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Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

Release DateJul 10, 2018
Price$ 11.99  Top 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.4% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.5%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.9% Top 10% / 87.2%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)3.7K  Top 10% / 4.1K  Top 10%
Curators93 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time21 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers64.7K  Top 2%
Owners± 274.6K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 232.4K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.4M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Dig or Die steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Dig or Die's Steam rating and reviews from March 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 96.5% (March 2015) to 90.4% (September 2023).

Dig or Die is an AAA level success, with 4.1K reviews Top 5%. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Dig or Die and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Dig or Die's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Russian (16%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Dig or Die percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Dig or Die depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time played is great, reaching 57 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Open world game
  • Gather resources
  • Construct
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Procedural generated map
  • Building/structure integrity
  • Extensive crafting
  • Tower defense elements
  • Reasonable price
  • Music soundtrack
  • Limited construction options
  • Repetitive mechanics
  • Easy and uninteresting combat
  • No clear goals/checkpoints
  • Getting stuck in location/no way out
  • Certain resources only in specific locations
  • Suction/vacuum underwater mechanics
  • No exploration/treasure hunting/quests
  • Not suitable for TD fans
  • Not as good as Terraria for some gamers

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 90.4% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Dig or Die's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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