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Dinkum
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Dinkum is an amazing game! However, if you plan to play it for many hours, there is a serious issue you should be aware of. I also want to make it clear that this is based entirely on my personal experience. After…”
“Bought this game to play with my gf, we both have wired connection and play right next to each other however every 10-15 minutes she gets booted and she looses all her progress and items effectively killing our…”
“This game is weird, while the mechanics and gameplay are interesting enough, everything else about it feels off. Like the animations, combat, the overall way things work makes it feel like a asset flip type game. I…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a pretty chill game. The parallel to Animal crossing is very easy to draw but there are way more mechanics and things to do to make it almost feel more like a proper sandbox game where you can shape and change the…”
“Great game! Sadly, I can only play multiplayer bc crossover isnt compatible with the last update. However, multiplayer is good, just a little buggy. Otherwise there is a ton of stuff to do and the game as been fun…”
“Cozy farming and city-building games are my cup of tea, but I'm very picky specially with time constraints and combat features it usually comes with (because I hate both). Fortunately, the time this game has isn't…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game! Sadly, I can only play multiplayer bc crossover isnt compatible with the last update. However, multiplayer is good, just a little buggy. Otherwise there is a ton of stuff to do and the game as been fun…”
“If you like animal crossing. You'll like this game. It gives major animal crossing vibes, BUT I actually like it better then animal crossing though it has a lot more things to do.”
“Cozy farming and city-building games are my cup of tea, but I'm very picky specially with time constraints and combat features it usually comes with (because I hate both). Fortunately, the time this game has isn't…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's like if the slow start of Animal Crossing New Horizons opened up into a town-building & adventure game instead of the more predictable, cozy gameplay loop of an Animal Crossing. Art style and sound design is…”
“Great graphics and gameplay. Great support from developer with plenty of updates to add new content.”
“I don’t have alot of hours in this game but this game is fun to play, 100% recommend trying it, love that it’s based in Australia!! Pros: The game is inspired by Animal crossing, doesn’t use Ai and doesn’t use any…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's like if the slow start of Animal Crossing New Horizons opened up into a town-building & adventure game instead of the more predictable, cozy gameplay loop of an Animal Crossing. Art style and sound design is…”
“Great graphics and gameplay. Great support from developer with plenty of updates to add new content.”
“Constant updates for the game great art style and great fun to play!”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Bought this game to play with my gf, we both have wired connection and play right next to each other however every 10-15 minutes she gets booted and she looses all her progress and items effectively killing our…”
“Lost a total of 8 hrs of saves because playing from PC to Steam deck deletes save files. It’s a persistent problem widely reported and remains unsolved….”
“I don’t have alot of hours in this game but this game is fun to play, 100% recommend trying it, love that it’s based in Australia!! Pros: The game is inspired by Animal crossing, doesn’t use Ai and doesn’t use any…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Dinkum is an amazing game! However, if you plan to play it for many hours, there is a serious issue you should be aware of. I also want to make it clear that this is based entirely on my personal experience. After…”
“this game was half-baked in the Australian sun and sold down the river to KRAPON. Completely mind-numbing and pointless multiplayer experience that makes you feel like an NPC in your host's world. I'd cut this game more…”
“This game is weird, while the mechanics and gameplay are interesting enough, everything else about it feels off. Like the animations, combat, the overall way things work makes it feel like a asset flip type game. I…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Bought this game to play with my gf, we both have wired connection and play right next to each other however every 10-15 minutes she gets booted and she looses all her progress and items effectively killing our…”
“this game was half-baked in the Australian sun and sold down the river to KRAPON. Completely mind-numbing and pointless multiplayer experience that makes you feel like an NPC in your host's world. I'd cut this game more…”
“Utterly ridiculous that there are as many disconnections as there are when playing multiplayer in this game. Valuable resources just *poof* when someone who joined disconnects for no apparent reason. Loving the game,…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's like if the slow start of Animal Crossing New Horizons opened up into a town-building & adventure game instead of the more predictable, cozy gameplay loop of an Animal Crossing. Art style and sound design is…”
“Lost a total of 8 hrs of saves because playing from PC to Steam deck deletes save files. It’s a persistent problem widely reported and remains unsolved….”
“Great game! Sadly, I can only play multiplayer bc crossover isnt compatible with the last update. However, multiplayer is good, just a little buggy. Otherwise there is a ton of stuff to do and the game as been fun…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[h1]Good game, but it still has some frustrations.[/h1] People will compare this game to "Animal Crossing" on the Nintendo Switch, which is not surprising. If you’ve played AC before like I have, you’ll notice a lot of similarities. You start the game with nothing, placing camps…”
— a player, Steam review · 220 hrs played“First experience with co-op, Host a game Sister joins you Goes and attempts to kill the Alpha Bush Devil She dies I try to save the day and attempt to get the Ute back Bush Devils spots me a mile away Chases me all the way home John screams HELP with his arms up We die…”
— a player, Steam review · 78 hrs played“[h1]A Good Game with a Frustrating Dealbreaker[/h1] This is a good game. Having only played about 9 hours at this point, I cannot call it great, but it has brought me a lot of fun during these hours. However, there is a huge deal breaker: disconnection in multiplayer resets your…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Dinkum Steam Summer Sale
G'day, everyone!Following the Krafton Publisher Sale, we're back with more savings — this time for the Steam Summer Sale! If you missed your chance to grab Dinkum during the last sale, here's another
Dinkum Krafton Publisher Sale (Steam & Nintendo)
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May 15th Hotfix (Updated 5/19)
G'day, everyone!We've released a hotfix update on 5/15 (Fri) to address bugs and balance adjustments currently occurring in the game. Please see below for the full list of changes included in the 5/15
April 30th Hotfix
G'day, everyone!Following the first hotfix, we've released a second hotfix update with additional bug fixes and balance adjustments. Please see below for the full list of changes included in the secon
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Agriculture · Farming Sim · Life Sim · Relaxing · Co-op · Farming · Crafting · Simulation · Sandbox · RPG · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Indonesian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://dinkum.krafton.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-13100 / AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible