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The Dig (1995)

LucasArts

DOS · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.91 from 266 ratings

1151 members have it in their collection · 19 playing now · 580 backlogged · 91 wish listed

How long? Main story 6h · 100% 6h (from 6 logged playthroughs)

In the dead of space, something is alive. A deep space adventure by Sean Clark in collaboration with filmmaker Steven Spielberg. You've saved the Earth from Total Destruction. Now, Can you save yourself? An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth, and only NASA veteran Boston Low has the expertise to stop it. … Read more
In the dead of space, something is alive. A deep space adventure by Sean Clark in collaboration with filmmaker Steven Spielberg. You've saved the Earth from Total Destruction. Now, Can you save yourself? An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth, and only NASA veteran Boston Low has the expertise to stop it. Along for the ride are award-winning journalist Maggie Robbins and internationally renowned geologist Ludger Brink. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, the trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine. Low, Brink and Robbins unwittingly trigger a mechanism that transforms the asteroid into a crystal-like spacecraft. The team is hurled across the galaxy to a planet so desolate, Brink is moved to name it Cocytus, after the 9th circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno. The bleak landscape was obviously once home to a highly enveloped civilization, with remnants of sophisticated architecture, advanced technology and an intricate network of underground tunnels. But no Cocytans. Who were the original inhabitants of this once rich empire-turned-wasteland? What are those apparitions that mysteriously appear from time to time? Why have Low, Robbins and Brink been brought to this place? And how can Low keep his team from unraveling in the face of such uncertainly? To return to Earth, the must dig for answer, both on the planet's surface and deep within themselves. From the combined talents of LucasArts and legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes an epic adventure that plunges headlong into the very core of the unknown. And takes you with it. Read less
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Details

Developers
LucasArts
Publishers
LucasArts
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle
Themes
Science fiction
Event
Summer CES 1994
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 30, 1995 (North_America) DOS, Mac
  • 1995 (Europe) DOS
  • 1995 (Brazil) DOS
  • 1996 (Australia) DOS
  • Oct 29, 2002 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Feb 06, 2004 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 31, 2007 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jul 08, 2009 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • May 12, 2010 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac
  • Mar 19, 2015 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Rating distribution

5 stars
75
4 stars
113
3 stars
60
2 stars
15
1 star
3
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ThatDudeWinston

Status ThatDudeWinston Sep 15, 2025

Interesting setting, fun puzzles, quirky dialogue, and enough clues to point you in the right direction through most of the game without overly needing to wander and trial and error your way through. I did reference a guide for a few specific points, but nothing too frustrating. Recommend for those that like older point and click adventure games.

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