Delve Deeper

Delve Deeper

Skip · RPG · 2010

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The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 8, under the fair line, at $4.99.

Length
1.5h 21.8h to 100%
Value
$3.33/hr
Reviews
61% of 420 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 3210 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Value$3.33/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews61% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 62% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 31 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Delve Deeper is a turn-based Adventure/Strategy game for Windows that combines HD pixel art, tile placement, and RPG elements in a bright and humorous atmosphere. Up to four players take command of Dwarf mining teams in this fast and furious dungeon adventure meets devious puzzler, building the map as you play for an ever-changing,...
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Must Support Shader Model 2.0, 61 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

Across all 12 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 18 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 459 weeks ago.

It is cheaper than 67 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 92 percent. On the same math Knights of Pen and Paper 2 ($1.99, scores 71) and Talisman: Digital Classic Edition ($6.99, scores 51) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.

More about Delve Deeper

Finishing takes 1.5 hours; clearing it takes 22, which is 15 times the campaign.

The drop-off

41% start to 2% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

What players say

Strategy game where you assemble your team of 5 dwarves and dig down the cave system. 3 classes to choose from that is miner, scout and fighter. Add more tunnels and dig for gold to get more resources. Digging have restrictions so expanding cave is much hindered as the blocks must be connected in some way. Depending on the depth you have to choose correct tiles type like dirt, stone or deep. Fend off goblins and...
👾 🅼 🅰❎👾Not recommendedafter 4.0hJun 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Delve Deeper scores 8/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/63800/delve-deeper
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

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Details

DeveloperLunar Giant
PublisherLunar Giant Studios
GenreRPG
Released2010
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements50