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Hjalte Tagmose, Dan Schumacher · Published by Gamersky Games, Bird Gang, Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
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 spanning the entire Animal Republic!
Indie, Strategy, Casual · 2026 · More free games
Explore the depths of Animal Republic as you recover ancient artifacts, grow a museum, and upgrade tools. Join Big Dig's casual journey to build a highway spanning the entire region, aiding Mayor Dog’s election campaign.
About this 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.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 or above
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Graphics: GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM
- Storage: 51 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
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 before!Here's some of the improvements:Added support for widescreen monitorsChanged camera controls so you can pan with any mouse button, as well as arrows/WASD, and by moving the cursor to the edge of the screenAdded colors in tech tree to help you see what currency you'll spendReworked cuneiform visualsother small bug fixesRead full article on Community Announcements (Dan Schumacher)AnnouncementsOfficial
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've added!And if you haven't played yet, now is a great time to jump in and let us know what you think!My favorite thing we've added is the completely unnecessary option to fling your Museum guests around. We got lots of feedback saying you wanted to mess around with the guests and it is indeed really fun! Please let us know what else you wanna see added!Here's a brief summary of some of the new content:11 new achievementsNew multi-part artifacts (dino bones and an ancient tablet)Redesigned tech treeThe beginning of Act 2Pumba the intern, and a bunch of new dialogueWorkers exist outside your museum and can go on breakQoL improvementsoption to dig without clicking (enabled by default)and tons more that I'm probably forgetting!Thank you for all the feedback so far! We're having a ton of fun making Big Dig and we're excited to get to the finish line now!One last sneak peak is Pumba the new museum internand our friend's pet who inspired the characterWe're excited to hear what y'all think of the new demo! Please let us know what you wanna see more of and what you find frustrating here on the Steam forums or in the in-game feedback form!Happy digging!- Schu and HjalteRead full article on Community Announcements (Dan Schumacher)
