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Burrowers

Creatures theme

Includes animals, plants or machines that burrow underground or into any semi-solid substance where the player can't follow and occasionally rises to attack.

104
games
27
platforms
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Wii)
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
WII 2008-10-21
1st Quest Revamp (Linux)
1st Quest Revamp
LIN 2002
StarCraft 64 (Nintendo 64)
StarCraft 64
N64 2000-06-13
StarCraft: Brood War (Windows)
StarCraft: Brood War
WIN 1998-12-18
Recettear (Windows)
Recettear
WIN 2007
Avencast: Rise of the Mage (Windows)
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
WIN 2007-10-16
Half-Life 2 (Windows)
Half-Life 2
WIN 2004-11-15
Darksiders (PlayStation 3)
Darksiders
PS3 2010-01-05
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion (Windows)
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion
WIN 2009-09-17
Shadowgrounds (Windows)
Shadowgrounds
WIN 2005-11-11
Ōkami HD (Nintendo Switch)
Ōkami HD
SWTC 2018-08-09
Darksiders (Windows)
Darksiders
WIN 2010-06-24
Related:
* Worms
* Giant worms

Similar:
* Cloaked NPCs
* Pop-up NPCs
These are usually invincible while burrowed, forcing the player to wait for them to attack before retaliating rather than actively seeking them out.

Covers both stationary and moving burrowers.

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Games by year

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The first Burrowers video game was released on October 1985.

Blizzard Entertainment, Nintendo and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 30
Linux 20
Mac OS X 8
X360 6
PS3 4
PS2 3
Mac OS Classic 3
Wii 3
N64 3
MS-DOS 2
GameCube 2
Pandora 2
SNES 2
3DS 2
Android 2
BeOS 1
GBA 1
BSD 1
Tandy Coco 1
PS 1
Switch 1
Xbox 1
GB 1
Archimedes 1
Mega Drive 1
Amiga 1
iOS 1

Most common companies

Blizzard Entertainment10
Nintendo10
THQ6
Boot Disk Revolution4
Electronic Arts4
Capcom4
Valve3
Over the Top Games3
2K Games3
RedWolf Design3
Virgin3
Microsoft2
Playcreek2