They bring a much needed piece of variety from the usual grind of mining too, seeing you calling on a bit of the old grey matter instead of brute force. Upon completion of each you’ll be well rewarded too and so taking some time out from Dorothy’s main quest is very much called for.
And even though this digging rarely gets tiresome, thankfully it’s not just all about burrowing, looting and progression of the intriguing story, and scattered throughout the mines are numerous challenge caves, each of which bring something slightly different to the table. Oh, and without ruining the tale of either this, or the game that has gone before it, an old friend may just be found along the way.Īs you may expect, much of your progress and time in SteamWorld Dig 2 will be spent harnessing paths and creating routes to allow Dorothy to head further underground, inching ever closer to understanding what is exactly going on underneath the lands of this town. With Metroidvania roots holding the entire experience together, and a whole life’s worth of digging and bashing opportunities to come, it’ll be up to you to help Dorothy head underground, hammering away until she has uncovered loot, managed to grab some resources and discovered the reason behind the tremors and terrors that lie beneath. See, it is this town which is currently being beset by numerous earthquakes, with the residents unclear as to the real source behind them. SteamWorld Dig 2 follows the life of Dorothy, a lone steambot who has rocked up into an old desolate trading town – El Machino – in the hope that she can not only re-establish a friendship with the protagonist from the first game – Rusty – but also help solve their issues in the process.