Dale Hardshovel HD

Dale Hardshovel HD

phime studio LLC · September 22, 2015 · Indie, Casual, Puzzle, Point & Click, Arcade

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lowest tracked $0.49
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Dale Hardshovel HD price by region

Dale Hardshovel HD costs £0.60 in the United Kingdom, €0.67 in Europe (EUR), $0.99 in the United States, CA$1.09 in Canada, A$1.39 in Australia, $1.99 in Georgia (USD), NZ$3.48 in New Zealand, zł3.70 in Poland and R$10.24 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Dale Hardshovel HD offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.60 −24% £0.79 £0.60 4
Europe (EUR) €0.67 −32% €0.99 €0.67 5
United Statesyour region $0.99 $0.99 — 3
Canada CA$1.09 CA$1.09 — 3
Australia A$1.39 A$1.39 — 3
Georgia (USD) $1.99 $1.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$3.48 NZ$3.48 — 2
Poland zł3.70 −51% zł7.56 zł3.70 3
Brazil R$10.24 R$10.24 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Dale Hardshovel HD

✦ AI summary

Help archaeologist Dale Hardshovel solve the Bloomstone Mystery by matching and manipulating ancient artifacts across 100 mind-bending levels filled with moving platforms, teleports, and magnets. This story-driven puzzle game combines dropping and connecting mechanics with clever helper elements and exotic rewards to deliver fast-paced, brain-teasing gameplay.

Do you love puzzles with dropping, pushing and connecting artifacts ?
Then welcome to our matching artifacts game with brains ( brain not included, you’ll have to use yours )

Help Dale Hardshovel the famous archeologist solve the Bloomstone Mystery in this fast-paced and exciting Puzzle game! Can you find all the pieces of this ancient artifact and solve the timeless mystery?

Features


  • 100 Pure Mind-twisting Levels
  • Unique matching artifact gameplay, with various helper elements like moving platforms, teleports, magnet and switch, building blocks
  • Story driven quest
  • Exotic trophies for outstanding performance
  • Original in-house composed soundtracks that revive the spirit of ancient Egypt
  • Future updates will bring in-game level editor for custom created levels shared among players

Dale Hardshovel HD — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jan 17, 2024
The Dev seems to have abandoned their games and keeps selling to monetize from them without fixing their issues. Quite a profitable scam...
4 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 25, 2021
The story is about Dale Hardshovel, an Australian archaeologist. While working in his study, he gets a visit from his daughter (Daisy). She has an old roll of papyrus that needs to be translated for her exhibition. The papyrus intrigues Dale, who then checks his archaeologist-network and discovers that the inscription is the belonging of an ancient brotherhood from Egypt. The only key to the translation is the mysterious Bloomstone. Now, the problem is that the secret is hidden in the Big Pyramid, guarded by Anubis, an ancient Egyption deity. Dale has to solve 100 puzzles and to collect all the missing pieces of the Bloomstone. He will discover that there is much more to the challenge when getting further on his quest. The aim of the game is to match items together to make them disappear. When all items are gone, you progress onto the next level. I tried it a few times and must say that it requires a lot of thinking and pondering to solve the puzzles. Fortunately there is a hint-system in place if you are really stuck. 🙂 Some of the more recently released match-three (and similar) games are easier than this one, but for those looking to twist their brains a bit, thinking of how t…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 1, 2024
I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…
Not recommended Dec 7, 2022
2/10
Not recommended Jan 24, 2021
Like many Unity games on Linux, this is clunky. The main problem is that mouse clicks often don't register. When timing is critical, such as getting a block onto one of the "elevator" platforms, that is fatal. I often have to make multiple attempts to get a block onto the moving lift, all while the timer is ticking down. This game may well work flawlessly under Windows, but don't sell it as Linux-compatible if it isn't! I've given up in frustration and un-installed it.
Not recommended Aug 27, 2019
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