Digger Ball cover

Puzzle game

Digger Ball

Dig a tunnel that always slopes downhill so the ball rolls past the planks and reaches the target.

Difficulty
Easy to moderate
Compatibility
See device support below

Game overview

Digger Ball is a physics puzzle about carving a slope rather than aiming a shot. You dig a tunnel through the soil, and the ball only travels while the corridor keeps falling, so a flat stretch stops the run dead. Iron and wooden planks sit in the way and have to be routed around with turns that still lose height, which turns each level into a small engineering problem: get the ball to the target using gravity alone.

This title is best suited to players who enjoy drawing-based physics puzzles.

How to play Digger Ball

  1. Look at where the ball starts and where the target sits
  2. Dig a corridor that keeps descending the whole way
  3. Curve around iron and wooden planks without flattening the slope
  4. Release the ball and watch it run the route you carved

Controls

  • Drag: Dig the tunnel through the soil
  • Tap / click: Release the ball into the corridor

Objectives and failure conditions

Objectives

  • Guide the ball into the target
  • Route around every plank in the way
  • Keep the tunnel descending from start to finish

The run ends or fails when

  • The ball stops on a flat section or is blocked by a plank

Gameplay mechanics

  • Freehand digging that shapes the route
  • Gravity-driven rolling with no player control mid-run
  • Obstacles that force detours

Device compatibility

Desktop browsers

Mouse or trackpad: Digger Ball loads straight into the page on desktop Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari with no download or plugin. Controls used: Drag, Tap / click.

Phones and tablets

Touch controls: Digger Ball is driven by pointer input, which maps to tap and drag on a touch screen.

Tips for Digger Ball

  • Keep a steady downward angle rather than digging steps
  • Route around a plank early, while you still have height to spend
  • Dig a wider corridor at turns so the ball does not wedge

What worked well and what did not

Pros

  • The dig-and-release loop is instantly clear
  • Levels are short enough to retry freely

Cons

  • Digging precision can be fiddly on small screens
  • Later levels repeat the same obstacle types

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