Big Dig — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| v1.4 Patch Notes | 2026-10-26 | Somehow our silly little game has reached Overwhelmingly Positive in less than a week! That's ridiculous!For Omelet You Cook, it took us about 6 months to reach this milestone! We never expected that we'd ever even reach this number with Big Dig so we're totally blown away. We're so incredibly grateful for everyone who's taken the time to play the game, provide feedback, and leave a kind review |
| End Game Rebalanced | 2026-10-23 | 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 artifact in the Capital.This is a massive and obvious oversight and I apologize for shipping the game in such a state. I've overhauled the Act 3 Research Tree so that you'll feel yourself becoming much more powerful with every upgrade.Previously every shovel gave +25% damage or +20% speed. Now shovel upgrades in Act 3 give +75% damage and +60% speed, with a final node that takes you to 1000% total (up from 400% total).I've also added Excavator upgr |
| v1.2 Patch Notes | 2026-10-22 | 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 the first node of the act if no nodes were visible on enterBug FixesFixed bug where some players lost their save dataThis was caused because the game could be launched directly (instead of through Steam). When players who did this then relaunched through Steam, it created a new save.If this occurred to you, the game will automatically take whichever save had more playtime when you first relaunch the game. W |
| 10,000+ Voters! Thank you so much! First Patch is Live! | 2026-10-21 | 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 grateful to those of you who have left a review, told your friends, joined the Discord, and reported bugs! We've received over 500 user reports and we've addressed as many as we can! Please keep 'em coming. We're listening to everything and want to ensure Big Dig is as good as it can be for new and returning players!There's 2 major changes that won't be addressed in this patch but will in a future update. We'll b |
| BIG DIG is OUT NOW! | 2026-10-19 | 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!BIG DIG is releasing with a 25% discount, so now's the best time to start digging! Tell your friends!If you want to support us even more, please consider buying the Supporter Pack! It adds Adrien, a silly french dog who will come live in your museum and let you decorate it!We would love to hear your feedback so we can keep improving the game for new and returning players! It's most helpful if you use the in-game feedback button and we'll also be l |
| BIG DIG releases October 19th! | 2026-10-08 | 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 ton writing the story and the dialogue for all these goofy characters. We're so excited to share it with you all!The demo will be disabled once we release since it's super out of date and we won't have time to fix everything. Likewise progress will not carry over because a lot of things have changed.I hope everyone is excited as we are for the BIG DIG on October 19th!-Schu and Hjalte |
| Demo v1.2 Patch Notes | 2026-07-03 | 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 fixes |
| Brand New Demo! | 2026-06-10 | 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 (d |