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The Spotter: Dig or Die

Mining and tower defense with daytime digging and nightly mutant attacks

Puppyroar Games · Published by Forklift Interactive, Gamersky Games · Released Apr 7, 2026

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 1,880
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 39 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 3, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 770
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Spotter: Dig or Die?

This single-player mining simulator and tower defense game takes place at a gas station in post-apocalyptic Nevada, where you must repair a storm-damaged receiver to hear from the President. You dig for resources, improve tools and a jetpack, and build automated weapons, barriers, and traps. At night, you defend the station against mutants and operate its main turret yourself.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring underground and steadily upgrading tools and gear
  • +you want a casual game you can play alone

Not for you if...

  • −you want shooting to outweigh digging and resource gathering

What players say

84% of 1,880 reviews are positive · 82% of 39 in the last 30 days

Players praise how mining, upgrades, and base defense feed into one another, along with the feel of turret combat. Recurring complaints concern repetitive resource gathering and frequent stamina-related interruptions.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Spotter: Dig or Die system requirements

Minimum: GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 770
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i5
Graphics
Nvidia RTX 2070
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does The Spotter: Dig or Die have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Spotter: Dig or Die run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
32
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Serbian.

Does The Spotter: Dig or Die use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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