Big Dig Energy
NuggetSmash · 2025 · Action, Adventure, Casual, Action-Adventure, Arcade
PC
Mixed69% · 58 📈 Making a comeback 77%
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About Big Dig Energy
Do you have the Big Dig Energy it takes to go deeper than anyone before? Grab your pickaxe, call your bearded brethren, and embrace the life of a Big Dig Dwarf in the best digging game ever!
Dig Deep
Smash through layers of dirt, rock, and volatile terrain. The deeper you dig, the more powerful the energy ores and rare treasures you’ll uncover.Upgrades
Your puny starter tools won’t cut it in the depths. Hurl ores into the furnace to generate energy, upgrade your gear, and dig like a legendary dwarf should.4-Player Co-Op
Who needs solo mining when you can bring your crew? Team up with up to 3 other dwarves, gain energy, and experience underground mayhem together.Dig Smart
It’s not just about digging deep, it’s about digging smart. Plan your route and blast your way back to the surface with your pack full. There’s no rush, no rules—just beards and Big Dig Energy. Get ready to dig like you’ve never dug before!By purchasing my game you support me, "Mike", a solo indie developer. I plan to produce updates to the game to bring a more enjoyable experience and expand on the content. Thanks for your support!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise Big Dig Energy as an engaging and satisfying mining adventure with solid core gameplay that keeps them coming back, though some note it's among the better entries in the dig game genre. However, the game is plagued by critical technical issues including severe save/load problems that cause progress loss, frequent clipping through terrain that can trap players, and a poorly balanced jetpack that drains stamina too quickly to be reliable for escaping caves, with players urging potential buyers to wait for these fundamental problems to be fixed before purchasing.
Would be a great game if the devs actually fixed the glaring major issues. One being the massive saving problem. It takes an excessive amount of time (given current hardware available) to save a game or even loading a game for that matter. Then when you save a game it doesn't do it right to begin with! Every time I save my game; which SHOULD be locally, when I load it none of my saves progress has been saved! Infuriating! The tools you work with in the game take time to mine with and then to top if off; when you load your save all that time you spent is WASTED! Unaccepatable! These have been issues since 2025 DO NOT BUY THIS GAME UNTIL THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY OTHER REVIEWS!2 found this helpful
Big Dig Energy is a lighthearted yet surprisingly engaging indie mining adventure that leans heavily into the simple pleasure of digging ever deeper in search of valuable resources. Developed and published by NuggetSmash, the game presents a clear and immediately understandable premise: descend underground, extract powerful energy ore, and use it to fuel a rocket that represents both your ultimate objective and your motivation to keep pushing downward. Rather than focusing on story or lore, the game frames its experience around momentum and progress, letting the act of excavation itself become the central hook that drives each session forward. The core gameplay revolves around breaking through layers of earth, stone, and tougher subterranean materials while collecting resources that grow more valuable the deeper you go. Digging feels responsive and satisfying, with each swing of your tool reinforcing a sense of physical interaction with the environment. The deeper descent naturally increases both risk and reward, encouraging players to balance ambition with caution. Resources gathered underground feed directly into upgrades, allowing your digging tools to become faster, stronger, …2 found this helpful
I like this game. I however cannot recommend it. If the problems were fixed i'd 100% recommend it. 1) the saving is insane. I personally believe playing with autosaves is unplayable as you have to sit there for what feels like forever instead of the instant we're used too. 2) Clipping through the ground is a constant problem if you run to fast. You will get stuck you will have to dig yourself out about half the time. 3) The Jet pack is so bad its basically useless. Even at max it drains Stamina so fast you cannot rely on it to get you to the surface if you're reasonably deep.1 found this helpful
Shovelware
Such a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ good game 10/10
Fun game, it's satisfying to dig and upgrade. Unfortunately the Jetpack doesn't seem to work, so right now I'm basically stuck in the cave with less and less ways to exit the cave. Would be great if this is fixed!
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