A Game About Digging A Hole Together Lands December 4 At 700 Yen
The sequel exists because the original's players asked for multiplayer, and the original's solo developer handed the rebuild to a Vienna studio with credits on Alan Wake 2 and the Hitman series rather than expand it alone.
Key Facts
- A Game About Digging A Hole Together releases on December 4, 2026, at a price of 700 yen.
- A Game About Digging A Hole Together is planned for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2, and will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
- A Game About Digging A Hole Together supports online co-op for up to four players with cross-platform play, and single-player is still available.
- The previous game, A Game About Digging A Hole, passed 1 million cumulative worldwide sales after launching on February 7, 2025.
- As of the time of writing, A Game About Digging A Hole holds a Very Positive Steam rating, with 89% of 20,320 user reviews positive.
Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 1 more.
Shouchiku Games and rokaplay select announced on October 21 that A Game About Digging A Hole Together, developed by Mi'pu'mi Games, will release on December 4, 2026. The price is 700 yen. Versions are planned for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2, with Xbox Game Pass availability at launch. The game is the sequel to A Game About Digging A Hole, a digging simulation made by a single developer in his spare time that passed 1 million copies sold worldwide. The core loop carries over: dig, sell what you find, upgrade equipment, dig deeper. This entry adds online co-op for up to four players with cross-platform play, a beach setting, more terrain types, digging tools split into four categories, more upgrade types, and a collection element where finds are displayed inside a tent. Shouchiku and rokaplay select are publishing jointly. Japanese in-game text is planned. Announcement came during the ID@Xbox IGN Showcase.
Mi'pu'mi Games rebuilt the game system from scratch, which is how up to four-player co-op and cross-platform play got in alongside steadier performance. The studio was founded in Vienna in 2009 and has worked on titles including Alan Wake 2, Control, the Hitman series and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The digging and voxel technology traces back to tech created early in development of Solar Punk: Sky Island, the other project the original developer was working on at the time.
The first game arrived on February 7, 2025, and passed 1 million cumulative sales. As of the time of writing it holds a "Very Positive" Steam rating, with 89% of 20,320 user reviews positive. Player feedback pushed the sequel: requests to dig longer and dig with friends, plus calls for new tools and hidden elements, were analyzed and built in. Multiplayer shows the distance to other players, so a group can dig one shaft together or spread across a wide area. Underground finds include an item labeled UPSIDE DOWN HELMET, a black rotary phone, a toy excavator, giant green glowing objects and objects sealed with multiple locks. Shouchiku Games was set up in June 2024 as a games division inside Shouchiku.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 穴掘りがどうにも面白い。マルチ対応の「A Game About Digging A Hole Together」が12月4日に配信決定
- 4Gamer.net 最大4人で地底を掘り進める「A Game About Digging A Hole Together」，12月4日発売。クロスプラットフォームにも対応
- Denfaminicogamer 最大4人でオンライン“穴掘り”ゲーム『A Game About Digging A Hole Together』12月4日に発売決定。クロスプレイ対応でフレンドとひたすらに地中を目指す
- Automaton 100万本売れた穴掘りゲームが「最大4人マルチ」に、『A Game About Digging A Hole Together』12月4日配信へ。“変なオタカラ”ざっくざく、もちろん一人でも
- Game Spark 【最大4人】大ヒット穴掘りゲー続編『A Game About Digging A Hole Together』12月4日発売決定！700円のクロスプレイ協力で地底へ