Games like Dig Dog
If Dig Dog is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hell is Other Demons, Black Future '88 and Skul: The Hero Slayer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, whimsical and biome looping with gimmicks. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Dig Dog: An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Players who liked Dig Dog also play
Steam players who put hours into Dig Dog also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Hell is Other Demons
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Flinthook
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Vagante
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
TowerClimb
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Skelly Selest
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Dig Dog.
Ranked #8 for Dig Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dig Dog at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig Dog.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig Dog.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dig Dog.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dig Dog.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig Dog.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dig Dog on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dig Dog.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dig Dog.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dig Dog.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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More from Rusty Moyher
Other recommendable Steam games by Rusty Moyher, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Retro Game Crunch
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Dig Dog.
Another title from Rusty Moyher, the studio behind Dig Dog. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.
Astro Duel
WHY THIS
Another title from Rusty Moyher, the studio behind Dig Dog. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.
Astro Duel 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Rusty Moyher, the studio behind Dig Dog. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Train Bandit
WHY THIS
Another title from Rusty Moyher, the studio behind Dig Dog. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
THE LAW!! Looks to be a showdown atop a train. This will be your last fight. Good luck, Train Bandit.
Box Cat Bash
WHY THIS
Another title from Rusty Moyher, the studio behind Dig Dog. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Cars are falling from the sky? Time to get smashing, Box Cat!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Flinthook
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Frequently asked about Dig Dog
- How much does Dig Dog cost?
- Dig Dog is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dig Dog?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dig Dog are Hell is Other Demons, Black Future '88, Skul: The Hero Slayer.
- Who developed Dig Dog?
- Dig Dog was developed by Rusty Moyher, Matt Grimm and published by Wild Rooster.
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