About Digger Derby

Digger Derby is a free pixel-art game you play in the browser: everyone diggs straight down in one shared field, racing to hit oil.

How to play: tap DIGG while the needle is on green, hit oil for gold, upgrade your shovel and crew, pick cards and climb the standings. A digg on orange blows the well out.

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Everyone togetherOpening the field…

The Derby

The digging field is connecting.

Opening the field…

Drag or swipe the field, or use the left and right arrow keys, to move along the line. Home shows the leader, End the last place.

Pressure0/ 100

0 in drilledNo oil yet

Digg on the green. Strike the pocket before it blows.

Digg with Space or Enter while the needle is in the green; past the danger line a digg can blow out.

The way down

1 of 14 strata reached

    More

    Digger Derby is an independent game, not affiliated with any film, studio or person.

    Cosmetics, not shortcuts. The tailor sells no faster digging, extra gold, boosts or advantage. Same honest race.

    Put your name on the claim.

    Your shaft.

    Your guest shaft is playable now. Link it to keep it with your X account.

    What sign-in asks for · read-only

    Digger Derby cannot post, like, follow or send messages for you. The X access token is discarded without being used.

    Already have a shaft on that account? The complete furthest shaft stays: its own gold, equipment, boosts and discoveries. Nothing is added together.

    Heard and felt

    Sound and motion.

    Fine clothes, filthy work

    The President's tailor.

    The President's Tailor · outfits for your digger; cosmetic only

    The tailor opens soon. You can still wear anything you own.

    The fitting roomYour current outfit

    Try anything on. Only owned items can be worn.

    Cosmetic only. No faster digging, extra gold, boosts or advantage. Same honest race. A different cut of cloth.

    The race program

    Down is the way up.

    Digg
    Everyone diggs straight down, all together in one field. Tap DIGG, Space or Enter as the needle crosses the green: a deep bite and little pressure. Yellow is ordinary; red is a short bite and a pressure spike. The zones move every digg. Greens in a row build a streak: at ×10 every digg goes ten times as deep, and upgrades and cards take it higher. A yellow halves the streak, a red breaks it.
    Pressure
    Every well hides a pocket of oil somewhere below. Pressure climbs with every digg: a green barely moves it, a yellow adds some, a red spikes it, and it climbs faster near the pocket, where oil shows turn up. Strike the pocket for a gusher: the well's depth is cased and its oil sold. Past the danger line any digg can blow out: the well's uncased depth and oil are lost and the rig rests a while. A dry hole with no pocket plays out on its own and is cased. Cased depth is never lost.
    Upgrade
    Spend gold in four groups: Digging, Pressure, Oil & gold and Crew. Every upgrade trades something: read the + and − on each row. Shovel levels change the tool in your hands, from the Rusty spade to the Drill rig. Pick one blade, heavy or light; the relief valve switches on and off.
    Cards
    At depth milestones a card is offered, often early on: pick one of three before your next well. Cards are yours for good; the common ones are plain bonuses while the rare ones come with a price. Every card belongs to a family (Digg, Oil, Nerve or Company): hold three of one family and you earn its set bonus too. Your cards are on the Upgrades tab.
    Discover
    Break through 14 strata toward Earth's center. Each new discovery earns gold and one 2× boost lasting 60 seconds. Boosts are never sold.
    Return
    Your shaft is persistent. Crew works while you are away, up to its offline limit between visits.
    Invite
    “Digg beside me” captures an immutable snapshot. Its image keeps that moment; the invitation opens the game with everyone digging and highlights you.

    Good company. Deep trouble.

    Digg beside me.

    Share on X ↗

    Opens X's compose window with the text and link filled in. Nothing is posted unless you post it.

    Claim settled

    The deepest shaft stays whole.

    That X account already had a shaft. Digger Derby kept the complete furthest shaft, including its own gold and upgrades. Progress and rewards were not summed.

    Nothing changed

    Sign-in missed its mark.

    The account link did not finish. Your guest shaft is still here.

    A card is waiting

    Pick a card.

    Keep one of the three for good. Three of one family earn its set bonus.

    Held for good

    Your cards.