It seems The New Frontier guards it’s secrets well, and it’s your turn to explore, rookie. Time to blow off the dust on your trusty pickaxe and get down to the mines. Incredible treasures are just waiting around for you to go dig ‘em up, so be sure to make the best use of all the miner’s tools lying around. However, you better look out for those nasty creatures lurking in the dark caves so make sure to carry some firepower with you.

A VR adventure game taking place in an alternative, weird west dieselpunk world. The player is a penniless but adventurous prospector in the wild northern region known only as “The New Frontier”. As the player excavates the mountains of their claim, they encounter many mysteries along the way as they mine and fight their way through various unique biomes.

Choose the right tools for the job from a collection of mining equipment on the surface. Exchange your loot for money to upgrade your gear. The upgrades will make your tools more effective, for both work and combat.

Gather your party up to 4 players, to create a hard working team of miners! What kind of a role will each of you have in your mission is totally up to you as long as you're working hard.

Customize your characters to your liking from a wide selection of clothes and accessories to show off to your friends.

Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder is coming to Steam Early Access on September 14 at $9.99.

“Are you ready to begin your journey? You got your pickaxe, a mine pit, and remnants of the camp left by an adventurer who mysteriously disappeared before you. Take charge of the vacant camp, develop your expedition deeper and deeper into the New Frontier, and find what secrets it holds”, comments VRKiwi’s Marketing Director, Begum Dogan.

“We strive to bring gamers a unique high-quality VR game experience in Cave Digger 2, taking that exploring unknown and mystery discovering feels with tongue-in-cheek made endings that Cave Digger is loved for, and expanding it in many ways from core gameplay to content and graphics.”

“We are doing Cave Digger 2 for Cave Digger fans, and Steam Early Access is a great benchmarking platform for the future full release as we can involve the fans in-game sooner than we could without the Early Access approach.”

“But fans who don’t game on Steam can still get involved with the development during Early Access. In fact, our Discord community that started since the first Cave Digger, have been with the Cave Digger 2 development since its start. Really recommend joining the community on Discord. There is also exclusive material shared frequently and it's a convenient way to keep an eye on the latest news during Early Access”, concludes Begum Dogan.

Cave Digger 2 features on Steam Early Access launch

• Explore and excavate to find valuable materials to get cash
• Mining in procedurally generated levels – each time player enters a mine its layout is randomly generated
• Tool, weapon and camp upgrades – invest in unlockables to progress through the game story
• Up to 4 player co-op – designed as a single-player game first and foremost but you can now take your friends with you!
• Avatar customization – choose your appearance from a selection of faces, hairs, clothes and hats.

Key Features:

• Mining, looting, capitalizing
• Tool and weapon upgrades
• Exploration in procedurally generated levels
• Close-quarters combat
• Cross-platform co-op multiplayer
• Character customization
• An unraveling story in a form of collectibles

Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder is coming to PC (Steam) in 2022.