SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to…
SteamWorld Dig 2 is an adventure developed by Image & Form, released 21 September 2017 on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 6.8 hrs to finish.
What SteamWorld Dig 2 is
SteamWorld Dig 2 is an adventure game developed by Image & Form and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
"In search of her lost friend, a lone steambot and her unlikely companion must dig deep, gain riches and explore an underworld riddled with danger. But time is running short…"
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
SteamWorld Dig 2 holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 203 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 25.3 hrs, roughly 3.7 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.44 per hour of the main story, or $0.12 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz, SSE2 support, 1024 MB RAM and OpenGL 2.1-compatible, 512 MB video memory, framebuffer object support. E.g. Intel HD 4600 or better.. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
SteamWorld Dig 2 launched on 21 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Divinity: Original Sin 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for SteamWorld Dig 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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