SteamWorld Dig 2 is a game where you dig. Can you dig it? Don't worry, it's not as cringe as I'm trying to be right now. If you've ever played the first game, I'm happy to report the sequel is more of the same without becoming boring or trying something new to appease the hip new crowds and widen its demographic. The recipe works, hopefully they won't beat that horse too much.

So, basically you play a cowboy robot stuck in a wild western town that has trouble coming its way. Now you get to dig down, collect gems, sell said gems, upgrade your gear and dig some more. Sometimes you will find gears that help you upgrade some more stuff and sometimes you will bump into evil creatures that lurk deep in the depths of the massive hole you've dug yourself into. These provide some simple combat with enemy variety being in the lower digits but the game isn't that long, so I'll give it a pass. The monotony of digging is also broken down with smaller challenge levels offering environmental puzzles and rewarding with upgradable gear and collectibles.

That's generally all there is to it. The main loop consists of dig to collect gems > return to town to sell & upgrade > return to digging. It's a simple formula that works well. It feels fun, the controls feel right and on point, visuals are sharp and colorful. The game world is open (limited to gear level) and the environments in it are diverse enough to not feel monotone. Levels designed to hide secrets that either offer gear upgrades or a secondary objective of finding collectibles - and a reward that goes beyond the overdone collect X items achievement.

I liked SteamWorld Dig 2. It's a sit back, relax kind of game. Plays wonderfully well on a controller, looks great and took me ~11 hours to beat.

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a game where you dig. Can you dig it? Don't worry, it's not as cringe as I'm trying to be right now. If you've ever played the first game, I'm happy to report the sequel is more of the same without becoming boring or trying something new to appease the hip new crowds and widen its demographic. The recipe works, hopefully they won't beat that horse too much. So, basically you play a cowboy robot stuck in a wild western town that has trouble coming its way. Now you get to dig down, collect gems, sell said gems, upgrade your gear and dig some more. Sometimes you will find gears that help you upgrade some more stuff and sometimes you will bump into evil creatures that lurk deep in the depths of the massive hole you've dug yourself into. These provide some simple combat with enemy variety being in the lower digits but the game isn't that long, so I'll give it a pass. The monotony of digging is also broken down with smaller challenge levels offering environmental puzzles and rewarding with upgradable gear and collectibles. That's generally all there is to it. The main loop consists of dig to collect gems > return to town to sell & upgrade > return to digging. It's a simple formula that works well. It feels fun, the controls feel right and on point, visuals are sharp and colorful. The game world is open (limited to gear level) and the environments in it are diverse enough to not feel monotone. Levels designed to hide secrets that either offer gear upgrades or a secondary objective of finding collectibles - and a reward that goes beyond the overdone collect X items achievement. I liked SteamWorld Dig 2. It's a sit back, relax kind of game. Plays wonderfully well on a controller, looks great and took me ~11 hours to beat.