Digging Dudes

What is this game?

Command a squad of hard-working dudes, tunnel through different biomes and layers, collect rare ores and gemstones, equip powerful pickaxes, and descend into the depths!

A Promise to Players

I’m committed to keeping all future content updates free, with no paid DLC - games should never cost 150$ for the full experience.

The game will leave Early Access as a complete experience, while continuing to receive meaningful updates and improvements afterwards, performance being the key aspect so the game can be enjoyed on old devices too!

I also stand in support of the Stop Killing Games movement and the idea that players should be able to keep the games they’ve paid for playable.

Early Access notice:

During the Early Access (EA) period profiles may become unstable and unusable, please have patience and provide any feedback you may have - it is always welcome and features might be implemented or changed if they fit the theme of the game.

How to Play & Basic Controls

• Toggle Dig Mode (D): Click or drag over rock blocks to queue dig locations up to 3 tiles away.
• Automated Mining: Dudes reach the orders to dig blocks, then return to the hut or workbenches for stamina and depositing ores.
• Expand & Upgrade: Spend earnings on Upgrades, level up Dudes, equip high-tier Pickaxes, build Ladders (L), and place Torches (T).

Roadmap direction:

• Steam achievements integration - first priority before launch!

• Bombs - needs more testing!
• Mini biomes - obsidian boulders, geode caves
• Skill tree expansion and balance
• Lava layer, ores, mechanics
• Localization - in progress!
• Events - partly done, needs testing!
• World modifiers - partly done, needs testing!
• Frozen biome, ore - done!
• Cave plants; light and buffs - done!
• Deep Stone layer, ore variants - done!
• Animations updated - done!