Image & Form, the same team behind the bug-tastic iOS strategy game Anthill: Tactical Trail Defense, has announced its next project: SteamWorld Dig for Nintendo 3DS eShop.
Described as a “hardcore platform mining adventure game,” SteamWorld Dig follows the Wild West journey of a mining steambot named Rusty, who comes to the aid of the oddball townsfolk of Tumbleton. The story takes place in a world inspired by 19th century America, where droughts and famine have driven human civilization and other species of life underground, leaving steam-powered robots in charge of the harsh surface world above.
As Rusty, players will dig deep beneath the Earth’s crust and discover an underground realm full of sparkling gems and other riches. Mining for secret treasures won’t be so easy, though, as the subterranean humans have devolved into a race of drunken troglodytes who like to toss sticks of dynamite at our steambot hero.
Video footage of the game in action hasn’t been released just yet, but the early screenshots seen on this page should tantalize the gaming taste buds with plenty of colorful eye candy.
SteamWorld Dig is currently scheduled for eShop release somewhere around 2013′s midpoint. We’ll be keeping close tabs on the game for sure. You can too by “digging” the game’s Facebook page.
Matt Litten is a 28 year old from-the-womb gamer turned video game reviewer/blogger and current editor/owner/operator of VGBlogger.com. Matt got his first taste of gaming as a youngster on the NES and Atari, and the rest is history from there.
In 2004, three years removed from high school and still looking for a career direction in life, Matt landed his first gig in the video game review business writing for the now-defunct website BonusStage.com. After the sad and untimely close of BonusStage, the former staff went on to found VGBlogger.com, and after a short stint as US Site Manager for AceGamez Matt turned his attention to VGBlogger, and to this day is dedicated to making it one of the top video game blogs in all the blogosphere.
Matt is a fair-minded reviewer and lover of games of all platforms and types, big or small, hyped or niche, big-budget or indie. But that doesn't mean he will let poor games slide without a good thrashing when necessary. 