HellDigger – A Cozy Idle Game Guide: Getting Started

What is HellDigger?

HellDigger – A Cozy Idle Game is a released idle strategy game by Sangheli Games. The official itch.io page categorizes it as Strategy and tags it as a city-builder, idle, incremental, management and retro game.

The premise is a digging expedition toward the center of the Earth. According to the official description, workers, overworked mortals and demons shovel through layers of dirt, rock and ancient secrets while pursuing crystals and treasure.

What do you do?

The official instructions identify four main activities: hiring workers, obtaining excavators, catching hellish demons and continuing to dig. The stated objective is to reach the center of the Earth and claim the available treasure.

The page describes the game as idle and incremental, so its published identity emphasizes management and continuing progress. It does not provide a more detailed control guide beyond its listed input methods.

Supported platforms and inputs

The official page lists HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux and Android as supported platforms. For inputs, it lists mouse, touchscreen and smartphone. The page also describes the average session as about half an hour.

Its rating was listed as 3.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings when the page was checked on October 7, 2026.

How to play

Open the GameTio game page, select Play, then choose Run game on the developer’s itch.io page. The browser version uses HTML5, and the official listing identifies both mouse and touchscreen input.

GameTio has not played the game, and these details come from the official itch.io page.