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DigDigDrill

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

DigDigDrill is an underground mining and resource collecting game. Dig freely for minerals and treasures. Use the items you collect to forge your original drills in a hack-and-slash style equipment system.

What works

  • Addictive and satisfying drill crafting system
  • Relaxing and meditative gameplay
  • Excellent value for price
  • Deep progression and customization
  • Polished and clear ui

Things to keep in mind

  • Grindy and rng-heavy late game
  • Lack of controller support initially
  • Repetitive audio track
  • Some ui and inventory management clunkiness
  • No multiplayer or social features

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with DigDigDrill. These titles are not in What to play next.

DigDigDrill: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Thrill, Story.

Last update: 24/08/2026