Dig Island

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Dig Island is a single player and multiplayer survival management game with a mystery theme. It was developed by FiftyEight Studios and was released on January 30, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Your journey begins with a plane crash. After watching your plane burst into flames and fall from the sky, you wake up on a tropical island filled with lush vegetation and hidden dangers. You are not entirely alone. A disabled old man, one of the island’s previous survivors, still lives here. Through his guidance and tasks, you learn the basics of survival while slowly uncovering the island’s m…

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85%Audience ScoreBased on 95 reviews

story9 positive mentions

grinding6 negative mentions

Engaging digging and crafting mechanics with satisfying progression and tool upgrades.
Relaxing and fun gameplay with a nice balance between exploration, survival, and story elements.
Good multiplayer co-op experience, smooth performance even on low-end PCs, and strong developer support with frequent updates.

Energy management system is frustrating, with tools consuming excessive energy and limited ways to restore it.
Inventory and storage limitations cause frequent interruptions, such as rapid filling and inability to move or manage items efficiently.
Several bugs and design issues remain, including quest progression bugs, annoying collision/hitbox problems, and a grind-heavy experience that can become tedious.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
37%
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The story in this game adds notable depth beyond typical mining and crafting mechanics, featuring engaging lore, hidden notes, and a quest system that enhances progression. While generally well-received and surprising to many, some reviewers noted it can feel like a grind and would benefit from more variety, polish, and expanded freedom in exploration. Overall, the narrative enriches the gameplay for fans of crafting and exploration genres.
- “I was also pleasantly surprised by the depth of lore and storyline that the devs wove into the game – it took it beyond being just a mining/crafting sim and gave it some depth.”
- “Has everything from great progression, crafting, and a full story.”
- “Great game with an unexpected story unveil.”
- “Needs the story fleshed out, and more variety added to the layouts of certain story areas but as is, it's pretty good.”
- “I love that it has an in depth quest system, but it could really use some polish.”
- “When I try to collect the 13 parts, they do not count as 13, always stuck at 9/13, so the quest is not ready or can't even be completed!”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
33%
25%
Gameplay offers a mix of enjoyable crafting and digging mechanics, with some praising its balance of survival elements that avoid constant eating and resting. However, several players find the digging and energy systems tedious or unsatisfying, and some mechanics, like navigating holes and the food system, feel more like a hassle than fun. Overall, while the core mechanics are engaging, improvements to energy management and controls could enhance the experience.
- “Finally a crafting survival game that has a proper food and energy system that does not have you eating and resting every two minutes of gameplay, which in turn gives the player more time to explore and enjoy the world.”
- “The digging mechanics and experience reminded me a lot of 'A Game About Digging a Hole,' which I also really enjoyed, but Dig Island also has the crafting component, which made it quite satisfying.”
- “Mechanics are good and the guidance quests don't give too much away.”
- “Honestly, it doesn't offer anything new. Its digging mechanic isn't satisfying or engaging, and the whole gameplay feels severely lacking in many decent survivalist mechanics that would have made it far more interesting to play.”
- “This game is boring, with a lot of broken mechanics. Going up and down holes is tedious and annoying.”
- “The food mechanic feels weird and it's more of a hassle than a fun mechanic.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
86%
Grinding in the game is noted as fairly balanced, offering a satisfying challenge without being overly tedious, especially for solo players. However, some mechanics, like the crafting process and certain gameplay elements, are considered frustratingly grindy, though multiplayer may alleviate this. As the game is still in early access, improvements to reduce grindiness are expected over time.
- “The multistep process for crafting, while realistic, makes it too grindy.”
- “Sometime can be grindy/frustrating, but overall relatively balanced for this game genre.”
- “But having a friend or two to play with makes it less tedious and grindy.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users praising their lush, clean quality and immersive details like rain, while others feel the contrast and ambiance need improvement. Overall, the visuals are well-optimized, running smoothly at high frame rates.
- “Dig Island is a really good game, the graphics are lush and gameplay is fantastic.”
- “The graphics are good, especially the rain.”
- “The game is fun and graphics are clean, really clean, runs super well with an average 200+ fps without any dips.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game generally runs smoothly and stable, even on low-end PCs, with no major bugs experienced by some users; however, occasional bugs and glitches have been reported.
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game shows promise in optimization but requires improvements, particularly in reducing player hitbox size and preventing players from getting stuck on ores or terrain. Overall, it is fairly well optimized but could benefit from further refinement.
- “It's optimized pretty well.”
- “Direction wise it has promise for what there is now, but it needs a lot of optimization, including the option to destroy ores rather than getting stuck between them, and trimming down the player's hitbox because you easily get stuck on pieces of dirt or ores that are clearly out of range.”
- “Direction wise it has promise for what there is now but it needs a lot of optimization, the option to destroy ores rather than getting stuck between them, and even trimming down the hitbox of the player because you're easily stuck on pieces of dirt or ores that are clearly out of range.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely unintentional, arising from amusing glitches that unexpectedly aid gameplay, such as revealing hidden layouts during exploration.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the game lacking in replayability, feeling that once completed, there is little incentive to return unless significant new content, like additional islands or a sequel, is introduced.
- “I'm actually quite sad it's over, there isn't much replayability unfortunately and I don't see how updates can get us back into it (unless we get to dig more islands or sort of a part II).”