Shochiku Games Sets A Game About Digging A Hole Together For Late 2026
The sequel moves the series from a solo digging loop to four-player co-op, and Shochiku Games is leaning on an outside indie publisher for the release instead of carrying it alone.
Key Facts
- Shochiku Games will release A Game About Digging A Hole Together in late 2026.
- A Game About Digging A Hole Together supports online co-op for up to four players.
- Mipumi Games is developing A Game About Digging A Hole Together, and rokaplay is co-releasing it with Shochiku Games.
- The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC.
- The predecessor A Game About Digging A Hole has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress).
Shochiku Games will release the digging simulation adventure game A Game About Digging A Hole Together in late 2026, jointly with indie publisher rokaplay. The game is in development at Mipumi Games. It supports online co-op for up to four players and is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC. The price is undecided. The project is the follow-up to A Game About Digging A Hole, which has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Shochiku Games announced the release window on September 29, 2026. The studio and rokaplay are handling the release together rather than through a single publisher.
The original A Game About Digging A Hole has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and the follow-up keeps the digging premise while adding online co-op for up to four players. Mipumi Games is developing the title. Shochiku Games and rokaplay are releasing it together.
The platform list is broad: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC. No price has been set. Shochiku Games announced the late 2026 window on September 29, 2026, and the release date remains a window rather than a fixed day.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.