Cozy Animal Crossing-like experience
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is perfectly cozy, with just enough tasks to keep you occupied without feeling overwhelmed.”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗
Dinkum
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%James Bendon2025Open World Survival Craft · Farming Sim · Life Sim
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A charming, relaxing Australian-themed cozy survival and town-building game, often called Animal Crossing meets Stardew and Minecraft. Skip it if you want stable co-op or mid-day saving.
Great for
Solo players or couples who like cozy town-building, farming, fishing and exploring at their own pace
Main risk
Multiplayer disconnects and sleep-only saving can wipe a day's progress and items
What changed in the last 30 days
24 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews cite the Krafton publisher, AI concerns and the inZOI partnership, plus the sleep-only save system. Fairly confident, but sample is small.
24 recent reviews
What players love
Great co-op with friends or partner
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What this game does BETTER than Animal Crossing is it's co-op play.”
Steam review · 101 h played ↗
Charming Australian setting, art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the sounds of the birds, the wind, and the outback are spot on”
Steam review · 104.8 h played ↗
Huge variety of activities and freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The mix of farming, building, exploring, fishing, hunting, mining, and simply developing your island makes it very easy to lose track of time.”
Steam review · 210.6 h played ↗
Town building, decorating and terraforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“how incredibly creative you can be when it comes to designing your town”
Steam review · 198.1 h played ↗
Runs well, including Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“performance is fantastic—running smoothly at 50–60 FPS on high settings”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Grindy, slow progression and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“this game absolutly hates that you have free time.”
Steam review · 114.5 h played ↗
Krafton publisher, EULA and AI concerns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I can't in good conscience recommend it now that Krafton is the publisher.”
Steam review · 57.3 h played ↗
Bugs and disappearing items
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“50 hours into the game and all items not in my pocket disappeared.”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer disconnects lose progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“when you randomly disconnect from a multiplayer session your progress is reset to the previous day”
Steam review · 67.1 h played ↗
Co-op progression is host-only
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Dinkum was clearly not made for co-op and the mode was completely thrown together last second.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Sleep-only save system
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“you can't save mid-day. Have to sleep or you lose progress.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-13100 / AMD Ryzen 3 4100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-12600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-13100 / AMD Ryzen 3 4100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage2 GB available space
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