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The Dig®

by LucasArts

  • Released Oct 29, 2002
  • $5.99
  • 9 h to beat
  • DOS
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

92%positive reviews

1,189 positive105 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Strong writing and voice acting for its time

  • Interesting sci-fi premise

Cons

  • Obtuse puzzles and pixel hunting

  • Hard to recommend today

Mixed

  • Some call it a LucasArts classic, others find it suffering

Media

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System requirements

OS *: Windows XP or Vista

Processor: Any 2002 era PC or better

Memory: 32 MB RAM

Graphics: 2 MB - PCI Graphics Card

DirectX®: Required for sound

Hard Drive: 650 MB

Sound: 16-bit sound card

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Ratings

  • 83IGDB players121 ratings
  • 45Critics1 reviews
  • 64Overall122 scores

Time to beat

  • 9 hStory and extraswith side content

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Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (Spain)

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