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Mad Digger

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

The treasure lies at a depth of more than 100 yards. That's a job for the Mad Digger!

What works

  • Simple and accessible gameplay
  • Low price point
  • Casual and relaxing for short sessions
  • Upgrade system provides progression
  • Retro pixel art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Highly repetitive and grind-heavy
  • Lack of content and variety
  • Poor ui and minimal quality-of-life features
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some frustrating difficulty spikes and design issues

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Mad Digger. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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).

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Mad Digger: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Creativity.

Last update: 26/08/2026