Dig Or Die Review (PlayStation 5)

Rating: 7
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · July 12, 2024

Dig Or Die Review, Crash land on a hostile planet where you’ll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned… this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

Dig Or Die Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
374.3MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
Game settings – screenshake, and save frequency.
The help menu acts like a game manual with hints, tips, and controls.
Five difficulties – peaceful, easy, normal, hard, and brutal.
Advanced modifiers – hazardous environment and creative mode options.
Character creator – gender, skin tone, hairstyle, hair color, and eye color. Or you can just press randomize.
Survival builder gameplay.
Has strong Terraria and Starbound vibes.
You start with a gun and tool to vacuum up materials and resources.
Hot bar to quickly swap between items and gear.
Day and night cycle with rainy weather.
Three camera views to cycle through.
Crafting is done via a machine that you upgrade to unlock higher-tier gear and items.
You have a constant light source around you to help with spelunking and nighttime adventuring.
Follows the traditional path of upgrades, going from wood to stone to iron, etc.
2D perspective.
Enemies have health bars that pop up when you shoot at them.
Has a more action-shooter survival approach than others in the genre.
World selection browser for your creations.
Build massive bases and add turrets for defense.

Dig Or Die Review Cons:

Autosave keeps creating new save slots.
No actual tutorial in any way.
Cannot remap controls and the default is weird with up being jump just an example.
Way too many enemies that you are constantly having to stop what you are doing to fight.
When it rains it fills up any holes or rooms you may have and it’s a nightmare to get the water out.
The camera change is on the right stick and it’s so easy to hit when fighting.
You can only aim your guns you cannot change the cursor to do more precise farming or mining.
Doesn’t have multiplayer.
The music is not great and just keeps looping.
Menus can be confusing and text pop-ups obscure things making it hard to see what you need to get.