple objective : reach the end.

The system: you dig, you get gems for money, you get upgrades - repeat.

You happen to kill enemies and avoid traps along the way, you climb walls and jump, and always go back to the main hub.

So, yeah, it's very nice, BUT!

- The game is very short, I took my time and finished it in 6 game-hours.
- There are only 3 levels/worlds...
- and only 1 boss !
- The story ends really short with much too few answers! Feels like a Part 1, and there does not seem to be any Part 2 planned.

So, it could have been a GREAT indie game, like really deep (for a mining game!), but as it is, it is just a nice indie game which had its potential sadly restricted. I still recommend it for what it is (I would praise its name for what it COULD have been!)

This game is cool, I'm a FPS gamer... but my daughters keep playing this one, so i tried it. Its a very good platformer with an nice story and some exploring. A real platform adventurer game.

Great little game, I could hardly put it down until finished.

Deceptively simple but great fun to play and addictive as hell. My only real issue is that it's over a little too quickly, between 6-10 hours depending on how much you explore. It's got pretty good replay value too and I don't think you'll find too many other games as good as this in this price range. Definitely worth picking up!

Steamworld Dig is a bit like a cross between Motherlode, Spelunky and a metroidvania. Motherlode because the game owes a lot to the concept of digging down into the earth, mining minerals and then selling them on the surface for gold to buy upgrades, which then enable you to dig deeper, take on more enemies etc. Spelunky because the main levels are procedurally generated, and the general feel of your character is quite similar to Spelunky (so much so that playing one after the other causes quite a bit of confusing pressing the wrong buttons!). Metroidvania because there are various caves that are set puzzles scattered throughout the main mine shafts, and completing them gives you upgrades that allow access to previously inaccessible areas. It's a compelling formula polished to a fine sheen here. There's a lot more depth (ho ho) to this game than first appears. I definitely dug it. In fact I'd say it's oresome. Ok, ok, I'll stop.

This game, is one of those games that you wish, they would never end, but they do, sadly.

PROS
-one of the best artwork I could ever see
-Easy to play (like Battbleblock Theater)
-Fast placed (you dont have to grind for stuff)
-Casual
-Amazing Story
-Platformer 2D
-NOT A SINGLE BUG or ERROR
-NO LAG (my pc sucks, had no lag at all)
-controller support

CONS
-kinda short :( (4-5 hours of gameplay)