A 2013 Nintendo 3DS game is currently available for $0.79 for a limited time. The game in question has been given out for free in the past, so there is a chance you already own it, assuming you haven’t purchased it at any point over the last 12 years. That said, this new deal does not come through the Nintendo eShop, but via Steam. There is a similar deal on the Nintendo eShop, as well as the PlayStation Store, but the deal isn’t as good.
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Right now, on Steam, and until September 28, SteamWorld Dig is available for just $0.79, thanks to a massive 92% discount. On the PlayStation Store, meanwhile, the game is available for just $1.49 thanks to an 85% discount. And then on the Nintendo eShop, it is 80% off, and consequently available for $1.99. And it will actually never be cheaper than this because the Nintendo eShop prevents any game over $1.99 from being discounted below $1.99.
One of 2013’s Better 3DS Games
The Nintendo 3DS came out in 2011, so 2013 wasn’t exactly the early days of the console, but not quite the heart of the generation yet either. That said, when it came to 3DS exclusive games that year, SteamWorld Dig was one of the more notable ones. The game did eventually come to other platforms, hence the deals above, but this did not happen until the following years.
SteamWorld Dig, for those that do not know, is a platformer meets action-adventure game from Swedish studio Image & Form. It is notably the second-ever game in the series, following 2010’s SteamWorld Tower Defense. Upon release, it garnered an 82 on Metacritic. Meanwhile, it got a sequel itself in 2017 in the form of SteamWorld Dig 2.
A Classic Unlikely to Ever Be Cheaper
Unless SteamWorld Dig is given out for free again, it is unlikely it will ever be cheaper than this on Steam, and if it is, the difference will be inconsequential. Meanwhile, it can’t and won’t be cheaper on the Nintendo eShop than $1.99 unless Nintendo changes the aforementioned eShop policy.
Those worried about playing a 2013 3DS game in 2025 shouldn’t be, as it holds up. And this is mostly thanks to the nature of the game, which has a humble presentation compared to the AAA games of this time. Consequently, it has aged better thanks to its lack of reliance on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art graphics and animation, all of which is now dated.
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