DIGGERGUN presskit

Developer
Kabloop (solo-dev)based in United Kingdom

Release Date
2025

Target Platforms
PC/Steam
Switch,
Xbox Series S|X
PS4/PS5

Target Price
£7.99
US$9.99

Description

Low wage. Exhaustion. Expensive fish and chips. Welcome to the United Kingdom.

DIGGERGUN is an oppressive life sim platformer about workers, minimum pay and the environment. You’re trapped on a blustery island, forced to work at Cornwall Mining Corp where it’s shadier than the game’s monochrome palette.

To escape, you need to earn £3000 from digging precious lithium. To survive, you need to manage your time, energy and money during the rigid day-and-night cycle.

Will you make ends meet while digging for freedom or find another way out and bring down the whole bloomin’ system?

History

Created by one developer, Kabloop, DIGGERGUN came from a desire to make an indie game about lower-income workers, and the cost-of-living.

Kabloop also wanted to explore an aspect of real-life which hasn’t been covered in a lot of games, that is the getting a paycheck only to see it quickly dwindle away due to taxes, rent and other costs of living.

The hope is to shine a light on those who are struggling through immersive sim-gameplay, based on real-world economics from the United Kingdom.

Features

An atmospheric world with fleshed-out characters; everyone you meet has their own distinct personality and storyline.
Multiple endings: who you interact with (or don’t) will change the outcome of your story.
Unique energy system where your actions truly matter as the game tracks your gameplay and punishes/rewards you for your choices.
Life sim where wages, food, rent, and much more are based on the current cost-of-living in the United Kingdom. There’s even a tax system calculated to real-world rates!
Diverse range of randomly generated mines and intricately hand-designed levels to ensure you’re always kept on your toes.