{"rewrite":{"id":"r_875da33b61cdd111afa68324","clusterId":"c_25d8cf73f9b88c6ac182d501","slug":"shochiku-games-sets-a-game-about-digging-a-hole-together-for-late-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shochiku Games Sets A Game About Digging A Hole Together For Late 2026","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shochiku Games and rokaplay are releasing A Game About Digging A Hole Together jointly, not through one publisher. That split matters when the sequel to a million-copy game meets retail and platform holders.","twitterPost":"A Game About Digging A Hole Together ships under a joint release between Shochiku Games and rokaplay, not a single publisher.","threadsPost":"A Game About Digging A Hole Together is listed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, which puts a Shochiku Games title on Nintendo's next console before that hardware's own release slate is settled.","newsletterBlurb":"Shochiku Games has dated A Game About Digging A Hole Together for late 2026, with rokaplay co-releasing and Mipumi Games developing. The sequel to the million-selling digger adds online co-op for up to four players. 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