New 6-Player Co-Op Horror Game on Steam Mashes Sea of Thieves Energy with REPO’s Presentation

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2025 saw the rise of ‘friendslop’ games – cooperative titles perfect for playing with friends – including releases like PEAK, REPO, and RV There Yet. Popular games like Phasmophobia and Sea of Thieves also fit this fun, collaborative style. Now, all eyes are on 2026 to see if it can deliver similar hits, and a newly announced game on Steam might just be a contender. Dig Dig Die is a unique 1-6 player horror game where you and your friends play as pirates robbing graves.

Dig Dig Die is a cooperative game for 1 to 6 players, available on Steam. You and your friends play as quirky pirate characters reminiscent of those in REPO. The goal is to team up, defend yourselves, and gather treasure from coffins and crypts – it’s similar to a ghost hunting experience like Phasmophobia. However, the game’s cursed flying ship strongly evokes the feel of the ships in Sea of Thieves, making that connection hard to ignore.

When players enter the graveyard, they search for treasure hidden in crypts and coffins, using tools like shovels, crowbars, and weapons. These locations can contain valuable items, power-ups like speed boosts and super jumps, challenging trap rooms, or dangerous monsters. The graveyard is also filled with supernatural threats – monsters react to every sound, and even UFOs can attack and kidnap players. After each attempt, players return to their pirate ship, where they can gamble and buy helpful items from vending machines to improve their gameplay.

  • 1-6 players online
  • Dig up graves for treasure
  • Proximity voice chat with voice effects
  • Reactive monsters and threats to shovel sounds and voice chat.
  • Play casino games like Blackjack, roulette, or thimbles to multiply loot.
  • Find or purchase boosters that influence each game

Dig Dig Die Is an Early Entry in the Friendslop Games of 2026

Pure slop chaos and friend betrayal

I’m really excited about Alice Games’ new title, Dig Dig Die, because if their other games are anything to go by – like Sea of Thieves and REPO – the best part is always playing with your friends! Those games are all about creating fun, unpredictable moments with people you know, and the developers are promising more of that – “emergent chaos, betrayal, and unforgettable co-op moments.” Honestly, it’s that word ‘betrayal’ that really has me hooked – it sounds like things are going to get really interesting!

Alice Games might focus on the tension of friends struggling to save each other, or even abandoning each other to monsters. So far, it doesn’t seem to include the social deduction gameplay of games like Among Us, but that would be a welcome addition. Among Us itself helped popularize this kind of ‘friendslop’ genre, and with a lot of anticipation for 2026, it will be interesting to see if Dig Dig Die succeeds and what other games follow this emerging trend.

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2026-01-07 18:04