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The Grave Digger

Home Groan Games · 2015-04-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 31, 2013 (Linux), May 31, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 15, 2024 (Android)

Take control of shovel-master Fagus in this curious blend of whimsical English comedy and grim Dickensian horror.

The Grave Digger is a $5.99 Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2015, estimated to have 20,000 .. 50,000 owners, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 32 reviews).

0
playing now
78%
positive of 32 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Fagus and Tully are down on their luck. They've got bills to pay and the rent is due. They need to make money fast and the only skills at their disposal are Fagus' prowess with a shovel and Tully's business wiles. Join them on their misguided exploration into the dark and dangerous world of grave robbing.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 27,782 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $1.00 at ShinyLoot (2013-11-29) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 2 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220152026Week of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 01:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$1.792015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-06-22 — best price $5.992015-12-01 — best price $5.992016-01-04 — best price $5.992016-02-18 — best price $5.992016-10-28 — best price $2.992016-11-23 — best price $4.192017-01-02 — best price $5.992017-10-26 — best price $2.032017-11-28 — best price $5.992018-06-21 — best price $2.992018-11-01 — best price $5.992018-12-20 — best price $2.032019-02-11 — best price $5.992019-10-28 — best price $2.032019-12-03 — best price $5.992020-01-23 — best price $4.012020-07-09 — best price $5.992020-11-25 — best price $2.992021-01-05 — best price $5.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-11-01 — best price $5.992021-12-22 — best price $3.592022-02-03 — best price $5.992022-12-22 — best price $4.012023-03-23 — best price $5.992024-07-11 — best price $5.992024-11-27 — best price $4.792025-01-02 — best price $5.992025-06-26 — best price $4.012025-10-06 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $4.012026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
26.7%
earned "Certified Grave Digger"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DDarkLootCrimeIndieHorrorStealthTop-DownDark HumorOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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