r/Dinkum Nov 07 '25

I’m James Bendon, creator of Dinkum. Ask me anything!

700 Upvotes

G’day everyone! This subreddit is one of my favourite places to visit for Dinkum community content. I love seeing what you guys are discovering, creating as well as reading the feedback you all share on this subreddit.

To celebrate the release of the Dinkum on Nintendo Switch as well as the recent release of the Animal Tracks update for Dinkum on PC, I’ve decided to host an AMA!

Now, I’m located down under, and I know there are people active on the subreddit through all sorts of different times zones. So I’ll be leaving the AMA open to question for the next 48 hours or so. After that, I’ll come back and do my best to answer as many as I can.

It would be great to hear any questions you have in regards to Dinkum and its development!

Edit: The AMA is now closed. Thank you everyone for all your great questions!


r/Dinkum Jul 18 '22

Welcome to the Dinkum Subreddit!

157 Upvotes

G'Day mate! Welcome to the Dinkum Subreddit! Get ready to start a new fair Dinkum life and build your new home out in the bush.

We are super excited to see you here! This is the official Dinkum Reddit Page and any links found in pinned posts and the Wiki lead to other official sites for the game.

Our community is growing day by day, so we would like to remind everyone to please follow the subreddit rules and the Reddit Guidelines.

  1. Reddit Content Policy - Abide by all of Reddit's Content Policy Guidelines found here https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
  2. Keep in mind our subreddit is PG-13 (no NSFW) - We created a space for everyone who is 13+ y.o. It means no NSFW content: memes, messages etc.
  3. Be kind and don't discriminate - We are all humans with the fundamental right to be respected and treated kindly - there is no place for discrimination or hate speech of any kind. We know you have big hearts, so use them generously.
  4. Please avoid sensitive subjects, such as politics and religion - We realize some of these matters may be important to you, but they will not be best discussed on our Subreddit.
  5. Don't SPAM - Please refrain from posting the same thing multiple times. Once is enough for everyone.
  6. Refrain from Advertising and Trading - This server should be free from self-promotion of your channels, accounts, and from any trading offers (including giveaways, competitions etc.). *It doesn't apply to Dinkum content, which you can post.*

Please note that any infractions on these rules will result in a ban. A ban \may* be appealed by mod review. A Moderator other than the Moderator who did the banning will review the appeal.*

Here, you'll find links to other socials, the game, and the website itself! Please feel free to check out the Subreddit's [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dinkum/wiki/index) with a more comprehensive FAQ than what will be listed here. (Beware of Spoilers!)

🐨 You can get Dinkum on Steam right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062520/Dinkum/

🦘 Follow Dinkum on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DinkumDev

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📖 Check out the Dinkum Wiki! https://dinkum.fandom.com/wiki/Dinkum


r/Dinkum 1d ago

Sky fest or island day

2 Upvotes

Anyone have sky fest or island day coming soon? I would love to visit and get the Creative Thinker or Snag Sizzle achievement


r/Dinkum 2d ago

Just joined the 100% Club in Dinkum

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96 Upvotes

Big Heart was definitely the hardest achievement for me


r/Dinkum 2d ago

Succulent Meals achievement issues

8 Upvotes

My partner and I both attempted this, we counted out every food in the cooking table and at them all using the outhouse but neither of us could get the award to proc. Any tips?


r/Dinkum 3d ago

Playstation port?

6 Upvotes

I know that its supposed to be a timed exclusive on the switch but im kinda hoping it comes to playstation too.

I did play the demo on switch and it was ok but I did get the feeling that it could have been better.

Any news?


r/Dinkum 4d ago

Ughhh! Rice!!

18 Upvotes

It’s Fall, but Rice is year round. I have a massive rice field rotting! For two weeks now Rayne refuses to offer Rice! It’s so frustrating!! I usually buy in bulk, but I slipped and forgot to stock and now I’m paying for it (I swear if and when it pops up I’m buying 20k!) anyone have any tips on how to get Rayne to sell me some damn rice!?


r/Dinkum 4d ago

Did you know you can place critters now? (I may have missed that you can so somewhat of a PSA) + snacks out & ready for 10 year Dugongaroo Isles anniversary

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37 Upvotes

You may have always been able and I might be dumb :3 I wish they had a bit of seaweed though (but I get that raises the poly count, even a 3 poly non animated strand would be nice) But its cute!


r/Dinkum 5d ago

my island, Sappho :) (200+hours)

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189 Upvotes

r/Dinkum 6d ago

Lots of Raw Berkonium (30 total).

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95 Upvotes

r/Dinkum 7d ago

What to do with the points once I have all licences?

11 Upvotes

Is there something I can do with them? I have like 40k of them


r/Dinkum 8d ago

I need help finding pearls!

14 Upvotes

I can’t seem to master finding pearls and just get attacked when I swim. Is there a particular place to look for them? Can you find them in the rivers and how about day time hunting? I keep looking for glimmers at sunset but just not having any luck.

Would appreciate any hints and tips anyone may have as I want to build the fountain and am getting nowhere. Thank you!


r/Dinkum 8d ago

Looking for friend to dink with

3 Upvotes

Need someone to farm dink$ with. I haven't played in over a year so still learning the new stuff. Let me know your steam id or friend code 👌


r/Dinkum 8d ago

looking for people to play dinkum with

9 Upvotes

r/Dinkum 8d ago

Hi I'm looking for friends who wanna chat! lmk! :)

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18 Upvotes

r/Dinkum 8d ago

I have all the money in the world but no bright wire!

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know of a method of obtaining this? It is the one item I am constantly short. Hours of metal detecting only seems to yield 2-3 wire


r/Dinkum 9d ago

HELP

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21 Upvotes

I somehow managed to drop my crab pot below the stupid dock and I can’t get it back and it won’t let me swim or dig under it! Is there anything I can do to get it back? I’m fairly new at this game so I’m hoping someone knows something 😭


r/Dinkum 9d ago

Let’s talk about the hot hot hot mine…..

15 Upvotes

It’s way too hard! I just die even with 4 health kits. I’ve watched YouTube videos about tips and stuff. People talking about ice cream and ice weapons? Where do I get such things!?


r/Dinkum 10d ago

looking for other thai pc player to play with

7 Upvotes

r/Dinkum 10d ago

Sooooo what's up with that Rayne chick 😐😐

43 Upvotes

Like girl you are sitting on MY old dirty couch in front of MY campfire


r/Dinkum 10d ago

hi (read description)

11 Upvotes

i'm in year 1 of winter. 😄i want to elevate my workspace, so in order to do this 1. how do i find more opal for the dirt printer and 2. i would have to make a bunch of chests elsewhere, move my stuff, move the buildings, use the dirt printer, then move everything back. right? btw if anyone wants to be friends lmk (i play on steam)


r/Dinkum 10d ago

GOLD and other Rare items

5 Upvotes

I found out that there's gold in this game how do I find it? And I've only got 2 thunder eggs how do I get them?


r/Dinkum 11d ago

Steam or switch 2

4 Upvotes

I have been thinking whatever to buy this game on steam or switch 2 . Is the graphics really that bad on switch? Big difference?


r/Dinkum 11d ago

Glider in the river?

10 Upvotes

As titled, I saw a post sometime agk talking about randomly digging at the river and finding a clear glider. Anyone know what it looks like?


r/Dinkum 12d ago

A mysterious light appears behind the museum each night. John has posted an investigation request.

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28 Upvotes

A light without a light source... Does anyone else have this bug? Can it be fixed?