Last updated on November 29th, 2025 at 06:50 pm
Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter – Entertainment Game Review
Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter is a Entertainment/Action/Adventure game from Rusty Moyher, first launched in 8th February 2018.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 115+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter Stand Out
Dig Dog is an action roguelike platformer. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Simple, expressive control scheme – Run, dig, drop, jump or dash using only three buttons! Also supports game controllers.
=== WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING ===
“a solid pick-up-and-play roguelike platformer that will really test you.”
- Touch Arcade
"a really charming sense of style"
- 148 Apps
“a highly entertaining roguelike platformer"
- Pocket Gamer
“The game isn’t as good as hanging out with a real four-legged friend, but it has an irresistible charm that brings it pretty close.”
- TechRaptor
=== THE DETAILS ===
Play both Game Modes:
Bone Hunt – The roguelike treasure hunt. Dig for bones across four worlds of increasing difficulty. Battle enemies above perilous cliffs and sunken desert caves. Die a lot.
Free Dig – An endless digging experience. Dig through an infinite set of levels with minor challenge and no game overs. Progress is saved.
- Forge your own path as you creatively tunnel through each level.
- Travel to new worlds! Uncover stranger and more dangerous environments.
- Hunt for bones and treasure as you dive deeper.
- Discover shops and buy items, but don't get too greedy!
- A thumpin’ 8-bit soundtrack you’ll surely dig.
=== A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER ===
Many of my favorite games growing up were platformers. So when I started making games for iPhone, I was keen on building a proper platformer for the system. I think my first attempt, SHAARK!, turned out fun but also quite short.
Dig Dog is a much larger and richer experience. Each time you play, the levels are freshly generated. Of course the worlds get steadily harder, but as you dig more you’ll discover a variety of challenges and goals. Will you spend your coins on a helpful item at the shop in 1-3 or horde them in an attempt for a high score. Maybe you’ll try to unlock new Warp Bones or try and beat all 4 worlds without dying. Or maybe just chill out in Free Dig mode with some cathartic digging.
I love destructive environments. You can pretty much dig up a whole level if you want. (Although that can be quite dangerous.)
As you dig more, you may start to find some of the game’s hidden depths. For instance, if you fast stomp on an enemy you’ll create sparks that ripple to the left and right. These sparks are both useful and dangerous. It depends on when and how you use them.
I hope you enjoy Dig Dog. I think there’s a lot to uncover here!
-Rusty
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th June 2025
Recent improvements include:
Minor bug fixes
Download & Availability
Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Dig Dog – Treasure Hunter on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This game is really fun and addicting. Great when your bored and have nothing to do.
We love our 8 bit dungeon crawling roguelikes and this one lets you play as a dog so Im in. Tight controls, great art and sound, just a superb game. Reminiscent of Spelunky, Downwell, VVVVVV.
We looked at the reviews before buying and Im surprised this isnt 5 stars across the board! Some reviewers might play this game and think its suppose to be something else then what it is, and for them its a shame.. Because this game is plenty challenging enough with high scores of speed, coin collection, and level completion. The only hard part to figure out is which score to make an attempt for! Definitely on our font app page for when we need to kill time or brag to our boyfriend. A must buy for sure.
Ive had this app since day one, and it is a super fun retro style game where a dog searches for a bone. It really doesnt have any glitches nor does it have any lag. Our main suggestions are to not put things on the GameCenter leaderboards that havent been added yet and to add some kind of thing to the leaderboard regarding Free Dig.
This game was recently released, but we havent found any bugs, and everything feels tight. Well worth your money at the cheap price. Hard to not do just one more run.
Are you a dog? Do you love digging? Are you scared of ghosts?! If so, you better get this game right now! This is a super fun game with tons of levels and lots of cool strategy and tricks to learn and master.
We really really like this game. Its has a good challenge progression to it (starting off sort of easy and then getting more difficult). Its also very easy to pick up and put down. If you have two minutes or ten, this is a great way to kill some time.
For those who enjoy rougelike games, digdog is a retro style classic that you shouldnt pass up! We are pleasantly surprised to find how fast paced, easy to learn, and challenging to master this game is! Great music, affects, and style.
Minus one star for generating a softlock once. Excellent game otherwise.
Cool game, would be nice to know what some of the power ups did though.
Gets pretty boring after a while, level are really only fun if you go super satan with your dog.
Controls are unresponsive, sometimes doing the opposite of the button we press. Its very easy just to dig straight down and then left or right to find the bone within seconds. The levels also feel too small. If there were more walls that couldnt be dug through, or ones that could fall on you it would make the player move more carefully.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.5
- Size: 104.10 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Rusty Moyher
Last updated: 16th June 2025 | Genre: Entertainment, Action | Developer: Rusty Moyher