![]() ![]() To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Plus, and I can't stress this enough, it's just so much damned fun. And all of this is delivered via a fixed narrative, with a beginning and end. Not least just how much freedom you have in the routes you take, the objectives you seek, and the intricate complexities of mining in such a way that you can comfortably retrace your steps, and explore further. While you certainly will be digging down and down and down, seeking out valuable ores, it very quickly becomes apparent that there's far more going on here. ![]() SteamWorld Dig, at least its 3DS version, manages to pickaxe out its own unique path, something new and interesting in its own right. I can assure you that such fears should be put aside. ![]() It's possible that some will baulk at phrases like "Metroidvania" or simply just "mining", thanks to their ubiquity in indie gaming of late. We've got the world's first footage of the new version below, and the first interview with the team about the transition to the Mother Platform. An HD remake will be arriving on Steam on the 5th December. RPS can exclusively reveal that it is to be. And yet, as I devoured it, I kept thinking: wouldn't this be even better on PC? At that perfect meeting point between Metroidvania and Mr Driller, capturing the essence of Spelunky, and achieving absolutely precision platforming, it was a massive, joyful surprise. It was a breakout hit on the portable platform, and deservedly so. Back in August, 3DS download game SteamWorld Dig came from nowhere, to receive a flurry of 8s and 9s. There's a good chance you've not played one of the best games of 2013. ![]()
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