Generally it’s bad form to raid graveyards for treasure (and let’s be real, graveyards aren’t generally treasure troves to begin with), but in the case of the multiplayer co-op title Dig Dig Die, it’s expected and rewarded behavior. Assuming, of course, player teams can make it out alive from the cursed resting places they’re pillaging.
“In Dig Dig Die, players take on the role of pirates raiding graveyards from a cursed flying ship, digging up coffins and crypts in search of valuable loot. Armed with shovels, crowbars, and questionable weapons, crews must work together, or betray one another, to escape with their haul before the monsters hear them coming.”
Players can band together in groups of up to six to root around underground, finding coffins and crypts that can contain shiny loot and cursed items in equal measure, all while navigating the dangers of monsters bursting out of the ground or strange events like UFO abductions. Teams who manage to get away with their ill-gotten gains can spend them on a flying airship hub, where games of chance can be played and vending machines that offer buffs can be found.
The developers at Alice Games recently wrapped up a playtest that was held at the beginning of January and now head back to their desks in order to act on feedback and improve the game all the way through the end of February, while a release on Steam is planned for sometime in the first quarter of this year. Assuming you’re the kind of person who likes multiplayer spooky madness in the vein of R.E.P.O. and Content Warning, perhaps this is another to add to the wishlist.
