When does Dig or Die get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 15h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

How many players finish Dig or Die?

15% of players who start reach the ending.

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Dig or Die

Jul 10, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 15% of players who started

Started playing 48% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 4,288

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 15h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
15% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Tier II” (Build an Auto-Builder MK II (Solo only)) and “Tier III” (Build an Auto-Builder MK III (Solo only)): from 100% to 64% of starters.
Only 48% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 4,306 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 27.4h for positive, 6.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (47.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Tier II Build an Auto-Builder MK II (Solo only). 100%
Tier III Build an Auto-Builder MK III (Solo only). Most players quit here 64% −36
Tier IV Build an Auto-Builder MK IV (Solo only). 36% −28
Tier V Build an Auto-Builder MK V (Solo only). 26% −9
Escaped! Escape from the planet (Solo only). 15% −11

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (18)

story milestone ending side

Tier II Build an Auto-Builder MK II (Solo only). 100%
Tier III Build an Auto-Builder MK III (Solo only). 64%
Tier IV Build an Auto-Builder MK IV (Solo only). 36%
Tier V Build an Auto-Builder MK V (Solo only). 26%
Escaped! Escape from the planet (Solo only). 15%
Epilogue What do they say about the Marvel movies credits? (Remark: other achievements are deactivated during epilogue)(Solo only). 12%
Crystal Multiplication Generate new Black Crystals (Solo only). 6.9%
Xenocide Kill even what is not alive (Solo only). 6.3%
Joined in Hell Kill them both (Solo only). 6.3%
M-M-M-Monster Kill! Your AI drone kills 5 monsters in a row (max 0.8s between each kill) (Solo only). 5.3%
Lucky Shot Kill 20 monsters with one single projectile (Solo only). 3.8%
Action Man Survive the first night without crafting anything, in Brutal difficulty (Solo only). 3.6%
Run Forest, Run! Survive the first night without shooting nor crafting anything, in Hard or Brutal difficulty (Solo only). 3.4%
Early Dive Reach the underground ocean and go back to the surface, without crafting Auto-Builder MK2, in Hard or Brutal difficulty (Solo only). 2.9%
Brutal Escape Escape from the planet in Brutal difficulty (Solo only). 2.9%
Master Tower Builder Build a tower at least 70 blocks height (Solo only). 2.3%
Amish Paradise Finish the game without producing any electricity in Hard or Brutal difficulty (Solo only). 2.3%
Master Bridge Builder Build a bridge at least 40 blocks large (Solo only). 2.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.