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SteamWorld Dig

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SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig cover
Developers
Image & Form Games
Release dates
Windows December 5, 2013
macOS (OS X) December 5, 2013
Linux December 5, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Metroidvania, Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Steampunk, Western
Series SteamWorld
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SteamWorld Dig on IGDB
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SteamWorld
SteamWorld Dig 2013
SteamWorld Heist 2016
SteamWorld Dig 2 2017
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech 2019
SteamWorld Build 2023
SteamWorld Heist II 2024

SteamWorld Dig is a singleplayer side view and scrolling metroidvania and platform game in the SteamWorld series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Creating steam_appid.txt in game's root folder with content 252410 removes the DRM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
EA app
EA app
 While meant to be no longer sold since June 13, 2022[1] - it is still available through the EA app only.[2]
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Dig\settings.xml
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Dig\*.cfg
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/SteamWorld Dig/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SteamWorldDig/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Dig\savegame_*.dat
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Dig\*.xml
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/SteamWorld Dig/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SteamWorldDig/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
EA app
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Not cross platform

Video

Interface size and position can be changed.
Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 Vert-; can be switched to Hor+ with a hex edit.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Vert-; can be switched to Hor+ with a hex edit.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. Freely resizeable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
The frame rate is capped at 240 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

The game defaults to fullscreen resolution to match desktop resolution and is windowed at 960x540. The game runs fine even on lower-end machines, but some users may prefer to change this, and the developer has acknowledged this.[3]
If you experience flickering when in fullscreen mode, you may need to change the Screen.FullscreenSize setting to your resolution instead of desktop.
Set resolution manually[citation needed]
  1. Run and quit the game so that settings.xml is created.
  2. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  3. Edit settings.xml.
  4. Edit these values
<Setting Key="Screen.FullscreenSize" Value="desktop" /> <!-- Fullscreen resolution -->
<Setting Key="Screen.WindowSize" Value="960;540" /> <!-- Windowed resolution -->

desktop makes fullscreen resolution to match your desktop resolution, otherwise use X;Y e.g. 1920;1080

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless[citation needed]
  1. Run and quit the game so that settings.xml is created.
  2. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  3. Edit settings.xml.
  4. Change existing values to:
<Setting Key="Screen.Borderless" Value="1"/>
<Setting Key="Screen.WindowSize" Value="1920;1080"/> <!-- your resolution -->
<Setting Key="Screen.Fullscreen" Value="0"/>
<Setting Key="Screen.WindowResizable" Value="0"/>

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.
The game changes controls and the HUD accordingly on the fly. This also applies to rebinding, so if you want to rebind the controller, use the controller or keyboard in settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Since v1.07. Allows multiple keys to do the same action.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used outside of menu.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Since v1.07. Allows multiple keys to do the same action.
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support
DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Use DualShock 4 button prompts mod.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes
Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Unavailable on Linux.
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings.
Language settings.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Finnish
Fan translation, download.
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Game supports user-made translations. Language files are stored in .csv format in <path-to-game>\BundlePC\Language folder which can be opened with advanced text editors and spreadsheet programs. To use translation add or change <Setting Key="Language.Custom" Value="en"/> to match filename without extension.[4]

Issues fixed

Crash when remapping controls

Game crashes to desktop when clicking a button under the "keybindings" column.
Should be fixed with version 1.10.[5]
Workaround[citation needed]
  1. Double click desired action to rebind under "actions column"
  2. Click key under "Key Bindings"
  3. Press desired key
  4. Exit

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
[6]
macOS (OS X)
[7]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 190 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible (with framebuffer object support)
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 120 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible (with framebuffer object support)
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 80 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible (with framebuffer object support)


References