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4.5/5
Finally, a Digging Game with a Point.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 03/23/2015
“SteamWorld Dig” is an Indie game by Image & Form that debuted on Nintendo platforms before being ported to every digital service under the sun. It is also part of the inexplicably-popular ‘digging game’ sub-sub-genre pioneered by “Minecraft” and adapted to 2D by games such as “Terraria,” which “SteamWorld Dig” closely resembles. After being initially excited about “Terraria,” my interest quickly waned due to the genre’s over-reliance on procedural generation and an overall lack of anything resembling a point. With “SteamWorld Dig,” however, I was pleased to see a developer finally mix procedural generation and intentional design in a way that works.
Presentation
“SteamWorld Dig” doesn’t really try to do anything spectacular with its presentation, …
