Underplayed Gems

Cave Digger (2020)

Cave Digger cover
Developer
VRKiwi
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
4.0 of 5, 73 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slow-burn mining adventure where you dig into a weird western mountain, trading loot for gadgets while stumbling into darkly humorous secrets and multiple endings.

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What players say

Players praise the digging loop and multiple endings, but many report game-breaking bugs and crashes that force restarts, with development seemingly stalled since 2020.

Screenshots

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