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The Dig®
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“We had to wait until Shovel Knight to find a videogame with such a great use of a shovel”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“I love it so much. I remember playing it way back in the 90's as a kid, and I have wild nostalgia for the story every time i replay it. I've played tons of PAC puzzles, but this one is so utterly well-written, well-cast, and beautifully designed, even if it's over 30 years old.…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“This game really shows how good LucasArts was at creating S-tier point & click adventure games at the time of their peak. While dated and honestly, quite difficult, this is still a real gem and worthy of exploring for those with an interest in PC games and the genres of this…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Language Support Update
Added language support for French, Italian, German and Spanish on the Macintosh.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · 1990's · Classic · Sci-fi · Puzzle · Remake · Retro · Pixel Graphics · Aliens (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.lucasarts.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP or Vista Processor: Any 2002 era PC or better Memory: 32 MB RAM Graphics: 2 MB - PCI Graphics Card DirectX®: Required for sound Hard Drive: 650 MB Sound: 16-bit sound card