SteamWorld Dig 2 News

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🔥 Grab your helmet, trusty axe and fire hose: Firegirl is AVAILABLE NOW! 🔥

Hey there Thunder-friends,

today is not just "International Monkey Day", today is also the release date of our beloved roguelike platformer Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608550/Firegirl_Hack_n_Splash_Rescue/
And the name says it all: Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts as a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze? Can she uncover the truth of why these fires have engulfed the city? Find out in a mystery that goes all the way to the top!

So rookies, what are you waiting for?!? A city in flames is waiting for you to save the day!

Best of luck - you will need it!
Thunderful & the Dejima Team

The next SteamWorld game is 3D, co-op, and called Headhunter

Back in May, a financial report revealed there were "several new SteamWorld games" in development, and now here's a first look at one of them. Called SteamWorld Headhunter, it's apparently "a stylised and colourful, third-person co-op action adventure with a head-popping twist." The head-popping seems to be literal, according to the teaser trailer, which shows a wild west shootout between two robots...
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SteamWorld Dig 2 is free to keep for the next 24 hours

Tonight, Thunderful hosted a livestream of announcements, including a new SteamWorld game and a release date for The Gunk from SteamWorld's creators. They've also put a bunch of their games on sale, including giving classic platformer SteamWorld Dig 2 away for free for the next 24 hours.

The SteamWorld series has been one of the coolest sets of indie games out there, though with the growth of its publisher the 'indie' label might be fraying a bit. But that growth just means that SteamWorld is getting bigger, and today Thunderful Games has announced that it's going full 3D with SteamWorld Headhunter. And, if you need a refresher on the tone and setting, the best game in the series is free-to-keep for a limited time.

SteamWorld Headhunter is a third-person 3D action game with co-op and "a head-popping twist". The announcement trailer is all CG and doesn't reveal much, but we see a pair of robotic gunslingers have a showdown, and the head of one of the fighters detaches for a sneak attack - given the title, that's certainly a hint at a central game mechanic.

For now, you can head over to Steam or GOG to pick up SteamWorld Dig 2 for free. If you haven't played it, it's one of the finest Metroidvanias out there - a fantastic blend of exploration and combat that even manages to sneak a little Minecraft into the formula. The giveaway is only available for one day, but if you claim the game it'll remain in your library forever.

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