No. Dig Dug is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

When did Dig Dug release?

Dig Dug was first released on February 20, 1982.

Dig Dug

Feb 20, 1982ArcadeArcadeXbox 360 Atari 2600Sord M5Atari 5200

Dig Dug — frequently asked questions

Is Dig Dug on Steam?: No. Dig Dug is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Dig Dug on?: Dig Dug is available on Arcade, Xbox 360, Atari 2600, Sord M5, Atari 5200, TI-99/4A, PC-6000, PV-1000, Sharp X1, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PC-88, FM-7, MSX, MZ-1500, Famicom, Atari 7800, Intellivision, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, X68000, Game Boy Advance, mobile phone.
When did Dig Dug release?: Dig Dug was first released on February 20, 1982.

About Dig Dug

Dig Dug is a 1-2 player arcade game in which you have to use your shovel to dig your way through the earth. Stopping you from doing this are two monsters, called Pooka and Fygar, who will continually chase you around. The only weapon that you carry is an air pump, which you can use to inflate the monsters to the point where they explode. (if you start to inflate them but stop doing so, the monsters will get turned back to their normal selves). Furthermore, rocks are scattered throughout the earth, and you can use these rocks to squash them. If the monsters do not find you for several seconds, they will eventually get turned into ghosts, which are able to walk through the earth. They are invincible and cannot be killed. From time to time, vegetables will appear in the center, and you can get these for points.

Summary via IGDB.

Dig Dug on Wikipedia

Dig Dug is a 1982 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Atari, Inc. in North America. The player digs underground tunnels in each level to escape and attack enemy characters, by either inflating them to bursting or crushing them underneath rocks.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Xbox 360, Atari 2600, Sord M5, Atari 5200, TI-99/4A, PC-6000, PV-1000, Sharp X1, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PC-88, FM-7, MSX, MZ-1500, Famicom, Atari 7800, Intellivision, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, X68000, Game Boy Advance, mobile phone
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

74/100

from 91 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1983	$11	$18	$29	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★½	GCC

Also released on: Arcade · Xbox 360 · Sord M5 · Atari 5200 · TI-99/4A · PC-6000 · PV-1000 · Sharp X1 · VIC-20 · Atari 8-bit · Apple II · Commodore 64 · IBM PC · PC-88 · FM-7 · MSX · MZ-1500 · Famicom · Atari 7800 · Intellivision · Famicom Disk System · Game Boy · X68000 · Game Boy Advance · mobile phone. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

$11

Complete

$18

Sealed

$29

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver - 1987	CX2677	Common+

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 11, 2022 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A common, inexpensive conversion of Namco's arcade hit, and on Atari 50.

Dig Dug was a 1982 Namco arcade game in which you dig tunnels and defeat enemies by inflating them until they burst or by dropping rocks on them. Atari, Inc. released it in North America. GCC developed the 2600 version, which Atari released in October 1983, with a PAL release the same year.

It is common and cheap in every grade, and it is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 8

November 1983

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★½

“Play action is very close to the coin-op original, and DIG DUG fans will definitely want to add this cartridge to their collection.”
— Computer Entertainer, November 1983

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 16 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Atari's 2600 and 5200 cartridges, released in October 1983, were the first home versions of Dig Dug.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Sord M5 · Atari 5200 · TI-99/4A · PC-6000 · PV-1000 · Sharp X1 · VIC-20 · Atari 8-bit · Apple II · Commodore 64 · IBM PC · PC-88 · FM-7 · MSX · MZ-1500 · Famicom · Atari 7800 · Intellivision · Famicom Disk System · Game Boy · X68000 · Game Boy Advance · mobile phone

Atari 2600	GCC
X68000	Dempa

Atari 7800. A 7800 version was announced in 1984 but held back along with the console, and Atari Corporation finally released it on May 15, 1986.
Game Boy. Namco's 1992 Game Boy version adds a mode called New Dig Dug, in which the player collects keys to open an exit door.
Atari 8-bit. Electronic Fun praised the Atari 8-bit version for keeping the arcade's gameplay and simple controls, though Softline's readers ranked it among the worst Atari 8-bit games of 1983.