The Dig cover

The Dig

Critic score1 critic
First release
Nov 30, 1995
Publisher
LucasArts
Engine
SCUMM
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Science fiction

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.

Also known as The Dig.exe

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Release dates
DOS
Nov 30, 1995
Mac
Nov 30, 1995
DOS
1995
All 13 release dates
DOS
1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 29, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 06, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 31, 2007
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 08, 2009
Mac
May 12, 2010
Linux
May 12, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 19, 2015
Mac
Mar 19, 2015
Linux
Mar 19, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
9h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
exploration, spaceship, steam, multiple endings, easy
… All 14, astronaut, single-player only, steam play, ancient advanced civilization technology, another world, scumm, male protagonist, previously on - prime gaming, scummvm compatible

At a Glance

Critic Score
45
Main + Extras (IGDB)
9h

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