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SteamWorld Dig

Image & Form Games · 2013-12-05

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

37
playing now
94%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (232 ratings)
7.5h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 37 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 11% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 440k–880k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,994 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%
GreenManGaming$2.00-80%
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 85 of 110 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

54152026-08-06 22:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 42 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 46 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 32 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 27 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 28 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 34 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 23 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.662015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

76262026-05-31 — 55 pageviews2026-06-03 — 54 pageviews2026-06-06 — 54 pageviews2026-06-09 — 44 pageviews2026-06-12 — 49 pageviews2026-06-15 — 38 pageviews2026-06-18 — 35 pageviews2026-06-21 — 58 pageviews2026-06-24 — 51 pageviews2026-06-27 — 50 pageviews2026-06-30 — 52 pageviews2026-07-03 — 48 pageviews2026-07-06 — 52 pageviews2026-07-09 — 46 pageviews2026-07-12 — 47 pageviews2026-07-15 — 39 pageviews2026-07-18 — 38 pageviews2026-07-21 — 57 pageviews2026-07-24 — 51 pageviews2026-07-27 — 45 pageviews2026-07-30 — 42 pageviews2026-08-02 — 46 pageviews2026-08-05 — 44 pageviews2026-08-08 — 52 pageviews2026-08-11 — 44 pageviews2026-08-14 — 47 pageviews2026-08-17 — 67 pageviews2026-08-20 — 50 pageviews2026-08-23 — 49 pageviews2026-08-26 — 50 pageviews2026-08-28 — 53 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

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.

Player tags

2DIndieShortActionCasualMiningRobotsSci-fiWesternAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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