Dinkum

Dinkum is an indie life-simulation RPG set in the Australian outback, where players develop their own island community from the ground up. Released in April 2025 across PC and Nintendo Switch platforms, the game emphasizes construction, resource management, and community building.

Recent coverage has tracked a player's ongoing island development through various construction projects - from establishing a museum to building infrastructure like a community center bandstand. These additions have opened up new social features, including the ability to host community festivals such as Sky Fest. The progression reflects the game's layered approach to settlement management, where each new structure unlocks different gameplay possibilities while introducing economic trade-offs, like the debt incurred from public projects. Players are also discovering craftable vehicles, with sailboat construction emerging as a longer-term goal that requires hunting down specific materials.