Games like dig dug

Dig Dug is a maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1982. The player controls the titular character, who must eliminate all of the enemies on the screen by pumping them up with air until they explode or causing rocks to fall on them. The game was published by Atari, Inc. in North America and Europe. It runs on Namco Galaga arcade hardware.

Dig Dug was a commercial success outside Japan - a total of 22,228 arcade cabinets were sold in North America by 1983, grossing an estimate of $46.3 million ($120 million if adjusted for inflation). Its success caused several sequels, spin-offs and ports to be released for a number of platforms, and it was a popular title during the golden age of arcade video games. Dig Dug received a favorable reception from critics for its gameplay and characters, although home releases were initially less well received for their poor graphics and sound effects.