The Dig®

Buy92%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

LucasArts · Adventure · Jul 8, 2009

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Dig®?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 181 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
181 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ok, so for an overall analysis: The story is great, it was a really nice adaptation of the novel.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and sound effects are simply awesome, they definitely make you feel immersed in the environment around you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That being said, for the time the backgrounds and art style was very unique and eye-catching.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is largly focused on exploration and puzzle solving, and it does both of these very well.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story181 reviews
Audio70 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Interface
78% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$5.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.09.

4 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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