The Dig®

LucasArts / Jul 8, 2009 / Adventure

Singleplayer

windows
Mac
Steam Deck Playable

5 playing now

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.

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What's new

Language Support Update

2018-07-19

Added language support for French, Italian, German and Spanish on the Macintosh.

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What players say

Very Positive

92% positive, 847 reviews

Recommended8 hrs played

This is legitimately one of the coolest point-and-click adventure games I've played yet. It's got some tricky puzzles that might require a visit to your local internet browser for guidance, but I was okay with that because of just how brilliant the story is, in my opinion. Not to mention the MUSIC is REMARKABLE. (And THE Robert Patrick voices the lead character in it; I mean, come on) Overall this game is a gem. (A...

9 found this helpful, 2025-12-15

Recommended4 hrs played

The major thing that I caution prospective players for is that THERE IS NOT AN AUTOSAVE OR INTUITIVE MENU WITH A SAVE FEATURE ON THIS VERSION OF THE GAME. It takes several hours to complete and if you close the game you will lose all of your progress. Some folks are able to save without issue using function keys, others are not. Buyer beware. Look into mod support/playing on an emulator from another source if you're...

4 found this helpful, 2026-02-06

Not recommended36 hrs played

I'm gonna catch some hate for this... The Dig is recommended (but only if you enjoy suffering). The Dig is a LucasArts classic—like, actual classic. Spielberg came up with the concept, and legends like Sean Clark, Brian Moriarty, Orson Scott Card, and Michael Land helped make it real. With that much talent, the presentation is so good it practically kicks down your door and demands an 11/10. And then… the puzzles...

15 found this helpful, 2026-02-08