Boulder Dash Deluxe Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published September 8, 2021 · Updated December 10, 2021

Our Boulder Dash Deluxe Review takes on THE retro game and legendary action-puzzler Boulder Dash, for players young and experienced alike arrived, combining up-to-date graphics with original game features – spanning 35+ years of Rockford and his friends, digging through caves to gather gems – Boulder Dash Deluxe! Created by two Canadian programmers in 1984, Boulder Dash has become one of the longest-running videogame franchises! the first Boulder Dash may be a pioneering interactive game dating back to the first times of the house computer and computer game era. Its many sequels have delighted and challenged casual and hard-core players of all ages and sexes for nearly four decades.

Boulder Dash Deluxe Review Pros:

Nice graphics.
441.06MB download size.
Steam achievements.
Controller support.
Graphics-fullscreen, v-sync, anisotropic, and anti-aliasing. Can turn on environment depth.
Puzzle action gameplay.
180 levels.
Nine areas- Macmarnua Sea, Miu beach, Riaria palmas, Ninau forest, Ngada rocks, Monngo mountains, Urath Castle, Classic, and The bouldering comp.
Classic is the 1984 version of the game.
Field of view slider.
Ten characters to unlock with each having a unique skill like faster movement, more clock time or score boost, etc.
Can play with classic or modern character design.
Four powerups you can buy and use- dynamite, spyglass, freeze, and double score multiplier.
Earn 1-3 stars and are used to unlock levels and areas.
Classic and the Bouldering compare both unlocked at the start.
Can replay levels.
Game-move around the cave and collect diamonds, avoid getting squished, avoid enemies and find the exit all within the time limit.
Supports analog and d-pad movement.
Gold bars-earn from playing and use them to buy power-ups and unlock areas faster.
Loot chests-earn chests with random loot.
Character unlocks require an X amount of materials to unlock them and you get these from loot chests.
Online leaderboards.
Simple controls.
Plays like the original did.
Many enemy types and you can kill them with dynamite or by dropping boulders on them.
Clear Hud showing stars progress.
Each level shows the time limit and how many diamonds you need to collect in order to open the exit.