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!

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 might be implemented if it fits 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, allocate Dude Skill Points (SP), equip high-tier Pickaxes, build Ladders (L), and place Torches (T).

Roadmap direction:

• Steam achievements integration - first priority before launch!

• 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!