ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
Fair · Action · 2016
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $3.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 0.8h 4.2h to 100%
- Value
- $4.99/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 650 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $2.56 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
First appearing in arcades in 1982, Dig Dug finally comes to Steam! Control Dig Dug to make underground tunnels and inflate or crush the enemies!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 1.5 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 68 times in the 11 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 6 percent on value. It is cheaper than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN ($3.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection ($39.99, scores 49).
More about ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
Of the 323 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 90 percent of the 338 reviews written there were positive, against 89 percent overall, and those are 63 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 0.8 hours. Doing everything runs 4, 5.3 times as long.
The drop-off
82% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Dug is very good at digging. But im still confused on why this game is almost a gigabyte big when the game by itself is just 29 KB 💀
2 more reviews
A timeless arcade classic that proves great gameplay can remain engaging for generations. It's an essential experience for retro gaming fans and anyone seeking straightforward, addictive fun.
ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG demonstrates why certain arcade classics continue to survive decades after their original release. Developed by BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, this re-release preserves one of gaming's most recognizable arcade experiences while making it accessible for modern players. Originally introduced during the golden age of arcades, DIG DUG remains a reminder...
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Cite this score
ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG scores 61/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/403400/arcade-game-series-dig-dugReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.