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4. Steamworld Dig 2
I played Steamworld Dig a while ago and enjoyed it a lot, but Steamworld Dig 2 absolutely masters the formula.

That formula is simple, you dig underground both as a means of exploration and to advance the game, and as a way to find loot. Once you get that loot, you can bring it back to the surface to get better gear and upgrade yourself. I think that dual purpose is what makes this game so fun, as it gives you a constant rewards and a great feeling of progression as you go.

Everytime you go back, down underground, you can see the progress you've made, and it feels good! Meanwhile, it's not hard to find gems and other goodies. It's a loot system that is very satisfying, and doesn't have you in menus 50% of the time like many loot based games.

As you explore underground, you can also find caves that are kind of like Zelda shrines. They offer platforming and puzzle challenges that are well done and mix up the action admirably. You also fight the occasional foe as you go, which is probably the weakest part of the game. Combat is nothing special, but it also isn't that prevalent, so I never got sick of it, and it did the job of interjecting some danger and variety into the game. There are also a few boss fights, which are fine and do their job.

Steamworld Dig 2 isn't a super complex game, but it does a few things and does them extraordinarily well. Looting is addictive as heck, and everything else surrounding the game adds value. I don't have much to complain about, it's just a great, well executed game, that knew what it was trying to achieve in every way. I would happily play a 3rd game in the series tomorrow.
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