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Don't Dig Up the Dead

You must find 3 magic relics to help rid the land of evil. Use the Find-O-Meter and your trusty shovel to search the forest. But if you dig up the dead you'll need to fight them off to stay alive, so pay…

31 January 2023

Don't Dig Up the Dead is an adventure developed by MorningToast, released 31 January 2023 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Don't Dig Up the Dead is

Don't Dig Up the Dead is an adventure game developed by MorningToast and released in 2023. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You must find 3 magic relics to help rid the land of evil. Use the Find-O-Meter and your trusty shovel to search the forest. But if you dig up the dead you'll need to fight them off to stay alive, so pay attention to everything you unearth...it might just save your life.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Don't Dig Up the Dead launched on 31 January 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space and Metroid Prime Remastered.

Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space, Metroid Prime Remastered.

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When did Don't Dig Up the Dead come out?
Don't Dig Up the Dead was released on 31 January 2023 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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