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Released Oct 19, 2026 $5.99 · −25% Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Big Dig

By Dan Schumacher

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Reviews 568 Overwhelmingly Positive
Players now 279 Peak today 279
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About Big Dig

Big Dig is a game tagged Incremental, Narrative and Mining by Dan Schumacher, released Oct 19, 2026. It has 568 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). The Steam games most like it include Digseum, Digsum and Mytosis.

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!
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Big Dig · record updated 16 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID4304900
Release dateOct 19, 2026
Last change number40227921
Last record update16 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose
Publisher
Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose, Bird Gang, Gamersky Games
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Technologies
Unity detected

Platforms

Windows macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

9
Single-playerSteam AchievementsStatsSteam CloudFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$5.99
On sale41 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$5.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked5 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

3
  1. Oct 22, 2026 v1.2 Patch Notes

    v1.2 Patch NotesArtAdded outlines to artifacts in Quest bubbles and post-dig so they don't blend inQuality of LifeAdded Screen Shake toggleDiminishing Returns money animation doesn't block Dig/Museum buttons anymoreTech Tree now focuses on…

  2. Oct 21, 2026 10,000+ Voters! Thank you so much! First Patch is Live!

    Hello fellow voters!We're thrilled to announce that over 10,000 of you have bought and played our game in the first 48 hours! We couldn't be more thrilled with the response and how much y'all have enjoyed the BIG DIG!We're especially grate…

  3. Jul 3, 2026 Demo v1.2 Patch Notes

    Hello constituents! We made a minor update to the demo today with fixes for some of the most frequently reported issues. No new content, just making sure it's a better experience for future players or those who couldn't fully enjoy it befo…

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
26168916publicOct 23, 2026

Packages & DLC

DLCs

1
IDNamePrice (US)
5088810 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

2
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
4304901 — All 507.4 MB 238.6 MB 798230256771952794
4304902 — macOS 522.1 MB 245.2 MB 430979611174057165

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 26168916 Oct 23, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Big Dig

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
BigDig.exe Windows
BigDigMac.app macOS

Cloud saves

Space per player9.5 MB
Filesup to 10
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowBirdGang/BigDig/{64BitSteamID}*.jsonWindows

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 01:41 #40204969
    • common.store_tags.7 9626 → 615955
    • common.store_tags.8 615955 → 9626

News

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа Big Dig превратит раскопки артефактов в предвыборную кампанию пса-мэра

    Инди-разработчики Dan Schumacher и Hjalte Tagmose выпустили Big Dig — короткую сюжетную инкрементальную игру, в которой раскопки древностей помогают мэру Псу победить на выборах и построить шоссе чер…

  2. Oct 23, 2026 · Community Announcements End Game Rebalanced

    Hello fellow voters! We've been listening to your feedback and one of the most consistent things we hear is that the end game feels a bit sluggish. Specifically, it's very difficult to dig up every a…

  3. Oct 19, 2026 · Community Announcements BIG DIG is OUT NOW!

    Hello fellow voters! BIG DIG is OUT NOW!Hjalte and I are so excited to share this silly little narrative incremental game with y'all! We've been working hard and we're excited to hear what you think!…

  4. Oct 8, 2026 · Community Announcements BIG DIG releases October 19th!

    It's almost time to start digging!Hjalte and I have been hard at work finishing BIG DIG and we're excited to officially announce it launches in just over a week on October 19th!We've been laughing a …

  5. Jun 10, 2026 · Community Announcements Brand New Demo!

    Hello!Development on Big Dig is coming along really nicely and today we released a brand new demo! If you played the original demo and enjoyed it, I think you'll have fun checking out everything we'v…

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