Deepest Trench Demo Hits Steam as This Extraction Digger Pushes the Genre Lower

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Depths of Fortune: Dig, Fight, Extract has joined Steam Next Fest in June 2026, and its first public demo is now live on PC via Steam. Developed by Soda Game Studio and published by Infini Fun, the multiplayer digging extraction game offers 5 distinct floors, 3 modes, 2 playable characters, and runs about 20 to 30 minutes per session. More to the point, the pitch is clear: this is being framed as the first vertically descending "dig-fight-extract" game, built around pushing downward rather than roaming a flat map.

That is the clearest break from the usual extraction shooter format. Instead of centering gun builds and flat-map scavenging routes, the game turns descent itself into the core rhythm. You drop into supernatural underground zones, collect gold, upgrade gear, search for alien gems, and extract during a limited window. Because rewards hinge on when you extract, each run has a clear risk-reward arc, and that 20 to 30 minute structure feels better suited to repeat plays than heavier extraction games that ask you to spend too much time reorganizing after a loss.

The current demo feels less like a token sampler and more like a solid test of the core loop. 5 unique floors are not a huge amount of content, but they are enough to see whether the cycle of diving, looting, handling threats, and escaping actually holds together. The 3 modes cover solo exploration, team-based PVE, and team-based PVP, giving both solo players and groups a straightforward way in. That matters during Steam Next Fest, where a demo usually has to do two things fast: explain itself and make players want to pull in friends.

It also has one smart incentive to keep playing. The demo only includes 2 selectable characters, but players can collect parts from other characters during the trial and carry that progress into the full release. It works a bit like the early-progress bonuses some games use to reward demo players. That alone probably will not decide a purchase, but it does make continued play more appealing, especially for players who like getting an early advantage during demo events.

What makes Depths of Fortune: Dig, Fight, Extract worth watching is not that it already feels exceptional, but that its selling point is unusually clear. Extraction games on PC are already crowded, and trying to compete purely on shooting feel is hard when the genre already has more established names. By focusing instead on vertical progression, run pacing, and multiplayer role division, it is at least taking a distinct route.

The takeaway is simple. If you already like hopping into repeat sessions with friends and want a lighter structure than traditional extraction games, this Steam demo is worth downloading now. If your priority is deep long-term progression and a fully built-out class roster, it makes more sense to wait and see how large the full release turns out to be.