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SteamWorld Dig 2 cover art

SteamWorld Dig 2

Image & Form Games · 2017-09-22

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

39
playing now
96%
positive of 9.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (191 ratings)
6.8h
to beat · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

39 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 39 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 12% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 227k–546k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,095 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
GreenManGaming$4.00-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.00-80%
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 85 of 111 observed days · $3.00 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

49122026-08-06 23:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 49 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 35 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 26 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 37 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 37 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 39 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.61$0.992017-09-222026-08-302017-09-22 — 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 $19.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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.

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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