Steamworld Dig is a 2D sidescrolling mining game, not to far from Terraria, except in the regard that Steamworld Dig is all resource mining and no building. Steamworld Dig tells the story of Rusty, a lone steambot who has arrived in the small remote mining town of Tumbleton to claim his dead uncle's mine and discover what riches and treasures it holds. The gameplay of Steamworld Dig is mainly mining to find resources and metals to bring to the surface to sell for upgrades and such. The problem with this mechanic is that the surface is a long way up, so trips are annoying when they are frequent, but later upgrades somewhat quell this problem by allowing for the purchase of teleporters and more pouches for metal to be stored in. Another issue is that the game can become repetitive. Why? Because the entire game is just dig, sell, repeat. This mechanic is what hooked me, however. I was addicted to digging and poking around the deepest nooks and crannys just to find more metal. And when i died, it was bittersweet as the challenge of finding your previous loot is a fun but somewhat tedious objective. Finally, the ending. I thought i was maybe half way through the game when i fought what was actually the last boss. I beat the boss, went back on up to the surface and boom, games over. I was surprised when i realised that the game was done after beating what i thought was the first boss. In some respects, Steamworld Dig falls short. But in others, it can amaze
Overall, Steamworld Dig was an amazing 2D platformer, that just ended too soon.
OVERALL
9/10
Steamworld Dig is something to be savored, while you can at least.
- Michael
- Michael
