Open Digger
PlayablePC · 1983 · Arcade · Decompilation
Dig through eight new geometric mazes, collect every emerald, and avoid roaming enemies.
Controls
| Enter — start game | |
| Arrow keys — move and dig | |
| F1 — fire | |
| Space — pause | |
| F10 — exit game |
About this build
Open Digger pairs the reconstruction-derived Digger Remastered source port with eight independently designed levels and a complete CC0 visual set. Andrew Jenner reports permission for Digger Remastered from original author Rob Sleath; this does not establish permission for the original retail distribution or verify byte matching. The browser build contains no original maps, graphics, title, icon, font, or tune data. Its deliberately simple geometric artwork makes the replacement campaign visually distinct.
- Built from
- Digger Remastered
- Type
- Decompilation
- Game files
- No original game files needed.
- Code licence
- Mixed: Public Domain, Beer-Ware, BSD-2-Clause, and GPL-2.0; see individual source files
- Assets
- CC0-1.0 replacement levels, graphics, font, title, and icon
- Source
- sobomax/digger ↗
What has been tested
Muted tests verified launch, short-tap directional input, emerald collection, scoring, completion of the replacement first level, transition into the second level, enemy movement, one death and restart, and IndexedDB persistence across reload. Audio is structurally disabled. A complete eight-level playthrough remains unverified.
Last tested 2026-09-22 in Headless Microsoft Edge on Windows, Chromium-based in-app browser on Windows. Full playthrough: not verified. How games are tested.
See the source classification and permission-scope review. Gameplay and replacement-content evidence are separate.
Known limitations
- The mixed source licenses include GPL; this historical entry is not a new permissive-code addition. The author-reported Digger Remastered permission is separate from original game distribution rights and has not been independently authenticated.
- Audio is intentionally absent from this replacement build.
- The opening level and representative second-level play have been tested; a complete eight-level playthrough has not been verified.
Saves
High scores and settings are stored in this browser. Use Export saves in the player toolbar before clearing browser data.
Build and corresponding source
Compiled with emcc (Emscripten gcc/clang-like replacement + linker emulating GNU ld) 6.0.1 (25e4e8d6550d392ba9e0c2936bce7cf41ee47cc0) from revision e85cab1164f0304b3e66f371a5997d83f7a0090a.
