A Game About Digging A Hole

GameGrinMartin Heath

9/10

This is a game about digging a hole in the ground and it's just as fun as it sounds, if not more!

GamereactorAlberto Garrido

8/10

It's surprising that with such a simple premise and simple gameplay, solo developer Cyberwave has managed to strike such an exquisite balance between player progression and curiosity to get to the end of the story in A Game About Digging A Hole. He says it took him less than two weeks to develop it completely, during a holiday he took while working on Solarpunk, which he will also publish this year. I guess even developers need "developments between developments" to stay active and lively. And when you consider that it's less than £4, A Game About Digging A Hole is solid entertainment to esca…

TechRaptorSamuel Guglielmo

7/10

A Game About Digging a Hole sure has you dig a hole. It's a solid incremental game coasting on a really good idea and aesthetic that runs into a few issues.

Screen HypeMelika Jeddi

6.8/10

I’d imagine my disappointment comes through quite obviously in this A Game About Digging a Hole review. I really wanted to love this. As I said, I actively enjoy digging games. I don’t think the grinding would’ve bothered me nearly as much had the developer made different choices regarding the controls (or added a decent soundtrack). However, as it is, the whole game feels lazy, like the developer didn’t necessarily care about making something fun, just something marketable.

Pure NintendoSophie Hiner

6.5/10

You spend the entirety of A Game About Digging a Hole, well, digging a hole. And though it may not sound the most exciting, it kept me entertained a couple hours. However...Read More

PolygonDiego Nicolás Argüello

Unscored

The trial that awaits isn’t easy, but neither was digging the hole, when you think about it. You started with a single scoop and built a hole empire. Nothing can stop you.