Gunslugs vs Dig Deep!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gunslugs
Experience a chaotic arcade action platformer with randomized levels and permadeath. Unlock heroes, battle an evil army across diverse worlds, and utilize vehicles and unique weapons. Collect coins for upgrades and enjoy secret levels and achievements.
- Random level generation
- Unlockable characters
- Variety of weapons
- Tank driving
- Jetpack flying
- Secret levels
- Objectives/achievements
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A chaotic arcade action platformer. Randomized levels and perma-death will keep you on your toes as you try to unlock your Gunslugs buddies and defeat the Black Duck Army. Take it one world at a time, and see if you can defeat the evil Hell boss Evil army? check! Explosions, chaos, and screen-shakes? check! A group of familiar looking heroes? check! Welcome to Gunslugs! Fight the evil Black Duck army as they try to take over the planet using their technology and a huge collection of foot-soldiers. You’ll get to fight on plane yards, jungles, arctica, egypt and finally the gates of Hell. Drive tanks, fly jetpacks and shoot eggs out of a chicken-gun… ..! Gunslugs is a fast paced run and jump game with procedurally generated levels and a rogue-like permadeath element. You get one live, and the only way you can extend that is by running into the Voodoo priest selling continue statues. Unlock the roster of Gunslugs heroes as you go, and use them to advance your way to the gates of Hell to defeat the final boss. Collect coins to buy upgrades, improvements, and mini-games like the Donkey Kong inspired Arcade game, the Gameboy level, the train-ride, sketchbook world and much more.. you might even bump into the man with a bow-tie and a blue box.. FEATURES * Random level generation - no 2 game sessions will be the same! * Unlockable characters * Thumping sound track * Fun variation of weapons * Tank driving! * Jetpack flying! * Secret levels * Objectives/achievements * Destruction * Chaos * Rain, snow, and big bad hell worms * Wizards, princesses, geeks, voodoo priests and many more surprises... !
Dig Deep!
Embark on a retro mining adventure as a famous miner exploring a randomly generated planet. Gather gold, upgrade your gear, and recruit new miners with special abilities. Enjoy classic pixel art graphics and a chiptune soundtrack in this ad-free experience.
- Retro miner experience
- Randomly generated planet exploration
- One-button controls
- Mining gear upgrades
- Side missions
- Recruit miners with special abilities
- Pixel art graphics
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Unleash your inner gaming beast with the original Dig Deep! The classic ad-free retro miner experience! Get ready to meet Roger - the galaxy's most famous miner with a killer 'stache and epic toupee! Join him and his squad on a treacherous mission into the depths of an ancient planet to gather valuable gold. Are you up for the challenge? • Frenzied gameplay • Explore a randomly generated planet • Simple one button controls • Upgrade your mining gear • Tons of side missions to complete • Recruit new miners with special abilities • Pixel Art graphics and a Chiptune soundtrack that will cause your moustache hairs to stand up • No in-app purchases, No Ads - buy it once and play forever! Dig Deep! is an independent game designed by two friends. By buying it you will not only get a fantastic game but also help us to continue creating new projects :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dig Deep! at 494 against Gunslugs's 8. Gunslugs's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Gunslugs costs $2.99 and Dig Deep! $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gunslugs against 4.6 for Dig Deep!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dig Deep! has 494 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Gunslugs's written reviews are positive against 80% of Dig Deep!'s.
Gunslugs ships an update every 3 months, Dig Deep! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gunslugs | Dig Deep! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (494 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 494 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pascal Bestebroer | Fernando Garcia Bernal |
Customer experience
Gunslugs
Dig Deep!
Bugs and requests
Gunslugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dig Deep!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to activate character abilities
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Persistent notification issues
- Stuck on certain levels due to level design
Requested features
5 requests- More characters and abilities
- Additional levels and challenges
- Ability to skip difficult missions
- Option to purchase extra lives
- Improved UI and notifications
In-app purchases
Gunslugs
No in-app purchases
Dig Deep!
No in-app purchases
