DAFO vs Puddle Pals

DIG AROUND & FIND OUT is a solo-developed arcade-style digging game built as a personal tribute to my grandparents, with characters inspired by them. The game has no defined story—players are free to interpret the experience in their own way. Its design focuses purely on gameplay: simple, intuitive mechanics that make it easy to pick up and play immediately. Each run can be as short or as long as the player wants. You can jump in for a quick attempt or spend time refining your strategy and pushing for a higher score. The challenge comes from going deeper, managing your upgrades, and improving with each run. At its core, it’s an endlessly replayable high-score game that rewards both casual play and dedicated grinding, all built from the ground up by a single developer.

No ads. No data collected. No surprise purchases — just one small one-time unlock for the whole pond. Puddle Pals is a gentle collection of mini-games made for little hands (ages 4–7): pop bubbles to learn counting and colors, finish silly duck puzzles, race in Duck Dash, and match cards in Matchy Quack. Every win earns an egg — crack it open to hatch one of 36 collectible ducks (pirates, unicorns, robots, and more) who come live in your pond. Built for parents who want their kid to play without the ad interruptions, dark-pattern purchases, or hidden data collection common in other kids' apps. Puddle Pals collects nothing — no accounts, no ads, no third-party trackers, ever. WHAT'S INSIDE • 6 mini-games: Duck Dash, Bubble Count, Duck Puzzle, Matchy Quack, Hide & Peek, Soap Slide • 36 collectible ducks with unique looks and voices • Counting, colors, matching, and problem-solving built into play • One $3.99 unlock for the full pond — no subscriptions, no IAP nagging • Works offline — perfect for car rides and flights • iPhone & iPad, portrait and landscape Made by a parent, for parents.