It simply came out of left field, snuck up on us
right before the busy fall
gaming season, and surprised everyone with it's fun gameplay.
The reason the game's available for free
right now is to help promote its sequel, Steamworld Dig 2, which is set to be released in September for the Nintendo Switch, and at a later date to the PS4 and PC; we talked about that on our latest episode of 1RBC
Gaming Weekly (which is finally back for its second
season).