Keep Digging

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Keep Digging is a single player and multiplayer casual simulation game. It was developed by Wild Dog and was released on September 11, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Keep Digging is a laid-back co-op mining game where the only objective is to dig ever deeper, sell what you find, and keep upgrading your kit. Nothing more, nothing less. There’s no combat, no stealth, and no enemies. Just pure, satisfying excavation.

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,158 reviews

gameplay29 positive mentions

optimization22 negative mentions

Fun and relaxing gameplay especially with friends, providing hours of casual cooperative digging fun.
Satisfying progression loop with upgrades that enhance digging and exploration, creating a rewarding experience.
Affordable price point with enjoyable multiplayer features including silly emotes and character customization, adding to social enjoyment.

Poor technical optimization causing lag, crashes, and performance issues even on high-end systems, severely impacting playability.
Repetitive and shallow gameplay with minimal challenge or variety, leading to short overall playtime and low replay value.
Multiplayer issues such as host-dependent actions, lack of shared resources, and connectivity problems, reducing cooperative experience quality.

gameplay
75 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a simple yet addictive core loop focused on digging, upgrading tools, and progression, offering a relaxing and social experience ideal for casual play. While some players find the mechanics satisfying and well-balanced, others criticize the lack of depth, repetitive nature, and technical issues like lag and poor optimization. Overall, it appeals to those who enjoy straightforward, tactile gameplay but may feel limited or shallow for players seeking complexity or challenge.
- “From the world, to the characters, to the gameplay, all of it was innovative and felt very different from a lot of modern day games.”
- “The upgrade system provides a sense of tangible progression that keeps the gameplay loop engaging.”
- “With every new tool and upgrade you unlock, your gameplay experience deepens and diversifies.”
- “This game has been a total waste of time, and the game mechanics don't make sense.”
- “Meh, extremely simple game, basically a glorified clicker game with nearly no mechanics nor challenges.”
- “It's essentially a carbon copy of the aforementioned game with more content, worse graphics, worse performance, and worse gameplay.”
optimization
62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from severe optimization issues, causing frequent lag, stuttering, long load times, and performance drops even on high-end hardware. Multiplayer and cooperative play exacerbate these problems, with graphical glitches and synchronization issues common. Despite occasional updates, the overall performance remains poor, making the game borderline unplayable and frustrating for many players.
- “A truly ground-breaking experience that lets you dig into peak performance from the first swing.”
- “Performance is solid; I didn’t run into any issues.”
- “New performance mode update has enabled me to play the game, so as promised, changing my review to positive, now that I can enjoy unga bunga dig.”
- “Absolute dogshait unoptimized. We tried to play with 5 people in total; 1 was falling through the ground constantly. It was super laggy even with my 4090. The controls are hideous; you can literally fly with shift. Don't buy. Straight up scam, borderline unplayable.”
- “Terrible optimization, where textures loaded after 4-5 minutes of gameplay.”
- “Shaders take an absurd amount of time for a game that looks like poo poo sauce and will then make GPU screech in pain because of how unoptimized it is. Less than 2 hours of playtime so the one pro of this game is boring game is you can refund it after beating it, but it's still not worth it.”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising their minimalist, clean art style and rustic charm, while others criticize poor texture quality, lack of graphical options, and repetitiveness. Optimization is a major issue, causing severe lag and low performance even on high-end PCs, forcing many to run the game at minimum settings. Overall, visuals are considered adequate but unimpressive, and technical problems significantly impact the experience.
- “Visually, Keep Digging adopts a clean and functional art style that supports its underground theme without unnecessary embellishment.”
- “The minimalist aesthetic enhances the meditative quality of the experience, reinforcing the game’s rhythm of repetition and reward.”
- “The visuals, though simple, possess a certain rustic elegance—like Minecraft’s cousin who only wears flannel and talks about artisanal soil samples.”
- “The lack of being able to change keybinds, use the escape key for any menus, the bad texture graphics compared to trailers, and poor optimization.”
- “My girlfriend doesn't run a terrible computer, but was forced to lower all graphics to minimum because she kept getting massive lag spikes.”
- “The amount of bloom and graphic settings you cannot turn off is absurdly annoying.”
humor
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is often described as goofy, silly, and fun, especially when playing with friends, leading to shared laughter from chaotic and unexpected moments. While some find it genuinely funny and enjoy the lighthearted tone and emotes, others feel the humor wears off quickly or relies too heavily on virus-worthy antics rather than sustained creativity. Overall, the cooperative chaos is a key source of amusement, though technical issues sometimes hinder the experience.
- “It’s this sense of teamwork that gives the game its charm—players develop a shared rhythm, carving tunnels together and laughing over missteps as they accidentally collapse tunnels or uncover unexpected pockets of valuable ore.”
- “If you’ve got a group of friends and want something that’ll have everyone laughing, yelling, and blaming each other (in the best way possible), Keep Digging is a must-have.”
- “Whether you’re coordinating with friends to carve out a path or stumbling into hilarious situations underground, the cooperative aspect adds so much energy and replayability.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is widely criticized for frequent bugs, glitches, and poor optimization, often causing performance issues and frustrating multiplayer experiences. While some players find it fun despite these problems, the overall impression is that the game is unstable and poorly developed.
- “Ultra runs great on 5090, with immersive rust tunnel graphics; it was a nice filler for the day. Looking forward to seeing how the game progresses.”
- “Game runs great.”
- “This game is very buggy and also one of the most poorly developed games I've ever played.”
- “Very buggy, very hardware intensive for no reason, connectivity issues made playing with friends frustrating, which was the only point.”
- “It's a buggy, horrendously optimized mess with no replayability, creativity, or fun beyond laughing at how poorly constructed the game is.”
replayability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability in the game is generally viewed as limited, with many players completing it quickly and finding little incentive to replay due to lack of challenge, progression, or content variety. While the cooperative aspect adds some enjoyment and energy, the overall short length, bugs, and absence of lasting content diminish long-term engagement. Some find it fun for a few hours, especially with friends, but most agree it lacks substantial replay value without additional content or improvements.
- “Loved it, great way to kill 3 or 4 hours, could do it in less, but the replayability and stuff is good.”
- “This is well worth the money due to the length, the abilities, the upgrades, and replay value.”
- “Whether you’re coordinating with friends to carve out a path or stumbling into hilarious situations underground, the cooperative aspect adds so much energy and replayability.”
- “It's a buggy mess, there is no real challenge or sense of exploration, replayability is non-existent, and the incessant left-clicking will give you carpal tunnel syndrome.”
- “Within 2 hours, my friend and I dug a hole to the bottom, glitched out a mound of dirt by accident, got all items in the game, not replayable... beat the game. If you want a one-way $7 dig-one-hole-to-the-bottom game with no advancement or procedural generation, then this is for you.”
- “No hope at all for replayability and it's just kind of a decent way to waste about two hours.”
story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is widely criticized for being nearly non-existent, with many users finding the narrative lacking or random despite the game's interesting premise. While some praise its potential or thematic hints, overall the game is seen as missing a cohesive or engaging storyline, resulting in a shallow experience.
- “This is hands down the best story-driven game I've played in decades!”
- “The best story game of all time.”
- “If they had spent a little bit of time, the storyline could have been amazing, piecing together this sort of Planet of the Apes homage caught in the layers of time.”
- “The storyline is non-existent.”
- “As you dig through the levels, you find POIs containing special loot, different scenery, and costumes, but there is no storyline to tie any of this together; it's just randomness.”
- “The sound design is negligible, the story is non-existent, and the gameplay loop becomes monotonous within minutes.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is present but balanced, offering rewarding progression without feeling overly tedious or rushed. While some activities involve repetitive tasks like clicking or farming lower-tier ores, the cooperative aspects and retro vibe help keep the experience enjoyable. Overall, grinding is a moderate part of gameplay that suits players looking for steady achievement without excessive monotony.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The game itself is obviously still in development, so expect some bugs. There is a hint of comedy in the game, and a bit of grinding with your friends, but don't expect hours of fun. It's a good 30 minutes of clicking intensely, then you move on to something else.”
- “Level-tiered ores require, for example, a level 7 pick-axe to pick up diamonds, meaning more grinding lower-tier ores to build up cash.”
emotional
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a uniquely emotional experience, blending a soothing yet suspenseful soundtrack with a compelling narrative that educates, inspires, and resonates deeply with players. However, some users felt the emotional journey shifted from hopeful adventure to a more anticlimactic or mundane conclusion. Overall, it stands out for its ability to evoke strong emotional responses through both gameplay and story.
- “The soundtrack itself is soothing yet suspenseful, perfectly complementing the pacing of the game and adding to its emotional depth.”
- “If there’s one thing that truly sets Keep Digging apart, it’s the emotional journey it takes you on.”
- “This is a title that doesn’t just entertain—it educates, inspires, and leaves an emotional mark on everyone who plays it.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is generally praised for its soothing, warm, and tranquil qualities that enhance the emotional depth and pacing of the experience, creating a therapeutic and immersive atmosphere. Some users appreciate playing music alongside the game, adding to its relaxing and enjoyable vibe. Overall, the soundtrack complements the gameplay well and contributes positively to player engagement.
- “The soundtrack, though subtle, adds warmth and tranquility to the experience, turning what could have been monotonous work into something almost therapeutic.”
- “The soundtrack itself is soothing yet suspenseful, perfectly complementing the pacing of the game and adding to its emotional depth.”
- “You would have more fun digging outside your house, playing some music, cracking some beers with the boys, stepping on a little dog mess—good times, yeah.”
- “The credits rolled, the music swelled, and I found myself staring at my reflection in the monitor, questioning both my life choices and the number of minerals one human should reasonably collect in sixty minutes.”
- “The end soundtrack is comfortable.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users perceive the monetization as aggressive and excessive, describing it as a lazy cash grab with numerous microtransactions and less content compared to free alternatives.
- “This feels like an unreal cash grab.”
- “Over there it's free (despite a lot of microtransactions) and has way more content than this one.”
- “Lazy cash grab.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is praised for its charm and contemplative nature, enhanced by perfect sound design that creates a deeply engaging and immersive cooperative experience.
- “The sound design complements this atmosphere perfectly.”
- “In the end, Keep Digging is a charming and contemplative cooperative experience that transforms a simple mechanic into something deeply engaging through atmosphere, teamwork, and steady progression.”