# Games like The Dig®

> The closest matches to The Dig®: Full Throttle Remastered, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010). Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Full Throttle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/228360/full-throttle-remastered) — Shares point and click with The Dig. 1,270 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/)
2. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Also Remake and 1990's, like The Dig. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
3. [Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™](https://imho.run/games/6010/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis) — Also 1990's, like The Dig. 892 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6010/)
4. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — A frequent pick in The Dig players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
5. [Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)](https://imho.run/games/33600/broken-sword-2-the-smoking-mirror-remastered-2010) — Shares point and click with The Dig. 533 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33600/)
6. [Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™](https://imho.run/games/32460/monkey-island-2-special-edition-lechuck-s-revenge) — Also Remake and 1990's, like The Dig. 1,479 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32460/)
7. [LOOM™](https://imho.run/games/32340/loom) — Also 1990's, like The Dig. 445 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32340/)
8. [Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/233550/another-world-20th-anniversary-edition) — Also Remake and Cinematic, like The Dig. 907 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233550/)
9. [Syberia](https://imho.run/games/46500/syberia) — Also Beautiful, like The Dig. 1,401 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46500/)
10. [The Night of the Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/230820/the-night-of-the-rabbit) — A frequent pick in The Dig players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,095 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230820/)
11. [The Curse of Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/730820/the-curse-of-monkey-island) — Also Remake and 1990's, like The Dig. 1,613 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/730820/)
12. [Riven (1997)](https://imho.run/games/63610/riven-1997) — Also Beautiful and 1990's, like The Dig. 1,011 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/63610/)
13. [A Vampyre Story](https://imho.run/games/313870/a-vampyre-story) — Shares point and click with The Dig. 140 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313870/)
14. [The Next BIG Thing](https://imho.run/games/58570/the-next-big-thing) — Shares point and click with The Dig. 279 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58570/)
15. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Also 1990's, like The Dig. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
16. [Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/262000/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-20th-anniversary-edition) — Also Remake and 1990's, like The Dig. 591 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262000/)
17. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Same nostalgic mood as The Dig. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
18. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Aliens and Cinematic, like The Dig. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
19. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Same atmospheric mood as The Dig. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
20. [The Longest Journey](https://imho.run/games/6310/the-longest-journey) — A frequent pick in The Dig players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,339 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6310/)
21. [Maniac Mansion](https://imho.run/games/529890/maniac-mansion) — Also Remake and 1990's, like The Dig. 125 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529890/)
22. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Cinematic, like The Dig. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
23. [BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION](https://imho.run/games/912570/beautiful-desolation) — Also Cinematic, like The Dig. 257 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/912570/)
24. [Detroit: Become Human](https://imho.run/games/1222140/detroit-become-human) — Also Beautiful and Cinematic, like The Dig. 52,742 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222140/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=6040&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=6040&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=6040&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=6040
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/6040
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Dig®

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 6040
- **Developer:** LucasArts
- **Publisher:** LucasArts
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 8, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/6040/the-dig)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=6040&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6040/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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