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Big Dig
Big Dig is a short incremental narrative game about digging up artifacts to help Mayor Dog win the election! Recover artifacts, grow your museum, and upgrade your tools while building a highway across the Animal Republic!
95% of 583 Steam reviews positive
At a glance
● Pros
- Steam reviews: "Overwhelmingly Positive" (95%)
- Full English voice acting
- Full controller support
- Steam Deck Verified
● Cons
No notable downsides in the data.
Great for
- Short, light play sessions
- Discovering distinctive indie games
- Thinking ahead and managing resources
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 48 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 88% of them recommend the game
- Story👍 23 👎 2
- Price👍 7 👎 1
- Amount of content👍 6 👎 1
- Graphics👍 4 👎 1
- Grind & repetition👍 5
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“RIGHTS FOR EVERY ANIMAL!!! 🐸 Amazing Sim/Progression game that sucks you right in.”
About the game
Big Dig is a short incremental narrative game about digging up artifacts to help Mayor Dog build a highway across the Animal Republic!
Mayor Dog's campaign is in full swing! He needs YOU to dig out any pesky historical artifacts in his way!
Mayor Dog's highway will stretch through beaches, suburbs, lakes, middleschools, and more! Unfortunately, the land is filled with wonderous artifacts that Mayor Dog desperately needs removed.
As the road grows, so will your need for seriously capable tools. You can hire a crew of helpers, get new equipment like an excavator, and renovate your museum for increased profits!
You will get to showcase all the mysterious artifacts you find along the way, from tennisballs to dinosaurs! As the museum grows, you'll be able add decoration, new rooms and more!
Big Dig is created by two indie devs with some help from their friends! We're making Big Dig because we wanted to take a beloved genre and add a meaningful narrative with a (hopefully) satisfying conclusion.
A Short, Sweet, and Complete Experience
Big Dig is designed to be played in approximately 3-4 hours, perhaps even in a single sitting. It does not feature infinite prestige loops or time-gated idle grinding. It tells a complete story with a proper conclusion that'll make you laugh along the way.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
Minimum
OS *: Windows 7 or above Processor: i3 or equivalent Graphics: GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM Storage: 51 MB available space
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Updated October 27, 2026 · Source: Steam