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SteamWorld Dig Coming to the 3DS eShop August 8

by James Dawson - July 29, 2013, 8:08 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: (Press Release)

Get ready to dig!

Swedish developer Image & Form’s latest game, SteamWorld Dig, is headed to the 3DS eShop simultaneously in Europe, North America, and Australia on August 8.

“We finished development of SteamWorld Dig in the end of June. It has since passed Nintendo's lotcheck and is ready for release,” said Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form.

SteamWorld Dig is a “hardcore platform mining adventure,” set in a post-apocalyptic version of the 19th century. In this mining adventure, you take the role of Rusty, a steam-powered robot that accidently unleashed an ancient evil while mining for precious minerals. In addition to “taking on the terrors of the underground,” you’ll also be able to dig tunnels, mine for minerals, and upgrade your gear.

According to Image & Form, the game “contains around 12 hours of solid gameplay,” and will cost 8.99 USD, 8.99 EUR, and 11.99 AUD respectively. The official trailer will be available on August 6.

You can read our interview with Sigurgeirsson for more information about the game.

Don't worry, they're the good guys...

In upcoming Nintendo 3DS mining game SteamWorld Dig, steam-powered robots are the ones to root for. 

The clock has stopped around the turn of the 19th century, and humankind has prematurely blown itself to bits.The remaining scraps are huddling in caves beneath the surface, and steam-powered robots have taken over the Wild West. A horror scenario? No, rather the setting for SteamWorld Dig, the new 3DS eShop game from Swedish developer Image & Form. And don’t worry: the robots are the good guys. And you’re one of them.

You play the protagonist, Rusty - a lone-wolf, steam-powered cowbot who has come to an old mining town in great need. While digging your way through the old earth for riches and helping the townfolks get back on their feet, you unwittingly wake an ancient evil that lurks below...

SteamWorld Dig is a hardcore platform mining adventure that will be released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop™ in America, Europe and Australia on August 8, 2013 (Japan will have to wait a couple of months). You dig tunnels, collect rare minerals, sell them for better equipment while taking on the terrors of the underground. SteamWorld Dig is a milestone in game history, contains around 12 hours of solid gameplay, and is set at 8.99 USD / 8.99 EUR / 11.99 AUD. The official game trailer will be released on August 6.

Talkback

xcwarriorJuly 29, 2013

If nothing else, sounds like a unique idea. And if it has 12 hours of gameplay, then $9 seems like a reasonable price. Personally, I would have gotten the trailer out now, not just 2 days before. Stopping any chance of hype...

Quote from: xcwarrior

If nothing else, sounds like a unique idea. And if it has 12 hours of gameplay, then $9 seems like a reasonable price. Personally, I would have gotten the trailer out now, not just 2 days before. Stopping any chance of hype...

It's not a trailer, but I did find this on the developer's YouTube channel.

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