SteamWorld Dig, previously released on PC, Mac, Linux, and the 3DS eShop, is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in March as a $9.99 / €8.99 cross-buy title, Image & Form Games announced.
The “hardcore platform mining adventure game” puts players in the role of lone mining steambot Rusty, as he arrives to an old mining town in great need after having received a deed for a mine from his long-forgotten uncle.
“The objective is mining, the controls are those of a platformer, and it’s a story-driven game with a defined beginning and end. It’s been compared to Minecraft and Terraria, but those are sandbox games and not that similar to SteamWorld Dig — which is more of a Metroidvania type of game,” Image & Form boss Brjann Sigurgeirsson said on the PlayStation Blog.
“You dig down, find gems and minerals, get back up to the surface, sell the loot to upgrade your equipment, and go back down again. Both soil and enemies get tougher the further down you go, and also other aspects of the environment.”
Sigurgeirsson adds that having the game on a console is a “long-standing dream” of the companies, and its “very pleased that the console will be the magnificent PS4.”
SteamWorld Dig first launched in August 2013. It’s since been nominated for, and has won, numerous game of the year awards.
View the first PlayStation 4 screenshots at the gallery.
