The Dig
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About The Dig
The Dig is a deep-space adventure in which NASA veteran Boston Low, journalist Maggie Robbins and geologist Ludger Brink investigate an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. After Low steers it into a safe orbit, the team examines its surface and triggers a mechanism that turns the asteroid into a crystal-like spacecraft. It carries them across the galaxy to Cocytus, a desolate planet that was once home to a highly evolved civilization.
The mystery of Cocytus
The planet holds remnants of sophisticated architecture, advanced technology and an intricate network of underground tunnels, but no Cocytans. As the team investigates, you search for answers about the vanished inhabitants, the apparitions that appear from time to time and why the three explorers were brought there. The uncertainty also threatens to drive the team apart. To return to Earth, they must search for answers both on the planet’s surface and within themselves.
Locations and puzzles
You explore nearly 200 locations and solve hundreds of puzzles as you investigate Cocytus.
Voices and music
Robert Patrick voices Boston Low. Award-winning science-fiction writer Orson Scott Card contributed dialogue, and the game features a Wagnerian musical score.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for The Dig is $4.50 at Kinguin. That is 24% less than on Steam, where it costs $5.99. 11 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
Some are. This page only shows offers that activate in your country; offers for other regions, or with no stated region, are left out. To see the offers for another country, change your country at the top of the page.
Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and The Dig stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for The Dig are: Windows XP, 32 MB RAM, 650 MB storage. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. The Dig is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates The Dig as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy The Dig 24% cheaper than on Steam.
The Dig is available for 24% less in shops such as Kinguin, YUPLAY, or Gameseal.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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