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IMPORTANT INFO: You can launch the animated flipbook by clicking PLAY on A Game About Digging A Hole in your Steam library and choosing your preferred version.

The e-book will be downloaded to your computer as a PDF file and as an executable EXE file (the animated flipbook). You can find both files in the Steam folder of your game (the default folder would be: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\A Game About Digging A Hole). If you chose a different installation directory, you will find the book files there. In the Steam Library, right-click the game title in the left sidebar – Manage – Browse Local Files

Currently only available in English, German and Simplified Chinese.

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A Tale About Digging a Hole reveals, for the very first time, the official prequel story to the indie hit A Game About Digging a Hole—packed with humor, chaos, and more moles than any sane human should own. This exclusive story DLC is a full-length novella that tells the events leading up to the game’s iconic hole. Finally, you’ll learn why the property you move into was suspiciously cheap in the first place.

Written by acclaimed German science-fiction author Ben Calvin Hary, whose unmistakable humor and storytelling style fit perfectly into the wonderfully bizarre world of A Game About Digging a Hole.

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What’s included in this DLC?

✔ The official prequel to A Game About Digging a Hole
✔ Humor, absurdity, and the same chaotic vibe as the game
✔ A complete novella / short novel (PDF + interactive flipbook)
✔ The origin story of Monti & Drilbur—and why they show up again deep in the game

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What’s this story about?

A brand-new homeowner wants just one thing: a pet.
A dog, maybe. Or a cat.
What he gets instead: two moles.

What follows is a chain reaction of questionable decisions, dubious animal diets, overly enthusiastic digging sessions, an ever-growing appetite (for both moles and owner), and a mysterious organization that seems to have waited far too long for exactly this moment.

As strange tents appear in the backyard, neighbors suffer from sleep deprivation, and a hole emerges beneath your feet that gives geology the middle finger, one thing becomes clear:
This isn’t a pet problem. This is the origin of a catastrophe.