Idle Archaeology: Digging Game
Unearth Relics and Treasure
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every layer of earth can hold a story. Alex arrives at the place shown in the last photograph taken before his father vanished, hoping the abandoned excavation will explain what happened. Instead, the first discovery points towards another site, then another, and a quiet search becomes an archaeological adventure across caves, ruins, sharp mountains, a pyramid and an ancient tower.
Idle Archaeology: Digging Game combines automatic excavation with thoughtful management. The workers keep the site moving, while you choose which plot to open, which member of the crew to improve, when to send the lorry and how to invest the expedition's resources. It is simple to begin, satisfying to watch and full of small decisions that make the next layer arrive sooner.
PUT YOUR EXCAVATION TEAM TO WORK
Open a plot and the diggers begin clearing the active layer. Each successful dig earns local money and adds material to the site. Porters collect each load, carry it to the location's store and return for the next one. The repeated work happens automatically, leaving you free to plan the larger operation.
Spend local earnings on more diggers, additional porters, better speed, greater stamina, shorter rest periods and larger storage. Improve a plot far enough to reveal new shovel positions and place more people on the ground. A few sensible upgrades can transform a sleepy patch of soil into a lively archaeological camp.
KEEP THE ENTIRE CHAIN MOVING
The busiest crew is useless if its finds cannot reach the warehouse. Porters wait when storage is full, prepared loads pile up, and the diggers eventually run out of room to continue. Watch the flow rather than one number: excavation, carrying, storage and transport must remain in balance.
DISCOVER FOSSILS, BONES AND CLUES
Important layers hide trophies that cannot be ignored. Alex finds a golden compass, a key concealed in a skull, a peculiar statue, his father's diary, an ancient bone, pieces of pottery and other objects that point towards the next destination. Dinosaur remains, old ruins, buried treasure and archaeological curiosities give the expedition its sense of wonder.
PROCESS THE MATERIAL YOU RECOVER
Once the lorry removes material from a location, it becomes useful to the expedition as a whole. At the factory, one machine extracts silver, another processes silver into gold, and a final stage creates precious gems. Queue production, then spend the result on machinery or permanent office improvements for workers, stores and transport across every location.
RETURN TO A CREW THAT HAS BEEN BUSY
After you leave an established location, the game can calculate a limited amount of passive work from its saved pace. Progress depends on the available ground and free warehouse space, so good preparation still matters. Come back, receive the accumulated money and material, empty a crowded store and set the next priority.
WHAT AWAITS UNDERGROUND
- Automatic diggers supported by porters, warehouses and a collection lorry
- Archaeological layers filled with relics, fossils and prehistoric surprises
- Ten colourful destinations connected by Alex's search for his father
- Plot levels, extra shovel positions and a growing excavation crew
- Meaningful storage and transport bottlenecks to diagnose and improve
- A factory chain producing silver, gold and precious stones
- Permanent office improvements that benefit every open location
- Three-dimensional scenes with workers, vehicles and digging equipment
- Limited progress during time away from the game
- A calm management experience for fans of miners, clickers and tycoon games
Take charge of the first plot, let the crew begin and see where the golden compass leads. With every trophy claimed, Alex moves one step closer to the truth beneath the soil.
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Information
- Provider
- Boris Nekrushev
- Size
- 271.5 MB
- Category
- Adventure
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Welcome pack USD 9.99
- Welcome pack last chanse offer USD 0.99
- No Ads - last chanse offer USD 1.99
- X2 Income forever USD 5.99
- Handful of silver USD 0.99
- Big chest with gold & gems USD 59.99
- Welcome pack at a great price USD 5.99
- Chest with silver, gold & gems USD 22.99
- Box with silver & gold USD 11.99
- Bag of silver USD 5.99
- Copyright
- © 2024-2026 Boris Nekrushev