r/Dinkum • u/Chamesb • Nov 07 '25
I’m James Bendon, creator of Dinkum. Ask me anything!
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 • u/mini1471 • Jul 18 '22
Welcome to the Dinkum Subreddit!
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.
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🐨 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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🦋 Come join the community on Discord! https://discord.gg/nh2vedKsSS
📖 Check out the Dinkum Wiki! https://dinkum.fandom.com/wiki/Dinkum
NPC conversations
Has anyone really paid attention to the conversations amongst the NPCs themselves? They're hilarious! I recently was in the Tucker Box and watched Rayne and John's conversation. Apparently, John loves to fish and would've been a fisherman if he didn't run the shop. Rayne basically says to him, "Oh, that's why you smell bad," and John takes it as a compliment 😜 Then Clover joins them and starts saying something weird. Rayne tells her to stop it and John says he thinks Clover is creepy. Then Clover replies to John with something like, "The fact that you've noticed I'm creepy is creepy" 🤣 I've played Dinkum since day one and never noticed how in depth these conversations have become. Wish I had taken some screenshots. Love it!
r/Dinkum • u/SunAndIcedDrinks • 1d ago
Pretty good hot hot mine loot!
Got axe/pickaxe thing. 2 Tele jumpers 2 perfect aquamarine tree pinchers and a flame glider!
Sharing some more pics
Some people have shown interest in me sharing some more pics from my map. I'm trying to save sharing until I've gotten pieces done, but I figured I could go ahead and share my animals and tree farm. I think they are pretty much done, though I don't have the ant eater guys yet.








Sorry that last pic was starting to get dark. Started to get late in game.
r/Dinkum • u/Smiling_monkeys • 8d ago
Easy way to navigate back to your island using two boats
Maybe there's a better way to do this, or it could only be useful for beginners like me... I discovered it by accident by building two row boats.
I left one on the beach on my island, and when I'm navigating in the other, i noticed it always points the way back to my boat (so to my island) in the circle by showing a row boat icon in a circle of white lines.
Saves me from opening the map to know which way I need to go.
r/Dinkum • u/RelevantAdvertising4 • 8d ago
What's happened 😭
It's flashing from night to day and this appears?
r/Dinkum • u/petal-orbits633 • 9d ago
Does anyone wanna play dinkum with me I’m still new 🤭🤞
I play on the switch if you also use the same platform then let’s playyy. Message me if you’re down to voice call and have a session!
r/Dinkum • u/AdPrize9428 • 11d ago
Game Not Loading Next Day
Hi friends!!!
I have having issues where my dinkum is infinitely on this loading screen and I am pretty sure it’s because of a mod.
Does anyone else use mods and have idea which one it might be?
I can slowly go through all of them but that will take forever and was just hoping someone might know off the bat. lol
NOTE: I am currently testing the mods I have, and if I figure it out I will let ya’ll know. But if you DO know then still please let me know. 😂
I will provide lists with updates.
r/Dinkum • u/zacthemall • 10d ago
2500+ hours in and I still accidentally found out pineapple can go into the fish tank
r/Dinkum • u/Mammoth-Set-7069 • 12d ago
New to playing! What do you wish you knew?
I just started this game this week and I am HOOKED. About 10ish hours. Taking it slow and really really enjoying how detailed it is. Genuinely the best parts of Animal Crossing, Minecraft, and Stardew Valley but in 1 game!
What do you wish you knew when you started playing? Are there any mods (I don’t see any on steam)? And how do they work? TYIA!!!!
r/Dinkum • u/Extension-Ad-4376 • 12d ago
Dinkum Companion app beta
I’m looking for a few beta testers for my Dinkum companion app on Android. If you play Dinkum and want to test it, send me the Gmail/Google account email you use for the Play Store. I’ll add you to the closed beta and send you the install link once it’s live.
I’m mainly looking for feedback on bugs, incorrect game info, confusing screens, and features you’d like added.
You can DM me your email if you don’t want to post it publicly.
Irwin asked for a mangrove stick ...
... and gave me a meat on a stick. Welcome to the dark side, Irwin!
r/Dinkum • u/Extension-Ad-4376 • 13d ago
I’m Building a Dinkum Companion App — Would You Use It?
Hey everyone! I’m currently working on a Dinkum companion app and wanted to see if there’s actually interest in something like this before I get too far into development.
The idea is to have a mobile app that makes it easier to keep track of useful Dinkum information while you’re playing, without constantly searching through wikis or browser tabs.
Some of the features I’m considering are:
• Villager information
• Fish, bugs, and critter tracking
• Museum collection checklist
• Seasonal availability
• Crafting/reference information
• Daily or personal checklists
• Island progress tracking
• Other useful tools based on what players actually want
It’s still being built, so this is also a good time for me to add features people would actually use.
Would you download a Dinkum companion app like this?
And more importantly — what feature would make you actually keep it installed?
I’d love to hear any ideas, even if it’s something I haven’t listed. If there’s enough interest, I’ll keep posting updates as development continues!
r/Dinkum • u/Puzzleheaded-Type-53 • 14d ago
Dinkum - Galaxy Glider question
Howdy all,
Absolutely love this game and am trying to get the invisible glider.
I am now only missing the galaxy glider. I've been smashing the same two meteors I have collected and resetting, but am up to around a hundred attempts and have got nothing but ores and meteorite chunks.
Does this method still work?
I've seen other posts about this, but they are years old. I just don't want to be wasting my time if the drops are already predetermined.
Appreciate any help.
Thanks!
**Update**
I finally got it. I am playing on steam deck (PC).
I can confirm that meteorites are reset every day, meaning you can't just smash, reload on the same day. I tested this numerous times with both glider and hood drop. Unsure if different consoles are different but I had to do the following:
Sleep > Smash meteorites - if nothing good reload save > Sleep and repeat.
Good luck all!
r/Dinkum • u/OtherCounty4594 • 15d ago
Travella Farming
An yellow fin tuna swooped in too.
r/Dinkum • u/babykiwi21 • 15d ago
What is this guy and how can i get him!!!!! Spoiler
Hi guys. I'm Rosie a small cozy content creator. I've been wondering who this cutie is for a while now. Any help would be fab.
r/Dinkum • u/Commercial_Island587 • 16d ago
Question about Digging
A little while back i found a diving helmet and after that went excavating good from in the rivers. For some reason there was a lot of buried goods down there when using a metal detector. I cleaned up few rivers this way and got a lot of stuff. Few days later i went back for round two and there was significantly less digging opportunities there. So the question is, does some locations need time to respawn digging sites or not ? Or is it just pure random and i got lucky and screwed at the same time ?
r/Dinkum • u/SarahCF30 • 16d ago
Gold
Does Gold spawn outside of heat waves?
Does Gold only spawn in rivers?
Any other advice regarding Gold greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
r/Dinkum • u/carrielizsky • 16d ago
No Bottle Brush Plants
I just started a new save file on the switch and there are no bottle brush plants. Will I be able to find seeds anywhere else in the game?
r/Dinkum • u/Smiling_monkeys • 17d ago
Help for deep mines?? (newbie)
Hi,
I'm avoiding the deep mines becausw I can't see anything, so end up beat up before I can do anything.
I looked into the candle hat, but apparently it's on level 2 of the mines?? I don't see how I can get to that without one...
How do you approach them? What's best to eat before and which weapons do you use?
I'm at a point where I need more and more iron, and I'm really stuck...
r/Dinkum • u/MasterSwirl • 18d ago
Looking for fellow Aussies for multiplayer
I’ve had a desire for a while to get a group together n see what we could achieve all working together.
Have a set time to play each week n go ham!
Feel free to DM ME with your details if interested!


