The Dig® (Steam Game) 
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.
- Adventure (82)
- Point & Click (78)
- Great Soundtrack (35)
- Singleplayer (31)
- Classic (29)
- 1990's (28)
- Sci-fi (25)
- Puzzle (23)
- Remake (17)
- Retro (15)
- Pixel Graphics (7)
- Beautiful (6)
- Third Person (5)
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Price | $ 5.99 |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 92.1% Top 20% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 87.3% Top 10% / 87% Top 10% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 972 Top 15% / 1.1K Top 15% |
| Curators | 75 reviews Top 10% |
| Median Play Time | 8.3 hours Top 20% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 1.4 hour Top 15% |
| Followers | 3K Top 20% |
| Owners | ± 145.2K Top 15% |
| Copies Sold | ± 73.9K Top 10% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 277.4K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows The Dig®'s Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (November 2010) to 91.3% (February 2020).
The 1.1K reviews Top 15% suggest that The Dig® might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. They often took place in November.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows The Dig®'s review languages. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in The Dig® depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 14 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that The Dig® crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 92.7% rating Top 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Dig®'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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