#Steamworld dig pc review series#
Aside from a few small pockets, the entire mine is filled with dirt, stone and debris, which means you get to make your own path through the shaft however you see fit.Īs you progress through the game’s mines, you will find yourself entering several offshoots that lead to what I like to call “Puzzle Rooms.” In the puzzle rooms, you are tasked with using your skills and abilities (often those unrelated to the digging of blocks) in order to overcome a series of challenges. The game is very vertical in nature, which forces you to dig deeper and deeper to find the next area or the more expensive jewels. As you find more gems and sell them for sweet, sweet cash, you can buy upgrades that allow you to dig through the earth faster, stay underground longer and hit enemies harder. In SteamWorld Dig, your job is to mine your way through various mine shafts, reaching puzzle rooms, collecting gems and upgrading your little robot. When I used that string of words to explain SteamwWorld Dig to a non-gamer friend, I was met with a look of “are you just making stuff up now?” Even gamers I spoke to were hard pressed to imagine how all those different elements could mesh together with the steampunk western theme to make for a coherent game, let alone one that is enjoyable. It is a sandbox-esq, Dig Dug and Minecraft-inspired, Metroidvania platformer with a Mega Man twist. Labeling it feels more like writing a recipe for a great game. SteamWorld Dig however is a little more difficult to describe with generic names of phrases. Most games can be easily described with one or two genre titles “platformer,” or “Action-adventure,” something like that. This is great, especially after you have beaten the game ( or you accidentally erase your save file right before the end *cough cough*) Even when some of their speeches seem a bit long-winded, pressing the A button speeds things up exponentially, allowing you to get back into the game ASAP. The only time you will speak to the NPCs after the small tutorial section is when you are trading with them or upgrading your equipment. This is a game focused on its gameplay, and as such there are no long cut scenes or unskippable dialogue sections to keep you bogged down. The story is fun and ties up the gameplay nicely, but is also not necessary to enjoy the experience. Delving deeper into the mine shows him things he could only have dreamed of, and through his mining and jewel excavation, he is able to help the town of Tumbleton thrive once again. Rusty’s uncle Joe had a few secrets down in that mine, and Rusty becomes adamant in finding out why. After he enters the mine (by accident) he encounters Dorothy and the two escape the mine. He is the inheritor of his uncle’s old mine, and has come to start it back up again. The game’s fun and unique style of play makes it easily one of the best games on the 3DS to date, but if it is let down by anything, it is its relatively short length.Ī little robot by the name of Rusty heads to the almost deserted township of Tumbleton. The game is a unique mix of sandbox exploration, platforming and a Metroidvania style of going back and revisiting past areas with new equipment and abilities to keep progressing. In this steampunk western, a little robot has inherited his dead uncle’s mine, and has gone to start it up again. SteamWorld Dig is Image & Form’s latest entry into the SteamWorld saga (which began with the DSiWare game SteamWorld Tower Defense).
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