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SteamWorld Dig

Image & Form Games · 2013-12-05

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 01, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 05, 2013 (Mac), Dec 05, 2013 (Linux), Dec 05, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 28, 2014 (Wii U), Jun 05, 2015 (Xbox One)

SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

SteamWorld Dig is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2013, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (94% of 11005 reviews) sentiment.

26
playing now
94%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (232 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (264 downloads)
4.22★
PlayStation Store rating (27,580 ratings)
7.5h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

SteamWorld Dig is a platform action-adventure game created by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. The second installment in the SteamWorld series after SteamWorld Tower Defense, SteamWorld Dig has the player control Rusty, a steam-powered robot who arrives at a small Western-Steampunk mining town called Tumbleton after having received a deed for a mine from his long-forgotten uncle, Joe. The objective of the game is to dig through Tumbleton's mine, which also involves solving puzzles and platforming to avoid traps and enemies.

Trailer

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SteamWorld Dig - HD Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 373 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~47/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% 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: 440k–880k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,005 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Fanatical (2024-06-17) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 116 of 141 observed days · $1.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17017020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

60162026-09-15 12:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 40 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 27 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 60 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 18 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 43 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 22 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 36 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 41 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 32 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 38 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 37 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 36 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 23 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 28 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 44 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 46 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 60 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 57 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4149Dec 2013Aug 2026Dec 2013 — avg 169 · peak 717Apr 2014 — avg 19 · peak 183Aug 2014 — avg 19 · peak 51Dec 2014 — avg 78 · peak 447Apr 2015 — avg 30 · peak 95Aug 2015 — avg 17 · peak 34Dec 2015 — avg 21 · peak 57Apr 2016 — avg 33 · peak 218Aug 2016 — avg 13 · peak 30Dec 2016 — avg 27 · peak 130Apr 2017 — avg 18 · peak 51Aug 2017 — avg 16 · peak 38Dec 2017 — avg 55 · peak 171Apr 2018 — avg 21 · peak 49Aug 2018 — avg 13 · peak 32Dec 2018 — avg 17 · peak 49Apr 2019 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2019 — avg 10 · peak 27Dec 2019 — avg 12 · peak 40Apr 2020 — avg 14 · peak 38Aug 2020 — avg 11 · peak 47Dec 2020 — avg 11 · peak 33Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 48Aug 2021 — avg 14 · peak 40Dec 2021 — avg 28 · peak 70Apr 2022 — avg 17 · peak 59Aug 2022 — avg 15 · peak 48Dec 2022 — avg 16 · peak 43Apr 2023 — avg 17 · peak 58Aug 2023 — avg 21 · peak 55Dec 2023 — avg 27 · peak 86Apr 2024 — avg 55 · peak 491Aug 2024 — avg 32 · peak 76Dec 2024 — avg 30 · peak 75Apr 2025 — avg 15 · peak 33Aug 2025 — avg 105 · peak 205Dec 2025 — avg 59 · peak 112Apr 2026 — avg 42 · peak 90Aug 2026 — avg 34 · peak 65
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.662015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.502015-06-19 — best price $2.492015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-08-08 — best price $2.492017-03-17 — best price $2.492017-10-26 — best price $2.492018-08-14 — best price $9.992019-05-31 — best price $2.502020-01-31 — best price $9.992020-06-26 — best price $7.342020-09-19 — best price $9.992020-11-09 — best price $9.992021-01-15 — best price $8.892021-03-25 — best price $2.492021-06-24 — best price $1.992021-09-09 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $1.992022-02-10 — best price $1.872022-05-06 — best price $1.992022-08-08 — best price $1.592022-11-21 — best price $1.592023-02-07 — best price $9.992023-04-28 — best price $1.792023-07-22 — best price $1.592023-10-23 — best price $7.872024-01-27 — best price $7.342024-04-12 — best price $2.402024-06-22 — best price $9.992024-09-02 — best price $9.992024-11-22 — best price $1.892025-02-18 — best price $9.992025-05-05 — best price $0.662025-08-04 — best price $1.142025-10-26 — best price $9.992026-02-02 — best price $8.892026-06-02 — best price $7.892026-08-28 — best price $1.992026-09-27 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

73252026-05-31 — 55 pageviews2026-06-04 — 39 pageviews2026-06-08 — 47 pageviews2026-06-12 — 49 pageviews2026-06-16 — 39 pageviews2026-06-20 — 62 pageviews2026-06-24 — 51 pageviews2026-06-28 — 54 pageviews2026-07-02 — 73 pageviews2026-07-06 — 52 pageviews2026-07-10 — 45 pageviews2026-07-14 — 51 pageviews2026-07-18 — 38 pageviews2026-07-22 — 47 pageviews2026-07-26 — 60 pageviews2026-07-30 — 42 pageviews2026-08-03 — 45 pageviews2026-08-07 — 35 pageviews2026-08-11 — 44 pageviews2026-08-15 — 59 pageviews2026-08-19 — 50 pageviews2026-08-23 — 49 pageviews2026-08-27 — 33 pageviews2026-08-31 — 49 pageviews2026-09-04 — 57 pageviews2026-09-08 — 50 pageviews2026-09-12 — 41 pageviews2026-09-16 — 43 pageviews2026-09-20 — 52 pageviews2026-09-24 — 44 pageviews2026-09-28 — 47 pageviews2026-10-02 — 57 pageviews2026-10-06 — 25 pageviews2026-10-09 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "Scratching the Surface"
16.4%
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

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-04-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)34,7372%14
Steam (Steam)31,3184%24
PS Vita (PlayStation)14,5074%14
Xbox One (Xbox)6,9393%14
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,94611%14
PS Vita (PlayStation)91120%14
Switch (Nintendo)4590%0
Switch (Nintendo)90%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

2DIndieShortActionCasualMiningRobotsSci-fiWesternAdventure

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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