Ground Divers

Ground Divers! is a real-time strategy roguelite revolving around time and resource management. The player guides the robot Tsuruhashi across seven timed main stages and numerous sub-stages with the ultimate goal of finding rare matter. Instead of directly controlling Tsuruhashi, players instead set down pins on a grid-based map in order to plot a line for Tsuruashi to dig.

Each pin requires a certain amount of AP in order to be set. Set pins can be removed in order to regain AP. AP is generated through mining blocks, destroying enemies, and selling or using items. Depending on its current equipment, Tsuruhashi can use a special move by using AP and a resource called "Cheer Energy", where the player cheers for Tsuruhashi for a short amount of time.

In the past, on a planet in a distant solar system, society faced destruction due to the increasing scarcity of energy sources. The planet was saved by divine intervention in the form of a tool known as “Tsuruhashi” by teaching the people to excavate an energy source known as “rare matter” from deep underground. Tsuruhashi then vanished afterwards. In the present, teams known as Ground Divers create “mining frames” to explore the underground and unearth rare matter. The player takes a role as a member of Studio Tsuruhashi and pilots the mining frame “Tsuruhashi”, named after the planet's savior, which operates using energy from “Cheer Crystals.” The player guides Tsuruhashi deep underground to find rare earth while also seeking to uncover the mystery behind the Cheer Crystals.

According to the review aggregation website Metacritic, Ground Divers! received "mixed or average" reviews from critics. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 38% of critics. Siliconera reviewer Jenni Lada noted that while the game suffered from intense difficulty spikes, the difficulty was ultimately manageable, and that the game had immense replay value its additional difficulty levels and optional challenges.