Steam app 3244220 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:31 UTC
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
20 months, February 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
A Game About Digging A Hole™ was released on 7 Feb, 2025.
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10 achievements in total.
13 developer announcements, Dec 2024 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
Hey everyone,I want to use this quick update to highlight Solarpunk, the game I have been mainly working on before and after A Game About Digging A Hole.Before A Game About Digging A Hole became the surprise hit many of you know today, I…
roka_adrianMinor fix:Fixed an issue where Dynamite could clip through rocks or terrain and explode below the intended location.
Patch notesFeatures and ImprovementsSettings: Introduce "Look Sensitivity" setting for both gamepad and mouse controlsDeadzone: Tweaked and improved deadzone handling during moving and looking around input to counteract potential gamepad stick…
Patch notesA Tale About Digging a Hole – Out Now on Steam! Today we're releasing something special for everyone who loves the world of A Game About Digging a Hole: A Tale About Digging a Hole™ – a brand-new, exclusive Steam eBook that expands the…
roka_robertThe nomination phase of the Steam Awards has begun. If you feel that A Game About Digging A Hole fits the “Sit Back and Relax” category, you can cast your vote directly at the top.Many of you have described digging as almost meditative - a…
roka_robertA Game About Digging a Hole™ – coming to consoles on December 9!Sometimes a small project grows into something far bigger than you ever imagined. A Game About Digging a Hole™ started exactly like that: a simple, quirky idea about digging.…
roka_robertHey everyone! 👋 A small but neat update for A Game about Digging a Hole is here:Autosave – the game now automatically saves when selling, upgrading, and at regular intervals (can be turned off in the settings).Achievements – fixed an issue…
roka_robertHey friends of digging! The original A Game About Digging A Hole is officially available on iOS and Android. You can grab it right now on the App Store or Google Play Store and start digging wherever you are. App Store…
roka_adrianHey everyone! We are putting all our energy into our main project, Solarpunk, and now it’s finally time: The Solarpunk demo is now playable on Steam! 🌞🎉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3465270 What to expect in the demo: ✔️ Craft, farm…
roka_robertWow, we can hardly believe what’s happening! A Game About Digging a Hole launched on Friday, and today, just a few days later, it has made it into the Top 30 on the Steam Charts! On Twitch, up to 60,000 viewers were watching simultaneously…
Patch notesIt's here – A Game About Digging a Hole is out now! 🛋️✨ Over the past few days, we've been amazed by how well the game is being received on social media. Memes, clips, and comments show: You love digging holes! 🏭️ And the best part? It's…
roka_robertIt’s time – grab your shovels! We’re excited to announce the official release date for A Game About Digging a Hole: February 7, 2025. In the latest trailer, we’re also showcasing the Jetpack in action for the very first time! 🚀 What’s new?…
roka_robertHow did „A Game About Digging a Hole“ come to be? Honestly, this wasn’t even planned. Our artist, who works on Solarpunk, had an idea during his vacation. Instead of taking a break, he created this game entirely in his spare time – in just…
roka_robertEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| A Tale About Digging a Hole – The Official Story Novel | Windows | 09 Dec 2025 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| A Game About Digging A Hole | DiggingGame.exe | windows 64 | ||
| A Tale About Digging A Hole English | A_Tale_About_Digging_A_Hole_EN.exe | windows | needs DLC 4210530 | |
| A Tale About Digging A Hole Deutsch | A_Tale_About_Digging_A_Hole_DE.exe | windows | needs DLC 4210530 | |
| 一个关于后院挖洞的故事 | A_Tale_About_Digging_A_Hole_CN.exe | windows | needs DLC 4210530 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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gameinstall | DiggingGame\Saved\SaveGames | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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