Steamworld
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath. Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps. Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the. In SteamWorld Heist, you command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts. It’s turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action! As the captain you will board, loot. How to unlock the Master Prospector achievement in SteamWorld Dig: Get all four gold stars in the same playthrough. This achievement is worth 200 Gamerscore. SteamWorld Dig is a platform mining adventure with strong Metroidvanian influences. Take the role of Rusty, a lone mining steambot, as he arrives at an old mining town in great need. SteamWorld Dig is a 2D platform game that revolves around mining for resources and ores. The objective of the game is to investigate the mines underneath the old Western town Tumbleton in order to unearth the secrets lurking below.
STEAMWORLD ENTERTAINMENT is an independent film company based in Kitchener, Ontario. Our primary aim is to make films on an extremely modest budget. We believe that great characters and exceptional story-telling are the key elements to any entertaining movie. With the increasing use of the internet to show and distribute talent this is the time for small filmmakers to share their visions with a world wide market. We at Steamworld Entertainment are pleased to enter that forum.
The Producer / Owner
DANUTE [DANNY] DORION has had a love of the movies as far back as she can remember. Growing up she was always writing scripts and re-enacting films. Movies are more than just entertainment for her. She has always found pleasure in taking films apart to discover what makes them work or not work. In 2007 she decided to take her passion to the next logical step. She got a camera, some books on making movies on a budget, and an editing suite. A graduate of Queen's University, with a BA Honors in Drama, she has been able to combine her movie savvy and theatre experience to create Steamworld Entertainment Films.
So there were a number of challenges as small low budget film makers experience. Tiverton is always windy. But the day we shot the Lithuanian camp scenes there was a storm brewing and it made recording sound a challenge solved creatively by recording from inside the tents to recording under the table with stuff piled around the mike. It took many hours of work but we finally were able to get it pretty clean. And then the battle scene. Where we lost a whole card of footage. Means I only had half the stuff and anything we shot simultaneous from two angles were now just from one angle. Which means we needed to get creative. And, of course, only half the folks who were supposed to come out did. But despite all that I am thrilled with what we achieved. So enjoy Part one. Would love your feedback.
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Getting back the few CG bits for the A Tale of Warriors proof of concept. Lots of footage has been successfully sorted. The trailer itself is about 2/3 done.
2021 will be the year we successfully complete all of out outstanding projects. As no new projects are planned. So even a pandemic can't stop us or our independent film maker compadres.
KW Film Network - a support and resource sharing group for independent film makers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area: www.facebook.com/groups/KWFILMNETWORK/
Lolabo Pictures - an independant film maker based in KW: http://www.lolabopictures.com/
Patrina Kelly McBride -Actress - www.patrinamcbride.com
Fable Forest Films - a production company in Southern Ontario - www.thefableforest.com/
Em Holbert - Musician and songwriter with a strong bend towards medieval and folk music - emholbert.bandcamp.com
Mike Fan - Opera Singer, Musician, Actor - www.MikeZFan.com
The Commons Studio - Equipment and editing suite rentals, studio space, green screen room -http://commons-studio.org/
Michael Masurkevitch - Actor, Host - www.Masurkevitch.com
Geoff MacDonald- Actor and Cosplayer -www.facebook.com/MessiahComplexCosplay
| SteamWorld Dig | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Image & Form |
| Publisher(s) | Image & Form |
| Series | SteamWorld |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| Release | Nintendo 3DS
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| Genre(s) | Platformer, action-adventure, metroidvania[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SteamWorld Dig is a single-playerplatformaction-adventure game created by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. The second installment in the SteamWorld series and the sequel to SteamWorld Tower Defense,[2][3]SteamWorld Dig has the player control Rusty, a steam-powered robot who arrives at a small Western mining town called Tumbleton after having received a deed for a mine from his long-forgotten uncle, Joe. The objective of the game is to dig through Tumbleton's mine, which also involves solving puzzles and platforming to avoid traps and enemies. SteamWorld Dig was initially released on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS in Europe and Australia on 7 August 2013, North America on 8 August 2013, and Japan on 20 November 2013. Later, SteamWorld Dig was released on 5 December 2013 for Microsoft Windows, Mac, and Linux on Steam,[4] on 18 March 2014 in North America and on 19 March 2014 in Europe for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita,[5] on 28 August 2014 for Wii U, on 5 June 2015 for Xbox One, and on 1 February 2018 for Nintendo Switch. A successor, SteamWorld Heist, was released in December 2015. A sequel, SteamWorld Dig 2, was released in September 2017. It was released on Google's cloud gaming service Stadia on March 10, 2020.[6]
Gameplay[edit]
SteamWorld Dig is a 2D platform game that revolves around mining for resources and ores. The objective of the game is to investigate the mines underneath the old Western town Tumbleton in order to unearth the secrets lurking below. The player controls Rusty, a steam-powered robot who is equipped with a pickaxe, but can gain access to a variety of tools, such as a drill and dynamite. The player can upgrade the tools used for digging as progression is made in the game. Besides health, the player also needs coal for light, and water for special abilities.
SteamWorld Dig has platform elements in that the player runs, jumps and encounters foes, but the main objective is mining. That means that the player builds – or rather deconstructs – the game world and creates platforms that way. The player collects ores and resources which can be brought back to the surface and exchanged for cash. When the player progresses in the game, new abilities are unlocked. Each playthrough, the mines are randomized, making items and treasure appear in different locations. If the player gets stuck there is a self-destruct function, but the players can also buy ladders in the store at the surface to get out of tricky situations.
When progressing deeper down in the cave, the player encounters various enemies with different attack patterns and weak spots. The game features multiple subterranean worlds, each with a completely different environment. Dying results in a reparation penalty fee, and the player respawns back on the surface. All the loot that has been accumulated when the player dies can be picked up again.
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 3DS: 82/100[7] PC: 76/100[8] PS4: 82/100[9] WIIU: 83/100[10] XONE: 83/100[11] NS: 75/100[12] |
SteamWorld Dig has received favorable reviews, with the Nintendo 3DS and Windows versions receiving scores of 82/100 and 76/100 respectively on Metacritic.[7][8]Pocket Gamer gave it a 10 out of 10 saying 'SteamWorld Dig is an utterly phenomenal video game, with layer upon layer of remarkable gameplay to be found.'[13]IGN liked its core gameplay mechanics and engrossing atmosphere and gave it a 9.5 out 10.[14]Nintendo World Report gave it a 9 out of 10 saying that 'SteamWorld Dig is a fresh game for the Nintendo eShop and one of the best digital games available on Nintendo's 3D handheld.'[15]Infendo gave it 4 stars out of 5, calling it 'highly addicting.'[16]
Steamworld Quest
SteamWorld Dig was nominated for IGN's Black Beta Select Awards 2013 in the categories 'Best Original Game', 'Best Indie Game', 'Best Handheld/Mobile Game' and 'Overall Game of the Year',[17] while Gamasutra's Christian Nutt picked it as one of the top 5 games of 2013.[18] On Eurogamer, SteamWorld Dig was nominated for Readers' Top 50 Games.[19]
Steamworld Quest Review
Legacy[edit]
Steamworld Heist Citra
After the release of the game, Image & Form started development on a game in the same universe as SteamWorld Dig, but not a direct sequel nor a game in the same genre. This game would later be revealed as SteamWorld Heist, which first released on Nintendo 3DS in December 2015.[20] In February 2017, Image & Form revealed SteamWorld Dig 2 for the Nintendo Switch. This game is a direct sequel to SteamWorld Dig and retains its core gameplay, but now features Dorothy, one of Tumbleton's residents, as the main character instead of Rusty.[21]
Steamworld Heist
Rusty will be appearing as a playable cameo character in the upcoming PC game Hex Heroes.[22]
Steamworld Fen
References[edit]
- ^Walker, John (5 December 2013). 'Wot I Think: SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful Of Dirt'. Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
We learned late last month that metroidvania-meets-Spelunky-and-other-stuff dig-em-up SteamWorld Dig, the 3DS hit, was making its way to PC.
- ^'SteamWorld Tower Defense'. imageform.se. Image & Form. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^Image & Form (10 September 2015), The SteamWorld Timeline – The Engine Room #1, retrieved 2 February 2016
- ^'SteamWorld Dig on Steam'.
- ^Phillips, Tom (14 February 2014). 'SteamWorld Dig headed to PlayStation 4 and Vita'. Eurogamer.
- ^Aguilos, Pia (3 March 2020). 'Two SteamWorld Games Are Now Available On Stadia'. whatoplay. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ ab'SteamWorld Dig for 3DS Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ ab'SteamWorld Dig for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^'SteamWorld Dig for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^'SteamWorld Dig for Wii U Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^'SteamWorld Dig for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^'SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^Rose, Mike (9 August 2013). 'SteamWorld Dig'. Pocketgamer.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^Burns, Michael (17 September 2013). 'SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt - Review'. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^Koopman, Daan (8 August 2013). 'Nintendo World Report review'. Nintendo World Report.
- ^Riley, Justin (30 July 2014). 'Review: SteamWorld worth digging into your wallet'.
- ^'IGN's Black Beta Select Awards 2013'.
- ^Nutts, Christian (16 December 2013). 'Gamasutra's Christian Nutts' Top games 2013'. Gamasutra.
- ^Eurogamer staff (10 December 2013). 'Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2013 Voting'. Eurogamer.
- ^Brjann Sigurgeirsson (1 December 2015). 'SteamWorld Heist is out December 10 + Pricing'. Image & Form. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^Julius Guldbog (28 February 2017). 'SteamWorld Dig 2 debuts on Nintendo Switch in 2017'. Image & Form. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^Prismatic Games LLC (27 March 2014). 'First Cameos Revealed!'. Kickstarter. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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