12th May, 2026 Fixes: The Face: After Finishing Questline - Fixed a bug that caused the game to still track interactions with The Face after his questline, causing a soft lock when entering the area where he’s housed. Steam Achievements - Reprogrammed the Steam Achievements implementation. Please tell me if it works!
DIGGERGUN Patch - 20th February, 2026 Updated the main DIGGERGUN branch with the patch from 13th February, 2026. Please note, I am still testing Steam achievements in the build. So do check out that build if Steam Achievements don't work in the default build. More information can be found here . Updates: - Updated the Italian translation. - The security guard in town will now disappear after 16…
DIGGERGUN Patch - 13th February, 2026 Please note: This patch has been uploaded to "testing". Please check it out! To access, right-click on DIGGERGUN, go to Properties, Game Versions and Betas and then select testing. Updates: - Updated the Italian translation. - The security guard in town will now disappear after 16:00. - The security guard will no longer appear in the mines if players use th…
Hello everyone, Kabloop here! I hope you're all well. This is just a quick update on DIGGERGUN and what to expect in the future. First off, I’m incredibly thankful to everyone who has left a review! Reviews really help DIGGERGUN with discovery , as well as encouraging others to pick-up the game and experience it for themselves. I genuinely mean it when I say it has been amazing to see everyone’…
6th January, 2026 Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug that allowed the player to jump into bed straight after eating - Related to the above fix: fixed a bug that caused the player not to be able to wake up after eating - Fixed a bug that allowed the player to open the main menu after jumping into bed - In non-English versions of DIGGERGUN, Olivia's questline was bugged at Rank 2. This has been fixed for t…
Hello everyone, Kabloop here! This is just a short post, wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year! This year I finally released DIGGERGUN, and the response couldn't have been more heartwarming during these cold winter months. Thank you to everyone who bought DIGGERGUN and supported me. I deeply appreciate all of the kind words I've received. 2025 has been a very busy year for…
10th December, 2025 Changes To Hugh's Storyline: - A little animation showing Hugh entering the restaurant will occur after Hugh's first interaction with the player. - In the social panel, whilst Hugh's level is affection level 1, the player will be directed to the Restaurant. These changes aim to highlight Hugh’s storyline and the location Hugh can be found. Balancing - Very minor adjustments…
8th December Patch, 2025 Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug that allowed the player to immediately leave the mines on entering (causing a minor visual bug). - Fixed a bug that caused the player to be unable to move on respawn when hit by an enemy while eating. - Fixed an issue that was causing players to sometimes get stuck after the illness cutscene. Known Bugs - Polish Language: The Trader is missing so…
7th December, 2025 DIGGERGUN Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug that caused the game to hang after viewing a cutscene with the Manager and then going into another building. This may require more fixes in the future.
November 27th, 2025 DIGGERGUN Features: Added Linux/SteamOS/Mac version to the main install path (please note, this build has also been added to the Linux/SteamOS/Mac beta build discussed here ). I will be monitoring the situation to see if there are any issues. Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug that enabled players to jump out of bounds of one of the tutorial levels. - Fixed a bug that occasionally tel…
Hello there, everyone! My name’s Kabloop and I’m the solo developer of DIGGERGUN ! Has everyone been enjoying the game? Please remember to leave a review, as they really help out! DIGGERGUN has been out for a few days now, and the response I’ve had has been incredibly heartwarming . So much so that I wanted to share some of the great things people have been saying. But first! How did DIGGERGUN’…
November 10th, 2025 DIGGERGUN Features: Added an update for the Linux/Steam OS/Mac version, check it out! Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug whereby if a Manager event was queued in the player's room after sleeping, the player would be able to use their map to teleport out of their room, stopping them from interacting with other elements of the game. - Fixed a bug whereby in certain levels, the player wo…
Hello everyone, Kabloop here! Today I’m excited to announce that DIGGERGUN is OUT NOW! I’m trying to be professional in this blog post, so all I’ll say is: Yay!!! Watch a launch trailer here : I’ve been working on DIGGERGUN by myself for three years now. Suffice to say, I’ve poured a lot of time, energy and love into the game . There’s a lot of me in DIGGERGUN , and it’s my deepest hope that th…
Hello there, Kabloop here! Big news today!! I’m excited to announce that DIGGERGUN will be launching on Thursday, 6th November 2025 . At the time of this blog post, that’s next week!! Check out a new trailer here: Wow, I never thought I would reach this milestone. I’ve been working on DIGGERGUN for a long time, and the game’s release always felt like a very far-off thing… to actually be here, r…
Hey everyone, Kabloop here! Hope everyone is enjoying the Steam Next Fest. Feedback to the DIGGERGUN Demo has been absolutely amazing , and the kind words I've received have been truly uplifting and made my day/week/year! You're all so awesome, thank you! I know that some players have struggled a bit with the default keyboard controls , and for that I apologise. It was never my intention to mak…
Hello everyone, Kabloop here! Happy Steam Next Fest Day!! Today I'm excited to announce that I've added five languages to the DIGGERGUN Demo. The languages are: German, French, Italian, Japanese and Thai! They're all in the demo right now, so check them out! There will be more languages to come, although I'm uncertain about the exact timings at the moment, but I will update you when they've bee…
Hello everyone, it’s Kabloop here and wow… It’s been a hot minute since my last blog post , huh! Quite a lot has happened since then. I’ve been debugging, implementing various translations, as well as doing lots of other little tidbits. There’s still a bit more to go but I’m happy to reveal that DIGGERGUN will still be launching this year! In relation to that news, you, my wonderfully patient g…
Hello everyone, it’s Kabloop here. I’m writing to give an update on the status of DIGGERGUN. In late 2024, DIGGERGUN reached the massive milestone of being “content complete” . This meant that players could play through the game from start to finish, experiencing all the character storylines, choices, and various endings. As a developer, this was an exhilarating time as the game was “done”... k…
Hello there, Kabloop here! Thanks for joining me for another blog post. This month I’m sharing some exciting news: DIGGERGUN has been nominated for the BIG Impact: Social Matters award at the gamescom latam BIG Festival! Gamescom latam is one of the most important events in Latan America, with its award ceremony, gamescom latam BIG Festival, celebrating the best of the global games market. It’s…
Hello there, Kabloop here! Today I’m talking about upgrades, and what players can expect in terms of character progression when they get their hands on DIGGERGUN later this year. In DIGGERGUN there are two ways to improve your character: increasing their stats and obtaining DIGGERGUN abilities . Both of these have been implemented in such a way as to encourage player choice, either when decidin…
Hello there, Kabloop here with a new blog post about DIGGERGUN! Today I’m answering a question I get asked quite a lot: “ What is a DIGGERGUN? ” DIGGERGUNs are tools used by the miners on Bal Island in the world of DIGGERGUN. They are high-powered guns which fire out small drills that break soft Earth on impact. They are exceptionally powerful tools but they have a very short range. This is pri…
Hello everyone, Kabloop here! I know it’s been a year since my last update on DIGGERGUN, but what a year it’s been! I wanted to write this blog to give an update on the game’s progress and what’s been happening behind the scenes . Firstly, on a slightly sour note, 2023 was a rocky year for me . Unfortunately, a few months in, I had some serious issues with my eyes and, on doctor's orders, I was…
Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to another DIGGERGUN blog post! Today I’m writing to give an update on the status of development, as well as what’s to come in 2023! But first up I want to announce some news: Eagle-eyed fans might have noticed this already, but for those who haven’t: DIGGERGUN will be published by Grab The Games on Steam! Not only that but thanks to Grab The Games support, DIGG…
Hello there and welcome to my blog series about DIGGERGUN's Game Mechanics. In this series, I'm exploring some of the inner workings of DIGGERGUN and revealing some behind-the-scenes info! Today, I'm talking about experience points and levelling up! Experience points in DIGGERGUN work in a similar way to other games. Do "X" and you will gain experience points. Reach a certain amount of experien…
It's been a long week since I launched the DIGGERGUN Kickstarter and demo seven days ago! If you haven't already, then make sure you play through the DIGGERGUN demo here on Steam! Next Tuesday I'm going to be releasing the pre-alpha of the level builder to all backers who selected the reward on the Kickstarter. Don't miss out and back us now! Onto the DIGGERGUN dev-log! Hello there and welcome…
Hello everyone and welcome to DIGGERGUN ! My name's Kabloop and I'm the developer of DIGGERGUN, and today I'm super excited to finally release the demo on the Steam store! Our demo release on Steam has been done to coincide with the launch of our Kickstarter , which happened today! For those wondering WTF DIGGERGUN is, here's a short summary: DIGGERGUN is an oppressive platformer about workers,…
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