Diggerman Reviews

This is absolutely a phone game port (you literally just press left or right) but it's still a blast. Weirdly enjoyable, better than the sum of its parts.

I love it, bought it last week for 49 cents, i couldn't be happier. I love going for achievements and high scores and this game is simple yet very fun and addicting. I highly recommend it!

Get the juice and let loose! More fun than it looks (it has dinosaurs). Don't think, just dig.

Simple and fun. There's a hint of time management (a mechanism I abhor), but it isn't sufficient to run the fun. I wish there was a simple help screen telling you what things do - it took me forever to realize that unlocking characters lowered the price of using checkpoints. I beat the game in 4 hours, but had I known what basic things do, I would've done it in half the time. There's definitely a NES vibe to the gameplay (with SNES graphics), and for a budget indie title, it's enjoyable enough.

Simple but fun game. I am only a little way into it, but the core game play is about digging. Unlike previous digging games I have player however, the only options are down to the left one, or down to the right one, so you are always descending, no lateral movement. This give the game a nice pace, it seems to me, especially as you need to be concerned with boulders rolling down the slope after you, There are a variety of terrain type that slow you down, coins you can collect for upgrades, treasure chests and new employees, and the core currency, batteries, as when you run out of power, you die. Upgrades are abstract, as near as I can tell it is mostly about improving your battery. No bombs, or better picks, or anything like that. When you get a new employee, it is still only one of them digging down, as well. So far it doesn't feel like any of them play any differently, they simply have a slightly better starting battery. The treasure chests can give you a few coins, or bizarrely, tourist attractions for your house, which can earn you a few coins between rounds. I have dinosaur bones, which seems in keeping with the digger flavor, but the other is a basketball hoop. Go figger. And that seems about all of it, dig down left or down right, collect coins, but better batteries, rinse and repeat. About what I expect from a digger style game. One odd bug, it defaults to French. You have to find the place to change the language, which is no biggie, but apparently you have to do it again, every time you play, at least I have had to. Not a deal breaker, but odd, usually games remember my language choice. Anyway, silly fun, and easy thumbs up. ADDENDUM: 8.4 hours start to finish, and I did finish it! Sweet. I imagine it would be quicker for most, I am not great at these kinds of games, but I was able to win, so it wasn't that hard. Not only that, the game play is such that I might go back and try to get the rest of the achievements, not something I usually worry about.

Diggerman is truly a one of a kind game, The story is... compelling, the art style is simple and relates the game. The Thrill of digging really comes out when I play this game. I, like many others, did not know they needed this game in there life; but now, I realize the true glory of Diggerman. Truly a genius story certainly not told before, and one that you want to understand. The game offers a strong variety of game-play styles which really sets it apart from other games. In my humble opinion, the game should be at least 6.99 instead of the 4.99 it is now. Diggerman is also the top game for fixing friendships, Because of its simple game-play aspects, many can enjoy taking turns play whilst chatting or having tea. I've never made a better purchase in my life. This game can inspire generations or young and old to make wonderful games just like this one. I hope thou have a wondrous rest of your days.

Synopsis: fun and worth playing, but don't feel you need to complete it. The good: The gameplay is straightforward: choose left or right to dig down, avoiding pitfalls that will kill or slow you. Get as far as you can, earn a few coins, die. Repeat. The coins allow you to unlock new characters and level up existing ones so that you can progress further. This is pretty fun and addictive. The bad: After sometime you sort of hit a wall and a long grind is required to proceed. This is where it becomes not so fun and ultimately not worth playing. As with many games these days, you unlock lots of new stuff at the beginning but it slows down over time. At some point, even the new stuff isn't that new, and you're grinding for the sake of eventually unlocking the end content, which is pretty limited. All in all, worth playing for a few hours, but don't feel like you need to unlock everything.

Very creative take on the old Boulderdash game dynamic. You can only move left or right and you need to be fast because your 'diggerman' has limited batteries. Grab it if it's discounted.

Fun game, but I would've liked to have an ending like the comic in the beginning. Also when you continue after you've saved your girl it says checkpoint when digging, but it doesn't actually act as a checkpoint. For what it is and the price I enjoyed it and somehow didn't get boring even after 9 hours. But would be nice to see some updates in the future, maybe just something as simple as more trophies, just to have it being worth going back to.

Simple two keys, down scrolling digging game. Test of Speed, Keen eyes, Key pressings and Patience. May cause irritation to the eyes, with the excessive exploding stuttering and screen shaking, while digging your way downwards. Grind of repeat playthrus just to collect 10 of each collectibles for achievements. Much patience and luck needed. Playable.