The Dig
1995· LucasArts· Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure · PC / Mac / Linux
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Time to Beat ~9h
85%
Very Positive 1,136 reviews
83
IGDB 115 ratings
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.
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Game Details
Developer LucasArts
Publisher LucasArts
Release
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Engine SCUMM
Steam Deck Playable
OS Support Windows, Mac
Game Modes Single player
Steam Reviews Very Positive (1,136)
ESRB E
PEGI 7
English: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
French: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
German: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
Italian: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
Spanish (Spain): Audio, Interface, Subtitles
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