rokaplay Boutique and Drillhounds

rokaplay is a German video game developer and publisher with a catalog that spans cozy simulation games and curated indie titles. rokaplay Boutique is the company’s sub-label for handpicked games described as unique, surprising, and unforgettable experiences beyond the cozy genre the main label is associated with. Drillhounds is a developer that co-published with rokaplay Boutique on their shared release. The label’s Steam presence describes its mission as selecting games with character for players who seek the extraordinary.

A Game About Digging a Hole (2025)

A Game About Digging a Hole, developed by Cyberwave and co-published by rokaplay Boutique and Drillhounds, released on PC via Steam in February 2025 and arrived on consoles in December 2025. The minimalist voxel sandbox game casts players as a homeowner who begins digging a hole in their garden, collecting resources to sell, upgrading equipment, and descending deeper into a procedurally generated underground environment that conceals a mysterious narrative. The game holds a Very Positive rating on Steam from nearly 13,000 reviews and a 75 Metacritic score, an unusually strong reception for a game with such a deliberately simple premise.

The Wider rokaplay Catalog

Rokaplay’s broader catalog includes Castaway Paradise, a cozy island life simulation; Spells and Secrets, a roguelite dungeon adventure published in November 2023 across PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S; and Sugardew Island, a farming and community building simulation released in March 2025 across the same platforms. The boutique sub-label represents a deliberate distinction between rokaplay’s primary cozy game output and titles with a more distinct or unexpected character, with A Game About Digging a Hole being the label’s most visible release.