Quick notice

Early Access — frequent updates and active development.

Current embedded version may be well behind the steam build and is a demo.

Itch.io purchasable version will remain updated, and steam keys handed to people who bought the game, thank you for the support! Contact me via discord if there's any issues

Steam page - Digging Dudes

Discord - 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!

Some materials, pickaxes, and more

Early Depths

• Tiny Silver Ore: 
• Small Gold Ore: 
• Diamond Gemstone: 

Mid Depths

• Amethyst Gemstone: 
• Ruby Gemstone: 
• Uranium Ore: 

Late Depths

• Freezerite Ore: Cold crystal found within frozen biomes.
• Deep Ores:   

Some Pickaxes

• Bronze Pickaxe: 
• Steel Pickaxe: 
• Mithril Pickaxe: 
• Ice Pickaxe: 
• Nature Pickaxe: 

Some Dude Traits

• Runner (Common): Increases movement speed boost.
• Focused (Uncommon): Increases both movement speed and mining power.
• Packmule (Rare): Increases maximum carrying capacity.
• Excavator (Legendary): Increases a lot of mining power.
• Demigod (Mythic): Increases speed, mining power, and carrying capacity.
• Drowsy (Negative): Reduces movement speed and mining power.

How to Play & Controls

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

Roadmap direction:

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

Credits:

Made the game through countless of previous attempts to develop and publish, and finally thanks to some encouragement and help with testing we're finally here!

The whole idea for the game came to me as I saw Brysiaa's "Simple Human Character" sprite - thought it's so neat and just has to be in a diggy game!

Testers:

TBD with tester list

Attributions:

Could not have made the game without the help of these assets below:

Graphics:

https://brysiaa.itch.io/pixel-simple-human-character-16x16-px - Dude's initial assets, tweaked

https://verysmallsquares.itch.io/free-16-bit-ores-sprite-sheet - Ores, tweaked

https://ninjikin.itch.io/trees - Trees, originals

https://srblackrave.itch.io/2d-pixel-art-semi-realistic-clouds - Clouds, originals

https://crusenho.itch.io/icons-essential-pack-free-icons - UI Icons, mostly originals

Sounds:

320655__rhodesmas__level-up-01.mp3 by shinephoenixstormcrow -- https://freesound.org/s/337049/

Cash Register by kiddpark -- https://freesound.org/s/201159/ 

PotionDrinkLONG.wav by Jamius -- https://freesound.org/s/41529/