Depth Diggers

Dig. Rescue. Ascend.

Depth Diggers is a pixel-art incremental mining game with short sessions and permanent progression. Dive down a shaft through 4 increasingly deep zones with a limited supply of swings per expedition, smelt what you mine and spend it on a permanent upgrade tree, rescue Mini'Ohs that dig alongside you, and defeat each zone's boss until you reach the Abyss Core.

What makes it different

• Nothing ever resets. No prestige, no restarts: every expedition counts.
• Expeditions are measured in swings, not seconds. Clicking faster finishes sooner, but it doesn't take you deeper. The game doesn't reward mashing the mouse.
• No grinding. A new upgrade every few expeditions, never a wall of costs or inflated boss HP.
• Bosses keep their damage between expeditions, and each one has its own mechanic and 3 phases: weak points, shards, shields, bosses that sink deeper.
• A radial upgrade tree you discover as you buy, which also unlocks new content as you go.
• Mini'Ohs, little mining robots that dig on their own by your side, even when you're not clicking. Each has a name, a trait and its own look.
• Accessible: once you unlock Cadence, hold to dig instead of clicking every swing.

What's new in demo 0.5.1

• Bosses with mechanics and phases, each with its own art, and a living weak point: an eye that looks at you, flinches and runs away.
• Special blocks and hidden chambers: gunpowder charges, geodes, bedrock, buried chests and boss shards.
• Contracts: pick one of two optional challenges per expedition for bonus material. 21 in total.
• The forge: smelt raw material while you dig, load it with alloys and upgrade your crucibles.
• Crew and gear: 6 Mini'Oh traits, a camp to swap crew members, and gear cases with common to legendary items.
• Block guide: tap the mascot to see what every block does. It fills in as you play.
• Quality of life: video options (window mode, resolution, FPS cap, VSync), flashier damage numbers, credits, and English as the default language.
• Balance: fewer Minios per row, bigger crucibles for the late game, and a much shorter, grind-free run.

Demo 0.5.1 includes

• 4 zones, each with its own boss
• 4 active abilities, 6 temporary buffs, 8 relics and 13 achievements
• 5 special blocks, hidden chambers and 21 contracts
• In-game tutorial, block guide and a "How to play" guide
• English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese

The demo is short and focused: our balance bot finishes a run in about half an hour, so expect a bit longer on your first playthrough.

Donate and get the full game on Steam

Donate $2 or more when you download the demo and you'll receive a Steam key for the full game when it launches on Steam.

1. Donate $2 or more here on itch.io.
2. Join our Discord and read #donor-rewards.
3. Send a private message to a Foreman with a screenshot of your itch.io receipt and your itch.io username or email.
4. Once your donation is verified, you'll get the Donor role and be added to the key list.

Keys will be sent when the game is released on Steam. No release date has been announced yet.

Feedback

This is a demo and your feedback shapes the game. Use the Send feedback button in the game (main menu, Options or the end-of-demo screen), or join the community on Discord: https://discord.gg/nJDkJnZqvr