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Dig For Your Lives

Dig for resources, upgrade your gear and defend your gate against relentless zombie hordes as you uncover the mystery hidden beneath the world. Play solo or with up to 4 players.

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July 17, 2026
16 days ago
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Positive44 reviews84.1%

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About the Game

-> Dig to gather resources.
-> Sell resources for money.
-> Use money to improve gear.

-> When night falls, the horde arrives
-> Reluctantly use money to buy weapons to destroy intruders
-> Continue to dig.


Key features:

  • Incremental Upgrades

  • 1-4 player Co-op

  • Custom Marching Cubes Voxel Engine

  • Procedurally generated hole

  • 1 Cool Gate to protect