Dinkum

Dinkum is a 2025 survival life simulation game designed by Queensland-based indie developer James Bendon and published by Krafton for Windows, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. In the game, the player collects resources to build a town on a remote island inspired by the Australian outback. The game was the first commercial title of Bendon, who developed the game over an eight year process, drawing inspiration from Australian landscapes. An early access version of the game was published in 2022. Upon release, Dinkum was commercially successful and received generally positive reviews, with praise directed towards the game's environmental design and range of gameplay features, although views were mixed on the degree the game was an innovation or repetition of other life simulation titles such as Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley.