Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.
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You’re a Spotter the unlucky soul stationed at the worst gas station in Nevada. Your mission: hold the line against mutant hordes spilling from the ruins of Las Veganos, while awaiting a message from the President himself. But when a colossal sandstorm wrecks the base and ruins your only receiver, you lose your one chance of contact. Now everything hinges on repairing it in time. Dig by day, fight by night, and reclaim the signal before the world’s last hope is lost.
Descend into a mine to scavenge for resources, discover roguelike artifacts that rewrite the rules, and turn your rusty junkyard into an impenetrable fortress in this unique hybrid of digging simulator and Tower Defense.
Daylight is your best friend. Fatigue is your worst enemy. The underground is your salvation. Descend into the ground to haul out life-saving resources. Upgrade your rusty shovel into a planet-cracking drill, supercharge your jetpack, and enhance your character and gadgets to brave the post-apocalyptic world. Every expedition is a race against time and a test of your own greed. Spoiler: greed almost always wins.
Night is when the bill comes due. Hordes of glowing mutants think your gas station is the hottest party spot in town, and you’re the only one not on the guest list. Show them that your door policy is VERY strict. Set up automated machine guns, laser cannons, and rocket launchers. Erect barriers, lay down traps and mines. And when the night hits its climax—jump behind the main turret yourself and personally turn the tide of battle. This is your gas station. Don't let it fall.
Turn rusty scrap into instruments of vengeance. An upgrade tech tree allows you to carve out your own unique playstyle. Will you be a Hunter, picking off mutants with a precise Railgun shot? A Suppressor, holding back the horde with a continuous beam from a Tesla Cannon? Or an Artillerist, turning the battlefield into a fiery hell with a Cluster Grenade Launcher? Every run is a new strategy. The choice is yours.
Sometimes the universe decides you’ve suffered enough and throws you a unique artifact. Each discovery changes your gameplay, offering a powerful ability in classic roguelike fashion. Add slowing projectiles to your turrets, gain the ability to call in a controllable kamikaze drone, or install a power shield over your base. No two runs will ever be the same.
Two games in one: Meditative digging by day, adrenaline-fueled Tower Defense by night.
Deep progression: Evolve through three independent tech trees (Character, Turret, Base) and choose one of three weapon specializations.
You’re the Heart of the Defense: Don't just build—take personal control of the most powerful turret and change the outcome of the fight.
Story-driven goal: Your mission isn't just to survive, but to repair the main receiver and finally hear the President’s message that could decide the fate of all survivors.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish +4 more
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Hours played at review time, across 54 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Game is a good mix of zombie survival at night and during day is digging a hole. Did hit a rough patch with the 1.1 update and broke my save so had to start over. I also feel the added need to get quest items to upgrade also retracts some in my opinion. Also feel the need to go into the city was kinda lacking due to the drones...you kill drone in 3 shots and not a few seconds later another spawns. But the town dose add new skills and powers as well as a shop to spend money at for upgrades so its not all bad. I'm sure they will do small updates to tweak them to make it not as anoying to deal with. If the game dose get a new update or adds more achievements plan to play a new save on hard mode to see how that might be like. But were the game currently sits at is over all good in my opinion.
不好玩
If you were hoping "A Game About Digging a Hole" had more depth to it, this would be the game for you. If you haven't played that or want more info, this game has the main goal of upgrading your satellite communications device in order to receive a message from the president in a doomsday apocalypse scenario. In order to upgrade, you need to dig down into a pit in your own gas station base to get resources to unlock upgrades (including base defense from waves of mutants every night) and complete various degrees of meta progression. People who are complaining about the game being too difficult are way overthinking it - just keep digging! I would recommend this game if you're looking for that "always something to work towards" ADHD zoom-around-athon. You can 100% the game in about 9 hours. You might need a guide if finding hidden objects isn't for you, but if you want some advice (some mild spoilers): [spoiler]Don't attack the UFO when it first appears. I missed out on this and don't feel like starting a new game. Don't upgrade the turret to AI targeting either until the UFO abducts the dog, otherwise this achievement will be locked until the next playthrough. Additionally, don't wait to finish the game before going for the 100% dirt clear. After you beat the game, you get a post-game and a shovel that clears with a laser beam, making it take 10 minutes as opposed to 2 hours.[/spoiler]
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cave
it was a pretty fun game and excited to play the update.
Muito top
Glued me to my screen.
good game
fun gameplay loop.
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