6 Puzzle games like The Dig that you should try

Same family as The Dig: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. To that it adds resource management and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a third-person camera.

With The Dig it shares adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. To that it adds resource management and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside The Dig, and so does adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and resource management. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

If The Dig worked for you because of adventure storytelling, single-player focus and resource management, the same is here. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

If The Dig worked for you because of puzzle design, single-player focus and resource management, the same is here. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Held in common with The Dig: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is tower defense planning and a casual, approachable feel.