Dig Island

Dig Island is a digging, survival and exploration game about escaping a tropical island after a plane crash. You wake among lush vegetation and hidden dangers, where a disabled old man—one of the island’s previous survivors—guides you through tasks that teach the basics of survival. As you explore and dig, you uncover traces of the island’s mysterious past and decide whether to escape or become part of its history.

Digging and exploration

Digging uncovers materials, from basic resources near the surface to rarer and more valuable finds deeper underground. Each shovel strike uses Energy, while missteps cost Health and neglecting food increases Hunger. Deeper digging brings better rewards, but poor planning can leave you stranded underground. An elevator made from a pulley system and rope provides faster, safer travel in deep digging areas, and hidden locations across the island await discovery beyond the underground caves.

Dynamic weather brings sudden storms and heavy rain, while clear nights can reveal aurora borealis over the tropical island. Jetpacks let you reach places that walking or swimming alone cannot.

Crafting and survival

You collect materials, catch fish and process resources through a crafting system built around multiple stations. Ores can be smelted into ingots, components refined, and materials combined into tools, upgrades, equipment and advanced devices. Fishing provides an important food source, and preparing meals supports your survival. Managing your inventory and resources matters when deciding what to carry, craft or leave behind.

To escape, you must craft, repair and assemble the broken parts of your crashed plane. Crafting stations require power to operate. Generators run on fuel, and as you progress you can craft more advanced fuel types. Roof-mounted solar panels provide continuous energy, but you must repair them before relying on them; once repaired, they can support a constant power flow and partial automation of the base’s power system.

Play together

You can play solo or with up to four players. In co-op, you explore the island together, share tasks, manage the base, dig deeper and face its unpredictable challenges as a team.