Balloon Studios

Balloon Studios is an independent video game developer known for A Game About Digging a Hole, released in 2023. The game does exactly what the title suggests: you dig a hole, and the game gradually reveals what is at the bottom.

A Game About Digging a Hole (2023)

A casual simulation game where you are given a shovel and a yard and told to dig. The game layers in additional mechanics as you go deeper, rewarding curiosity with something worth finding at the end. It went modestly viral on social media for the same reason many single-mechanic games do: the premise is immediately understandable and the gameplay loop is satisfying to watch. It found an audience on Steam and was a positive debut for the studio.