- February 8, 2018
- Rusty Moyher
Dig Dog
Platforms
About
"Dig Dog" is an action-packed roguelike platformer where you dig for treasure, adventure, and bones in a strange world filled with peculiar creatures. With two game modes, Bone Hunt and Free Dig, players can choose their level of challenge. The simple control scheme and creative level design make for a unique and engaging experience. Hunt for bones, discover shops, and unlock various color themes as you dig your way to success.






- The game is simple yet addictive, providing a compelling 'just one more run' experience.
- It features a good variety of enemies and levels, with engaging gameplay mechanics that are easy to learn but hard to master.
- The art and sound design are well-executed, contributing to an enjoyable overall experience.
- The controls can feel clumsy due to all main actions being mapped to the same button, leading to frustrating deaths.
- There are balancing issues and a lack of content, making the game feel repetitive and difficult after a short time.
- Some players have experienced performance issues, such as slowdown, which detracts from the gameplay experience.
- gameplay28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The gameplay is characterized by its addictive nature and simplicity, drawing inspiration from titles like Spelunky and Mr. Driller, making it easy to pick up but challenging to master. However, players express frustration with a lack of novelty and poorly managed difficulty settings, leading to a disconnect between the game's premise and its mechanics. While the core mechanics are well-executed, some players find the gameplay experience split between progression and collection, which can detract from overall enjoyment.
“It may not be the most graphically advanced game, but where it lacks in visuals, it makes up for that with addictive gameplay, clearly inspired by Spelunky.”
“The core gameplay is easy to pick up but hard to master.”
“The gameplay is very mechanically concise, which is to say that it does a good job at going very far with its simple mechanics.”
“It seems like it could be a lot of fun, but not enough care is given to players who want more novelty, gameplay, or better managed difficulty settings.”
“I do enjoy the idea of a game centering around a dog digging for a bone, but it feels like the premise and the gameplay split from the beginning.”
“Thus, you're stuck either playing to progress or playing to collect, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me as they seem to be mutually exclusive types of gameplay.”