Digging the Game

Digging the Game is an Archaeology Soup semi-regular video series, focused on depictions of archaeology and history in games, as well as on the potential of games to help explain archaeology-related concepts like exploration, phenomenology, etc. 
In Marc's own words: Welcome to Digging the Game. In this series we play topical computer games as archaeologists. Archaeological gaming is a fascinating and fun form of archaeology we can all get involved in!
==Overview of the series==
The full chronological playlist for this review series can be found here.
For greater ease of navigation, the episode overviews listed below are arranged according to the year of their first release. Please note that the order number of the videos does not reset with these years, as this is a long-term video series. Pleasant viewing !
==2015==
Digging the Game episodes from 2015.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes 	Release date
1 	Phenomenology in Skyrim! 	 	9 January 2015
2 	Valiant Hearts: WWI Learning on XBOX 360! 	Co-hosted with collaborator Bethany.	22 May 2015
3 	Digging The Game: Saarthal (Skyrim) 	 	11 September 2015
4 	Digging The Game: Witcher III: Part 1 	 	23 October 2015
5 	Digging The Game: Witcher III: Part 2 	 	6 November 2015
6 	Digging The Game: Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox 360)	 	18 November 2015
==2016==
Digging the Game episodes from 2016.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes	Release date
7 	Digging The Game: Stronghold (PC) + Archaeosoup is 6!	 	14 March 2016
8 	Digging The Game: Far Cry Primal - Part 1 	 	31 May 2016
9 	Digging The Game: Far Cry Primal - Part 2 	 	24 June 2016
10 	Digging The Game: Far Cry Primal - Part 3 	 	28 July 2016
11 	Battlefield 1: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!? 	 	15 August 2016
==2017==
Digging the Game episodes from 2017.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes	Release date
12 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 1)	 	12 April 2017
13 	Digging The Game: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC) 	 	14 July 2017
14 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 2)	 	31 July 2017
15 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 1 	 	22 August 2017
16 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 2 	 	24 September 2017
17 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 3)	 	15 November 2017
18 	Digging The Game: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PC) 	 	27 November 2017
19 	Digging The Game: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy 	 	9 December 2017
==2018==
Digging the Game episodes from 2018.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes	Release date
20 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 3 	 	5 January 2018
21 	Digging The Game: Joe & Mac Returns (PC) 	 	10 January 2018
22 	Digging The Game: The Value of Archaeogaming? - The Stanley Parable (PC) 	 	29 January 2018
23 	Digging The Game: Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (SNES) 	 	12 February 2018
24 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 4 	 	23 March 2018
25 	Digging The Game: Far Cry 5 - Introduction 	 	27 March 2018
26 	Digging The Game: The Anthropology of Far Cry 5 (Part 1) 	 	11 May 2018
27 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 5 	 	1 July 2018
28 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 4)	 	24 August 2018
29 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 5)	 	21 September 2018
30 	Digging The Game: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - First Impressions 	 	3 October 2018
31 	Digging The Game: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - Field Report! 	 	5 October 2018
32 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 6 	 	18 December 2018
==2019==
Digging the Game episodes from 2019.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes 	Release date
33 	Digging The Game: Archaeology of Zelda: Breath of The Wild - Was I Right? 	 	28 February 2019
34 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Ancient Hylians (Part 6) 	 	11 April 2019
35 	Digging The Game: The Archaeology of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Mysterious Zonai (Part 7)	 	15 June 2019
36 	Digging The Game: 'Breath of the Wild 2'... Archaeological Clues!? 	 	20 June 2019
37 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating! - Part 7 	 	31 July 2019
38 	Digging The Game: Zeus Begins - First Impressions (PC) 	 	16 August 2019
39 	Digging The Game: ArchaeologyX (Part 1) - *Epilepsy Warning* (PC) 	 	30 August 2019
40 	Digging The Game: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (Part.1) 'Learning to Learn' 	Archaeo-Chat interview with the lead developer.	19 September 2019
41 	Digging The Game: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (Part 2) 'Experimenting with Sticks' 	 	25 September 2019
42 	Digging The Game: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (Part 3) 'Getting to Know the Clan' 	 	6 October 2019
43 	Digging The Game: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (Part.4) 'A New Beginning!' 	 	25 October 2019
44 	Digging The Game: Bad North - Jotun Edition (PC) 	 	25 November 2019
45 	Digging The Game: Jotun - Valhalla Edition 	 	21 December 2019
==2020==
Digging the Game episodes from 2020.
Order	Reviewed work / topic 	Notes	Release date
46 	Digging The Game: North (PC) Part 1 	 	17 January 2020
47 	Digging The Game: North (PC) Part 2 	 	4 February 2020
48 	Digging The Game: Playing History 2: Vikings (PC) 	 	21 February 2020
49 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating: Part 8 (LIVE STREAM FUN HAPPY TIME!) 	 	3 April 2020
50 	Digging The Game: C14 Dating: Part 9 (LIVE STREAM-ness) 	 	17 April 2020
51 	Digging The Game: ArchaeologyX (Part 2) (PC) 	 	5 April 2020
52 	Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Trailer - Reaction & Thoughts from an Archaeologist... 	 	1 May 2020
53 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 1 	 	28 April 2020
54 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 2 	 	4 May 2020
55 	Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 'Gameplay' (w/o Gameplay) Trailer - Live Stream 	 	11 May 2020
56 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 3 	 	18 May 2020
57 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 4 	 	3 June 2020
58 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 5 	 	9 June 2020
59 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 6 	 	19 June 2020
60 	Far Cry Primal (Meander & Banter) - Live Stream 	 	23 June 2020
61 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 7 	 	30 June 2020
62 	Assassin's Creed Valhalla: 30 Minute Gameplay: Archaeologist's Analysis - Live Stream	 	14 July 2020
63 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 8 	 	17 July 2020
64 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 9 	 	21 July 2020
65 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 10 	 	28 July 2020
66 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 11 	 	10 August 2020
67 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 12 	 	26 August 2020
68 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 13 	 	8 September 2020
69 	Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Live Stream: Part 14 	 	8 September 2020
== LPs by specific game ==
Some of the longer playthroughs seen in Digging the Game or in their own separate playlists can be found in the Let's Plays category.
Category:Games