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SteamWorld Dig 2

Image & Form Games · 2017-09-22

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 21, 2018 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Feb 22, 2018 (Nintendo 3DS), Sep 22, 2017 (Linux), Sep 22, 2017 (Mac)

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

SteamWorld Dig 2 is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 9116 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

21
playing now
96%
positive of 9.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (191 ratings)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (1,464 ratings)
6.8h
to beat · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

SteamWorld Dig 2 is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by Image & Form. It is the fourth installment in the SteamWorld series of games and the direct sequel to 2013's SteamWorld Dig. It was first released in September 2017 for Nintendo Switch, Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. It was later released for Nintendo 3DS in February 2018, for Xbox One in November 2018, for Stadia in March 2020, and for Amazon Luna in October 2020. Publisher Rising Star Games released physical retail copies of the game for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2018.

Trailer

SteamWorld Dig 2 trailer thumbnail

SteamWorld Dig 2 - Nintendo Switch Launch Trailer

≈217,376 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 491 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 228k–547k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,116 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
Humble Store$2.99-85%
Steam$2.99-85%
GOG$2.99-85%
GreenManGaming$3.00-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2025-06-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 119 of 144 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26426420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

64142026-09-15 13:00 — 42 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 30 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 25 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 64 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 35 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 31 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 44 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 25 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 43 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 36 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 32 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 38 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 33 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 21 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 27 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 27 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 20 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 38 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 37 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5061Jul 2017Aug 2026Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2017 — avg 138 · peak 599Jan 2018 — avg 95 · peak 353Apr 2018 — avg 31 · peak 81Jul 2018 — avg 41 · peak 120Oct 2018 — avg 18 · peak 113Jan 2019 — avg 31 · peak 115Apr 2019 — avg 19 · peak 45Jul 2019 — avg 27 · peak 70Oct 2019 — avg 12 · peak 35Jan 2020 — avg 27 · peak 75Apr 2020 — avg 24 · peak 64Jul 2020 — avg 31 · peak 90Oct 2020 — avg 15 · peak 45Jan 2021 — avg 26 · peak 65Apr 2021 — avg 20 · peak 52Jul 2021 — avg 32 · peak 99Oct 2021 — avg 17 · peak 54Jan 2022 — avg 78 · peak 178Apr 2022 — avg 55 · peak 122Jul 2022 — avg 52 · peak 135Oct 2022 — avg 44 · peak 126Jan 2023 — avg 79 · peak 301Apr 2023 — avg 38 · peak 105Jul 2023 — avg 41 · peak 90Oct 2023 — avg 35 · peak 110Jan 2024 — avg 38 · peak 79Apr 2024 — avg 72 · peak 589Jul 2024 — avg 47 · peak 105Oct 2024 — avg 54 · peak 135Jan 2025 — avg 42 · peak 97Apr 2025 — avg 31 · peak 71Jul 2025 — avg 164 · peak 509Oct 2025 — avg 62 · peak 140Jan 2026 — avg 54 · peak 109Apr 2026 — avg 39 · peak 89Jul 2026 — avg 30 · peak 57Aug 2026 — avg 29 · peak 65
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.61$0.992017-09-222026-10-142017-09-22 — best price $19.992018-05-10 — best price $14.992018-12-25 — best price $19.992019-07-01 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $7.992020-08-27 — best price $7.992021-02-02 — best price $19.992021-03-22 — best price $7.992021-05-06 — best price $15.362021-07-26 — best price $7.992021-09-21 — best price $15.742021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-15 — best price $17.882022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-07-22 — best price $4.642022-09-26 — best price $19.992022-12-19 — best price $4.002023-03-04 — best price $15.892023-05-11 — best price $17.522023-07-30 — best price $5.132023-10-18 — best price $3.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-03-11 — best price $4.502024-05-04 — best price $2.792024-06-28 — best price $19.992024-08-22 — best price $19.992024-10-22 — best price $15.892025-01-07 — best price $2.002025-03-06 — best price $1.992025-05-12 — best price $1.602025-08-01 — best price $1.792025-10-13 — best price $1.592026-01-03 — best price $1.192026-04-11 — best price $14.692026-07-14 — best price $19.992026-08-31 — best price $3.992026-09-25 — best price $3.002026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

46172026-06-02 — 32 pageviews2026-06-06 — 20 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-14 — 46 pageviews2026-06-18 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 31 pageviews2026-06-26 — 28 pageviews2026-06-30 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 27 pageviews2026-07-08 — 28 pageviews2026-07-12 — 30 pageviews2026-07-16 — 31 pageviews2026-07-20 — 26 pageviews2026-07-24 — 25 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-08-01 — 23 pageviews2026-08-05 — 30 pageviews2026-08-09 — 35 pageviews2026-08-13 — 26 pageviews2026-08-17 — 42 pageviews2026-08-21 — 31 pageviews2026-08-25 — 28 pageviews2026-08-29 — 35 pageviews2026-09-02 — 26 pageviews2026-09-06 — 18 pageviews2026-09-10 — 23 pageviews2026-09-14 — 25 pageviews2026-09-18 — 21 pageviews2026-09-22 — 28 pageviews2026-09-26 — 31 pageviews2026-09-30 — 28 pageviews2026-10-04 — 27 pageviews2026-10-08 — 25 pageviews2026-10-11 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
77.9%
earned "The Guiding Light"
27.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-09-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)15,8573%34
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)9,3451%34
PS4 (PlayStation)4,1837%35
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,75916%35
Switch (Nintendo)4910%0
Switch (Nintendo)170%0
Switch (Nintendo)140%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieActionCasualMiningRobotsAdventureSteampunkControllerPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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