SteamWorld Dig Is Burrowing Its Way To The 3DS eShop This Year

"Not another 3D effect showcase nor a cheap port", according to the developer

by Damien McFerran Fri 15th Mar 2013

Swedish studio Image & Form has announced SteamWorld Dig, a new title for the 3DS eShop which is expected to launch later this year.

Set in the same post-apocalyptic world as SteamWorld: Tower Defense, the game will be a "hardcore platform mining adventure" with "beautiful, high-res graphics with dynamic lights and multiple parallaxed background layers". Image & Form is also proudly stating that it's "not another 3D effect showcase nor a cheap port; we’re making an Actual Game".

It certainly looks attractive, and it's nice to see more 3DS eShop exclusives on the horizon. Will you be investing in this once it launches?

[source steamworldgames.com]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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SuperCharlie78
Fri 15th Mar 2013

This looks good.

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EverythingAmiibo
Fri 15th Mar 2013

Hmm interesting, I've allways been a fan of mining games, but I've never bought one, I wonder what a non-flash one would play like?

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Sjoerd
Fri 15th Mar 2013

Interested I am.

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WiiLovePeace
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I'm interested as long as the adventure lasts many hours, or is cheap

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Ketchupcat
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I'll probably get this, it's a pretty unique genre and I've been waiting for a 3DS game with a graphical style like this (most other games are 8 bit or 3D models).

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Oregano
Fri 15th Mar 2013

Looks neat, I wil definitely give this a chance.

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gurtifus
Fri 15th Mar 2013

That's what we expect for our Nintendo hardware : fresh gaming ! So you're welcome "Image & Form" !

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Gameday_J
Fri 15th Mar 2013

Hi Res Baby !
Dig'em Dead ;p

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Dpullam
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I dig the art style so hopefully this game turns out to be good.

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Dpishere
Fri 15th Mar 2013

Looks cool, but I need to see some gameplay to make any sort of sound judgements about the game.

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Captain_Toad
Fri 15th Mar 2013

"not another 3D effect showcase nor a cheap port; we’re making an Actual Game". O.K. I'm now interested.

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KnightRider666
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I'm interested, but I have to see what else this game has to offer before I'm concrete about a purchase.

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Jukilum
Fri 15th Mar 2013

"not another 3D effect showcase nor a cheap port; we’re making an Actual Game".
Are they suggesting that there have been a lot of games that fall into those categories? I can probably think of many games in the cheap port category, but I can't think of many I would classify as being just a 3D effects showcase.

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Klinny
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I really like the look of this game so far. Very interested to see more!

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NImH
Fri 15th Mar 2013

I'm game. At this point, I will be financially supporting Nintendo exclusively for gaming, and I love their current indie-friendly image.
I got ur back Ninty.