A Game About Digging A Hole PC requirements, FPS and best settings

Can your PC run A Game About Digging A Hole? The short answer

Difficulty profile: how hard is A Game About Digging A Hole to run?

How this game ranks among 937 modelled titles, and what that means for different classes of graphics card.

Across the 937 games we have modelled, A Game About Digging A Hole lands on a demand score of 7, ahead of 28% of them. In plain terms it is a light game for graphics hardware.

It comes from the minimum card on the Steam page (GTX 770), which we map onto a common performance scale and convert to 1080p High. Treat it as a relative guide.

What it means by card class

• On an entry card, the RTX 5060, expect the frame rate to be capped by the game or CPU: roughly 253 FPS at 1080p, 253 FPS at 1440p.
• An RTX 5080 (a high-end card) has more power than A Game About Digging A Hole can use, landing near 253 FPS at 1080p and 253 FPS at 1440p.
• With a mid-range card such as the RTX 5070 the game is limited by its engine long before the card, with around 253 FPS at 1080p and 253 FPS at 1440p according to our model.
• With an enthusiast card such as the RTX 5090 the game is limited by its engine long before the card, with around 253 FPS at 1080p and 253 FPS at 1440p according to our model.

For the processor we score A Game About Digging A Hole at 32, which is above 47% of our data set.

System requirements for A Game About Digging A Hole

Everything Steam names for A Game About Digging A Hole, then what it means for real hardware.

Published by the developer on Steam and subject to change with patches.

How the published specs translate to frame rates

Steam names GTX 770 as the minimum GPU. Expect around 140 FPS at 1080p Low, or roughly 77 FPS if you raise the preset to High.

Only a minimum requirement is published for A Game About Digging A Hole. Our figures extrapolate from it, so allow a wider margin for error.

RAM starts at 8 GB RAM and goes to 8 GB RAM for the recommended tier, while the install needs an unstated amount of space.

Best graphics card for A Game About Digging A Hole by target

The lowest GPU we tested that manages each target in A Game About Digging A Hole, plus the first desktop RTX 50 card that does.

For 1080p at 60 FPS on High, GTX 1060 6GB is the entry point in our list, with RTX 5050 the first RTX 50 card that clears it.

For a smooth 1440p on High you want at least the GTX 1060 6GB. Within the RTX 50 range that means the RTX 5050 or above.

At 4K, expect to lean on upscaling. The RTX 5050 is the first desktop RTX 50 card to hit 60 FPS on High once Quality upscaling is switched on.

The table covers NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards. Add your own processor, memory and settings in the can my PC run it checker and check for a processor limit in the bottleneck checker.

Estimated A Game About Digging A Hole FPS on 28 graphics cards

Modelled FPS for 28 graphics cards from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Pick a resolution to redraw the bars.

Compare the extremes: an RTX 5090 gets roughly 253 FPS at 1440p and 253 FPS at 4K, and an RTX 5050 around 253 FPS at 1440p. That is the span of results you can expect in A Game About Digging A Hole.

Full results table

Every figure assumes the High preset with a fast processor. The last two columns use Quality upscaling (DLSS, FSR or XeSS, if the game offers it). Figures above 360 FPS are shown as 360+. For a head-to-head, open the GPU comparison tool.

Is your graphics card good enough for A Game About Digging A Hole?

How twelve well-known cards fare, explained simply.

Verdicts below use High settings throughout. For older cards a weak result mostly means lowering the preset, since Low and Medium settings recover a lot of speed according to our model.

In this game the RTX 5070 returns roughly 253 FPS at 1440p while the RTX 5060 returns 253 FPS, a gap of 0% that is worth weighing against price.

Best A Game About Digging A Hole settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K

One plan per resolution, each aimed at a steady 60 FPS in this game.

1080p playbook

1080p is straightforward on GTX 1660 Super, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060, which hold 60 FPS on High natively here, so you only need upscaling for extra smoothness.

Pick your card in the table for the preset and upscaling mode that keep 1080p above 60 FPS.

1440p playbook

At 1440p, RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RTX 5070 hold 60 FPS natively on High according to our model, so you can leave upscaling off and spend the headroom on settings.

Use the table as a starting point: it shows the highest preset that still manages 60 FPS for each card at 1440p.

4K playbook

For 4K play, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080 clear 60 FPS on High without any upscaling according to our estimates, which leaves room to raise individual settings.

Use the table as a starting point: it shows the highest preset that still manages 60 FPS for each card at 4K.

Is a graphics card upgrade worth it for A Game About Digging A Hole?

The gain from each rung of the RTX 50 ladder at 1440p on High settings.

The biggest single step in A Game About Digging A Hole is RTX 5050 to RTX 5060, worth around 0% at 1440p according to our model. The smallest is RTX 5050 to RTX 5060 at roughly 0%.

Faster cards help less here than in heavier games. A Game About Digging A Hole runs out of graphics work early, so the CPU becomes the limit.

Compare options directly in the upgrade value calculator or the GPU price to performance calculator.

A Game About Digging A Hole VRAM requirements

Estimated graphics memory use on High settings. Running short causes stutter even on a fast GPU.

The model gives 2 GB at 1080p High, rising to 2.6 GB at 1440p and 3.6 GB at 4K. It is an estimate derived from the recommended graphics card, not a measurement.

If memory is tight, lower textures first: Medium brings the 1440p figure down to roughly 2.2 GB.

What each memory size means for A Game About Digging A Hole

• 6 GB of VRAM reads as comfortable for 1080p, comfortable for 1440p and comfortable for 4K on High settings here. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• On an 8 GB card, 1080p is comfortable, 1440p is comfortable and 4K is comfortable on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• With 12 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.
• 16 GB of VRAM reads as comfortable for 1080p, comfortable for 1440p and comfortable for 4K on High settings here. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.

Try your own combination in the VRAM calculator and see how much VRAM you need for gaming.

A Game About Digging A Hole CPU requirements

Which processors keep a fast graphics card busy in this game.

The published CPU range runs from Intel Core i5 to Intel Core i5. We turn that into a frame-rate ceiling for nine popular processors in the table.

The CPU load sits in the middle of our range for A Game About Digging A Hole, which means a modern mid-range processor will not hold back a typical card.

As a reference, a Core i5-12400F can prepare around 139 FPS here according to our model. If your GPU can draw more than that, you will be CPU-limited.

Test your own pairing in the bottleneck checker and the system bottlenecks guide.

CPU and GPU pairings for A Game About Digging A Hole

How seven common processor and graphics card pairs behave in this game.

In 7 of the seven builds the processor, not the GPU, sets the 1440p frame rate in A Game About Digging A Hole. The first is the RTX 4060 with Core i3-12100F, which the CPU holds near 106 FPS while the card could draw roughly 299.

Our model finds RTX 5090 plus Ryzen 7 9800X3D the most evenly matched build here: roughly 291 FPS from the processor against roughly 360+ FPS from the card at 1440p.

None of these is a shopping list. They show how the balance shifts as you move up the range, and the bottleneck checker lets you try your own pair.

A Game About Digging A Hole memory and disk space

What Steam names for memory and disk space, and what it means in practice.

Memory first. Steam sets 8 GB RAM as the minimum and 8 GB RAM as the recommended amount. With Windows, a browser and a chat app open, 16 GB leaves comfortable headroom.

There is no SSD requirement on the page, but faster storage never hurts.

Add up your own needs in the RAM calculator, which counts Windows, background apps and streaming on top of the game. Check how long the install takes with the download time calculator.

Recommended A Game About Digging A Hole settings by graphics card

Where to begin for a handful of common cards. Each cell is the highest preset that still manages 60 FPS.

Each cell shows the highest preset that still manages 60 FPS in A Game About Digging A Hole, with the upscaling mode it needs.

• Reach for upscaling first. You lose little sharpness and gain a lot of speed. Take the gentlest mode that manages the frame rate you want.
• Lower the heaviest settings next. Shadow quality, volumetrics and view distance tend to cost the most when they exist.
• Leave textures on High when your card has the memory. They barely touch frame rate. This game is estimated at 2.6 GB at 1440p.
• Make one change per test and watch the frame rate, so you know which setting did the work.
• Cap your frame rate to your monitor to save power and heat, then use the VRR and frame cap calculator to pick the figure.

Settings assume the game offers an upscaler; check the graphics menu. Want a tailored answer? Open the best settings generator and compare upscaling modes in the DLSS and frame generation estimator.

Can a gaming laptop run A Game About Digging A Hole?

What RTX 50 laptop GPUs manage at common wattages.

Among RTX 50 laptop GPUs, RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop clear 60 FPS at 1080p on High at typical wattage, with RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop also holding 60 FPS at 1440p.

Laptop GPUs lose performance at lower power limits (TGP), and thin designs often cannot sustain them. Check the exact wattage of the model you are buying.

Test other power limits in the laptop TGP estimator.

Tips for an Adventure and Indie titles like A Game About Digging A Hole

General guidance for this kind of game, chosen from the Steam genres and features.

These are general tips for undemanding games of this type, not claims about how A Game About Digging A Hole itself is built. Use them as a prompt for what to test.

• Indie games vary widely in how well they are optimised, so patch notes and community reports can say more than hardware specs.
• Exploration-heavy adventures tend to hitch when new areas load, which an SSD and spare VRAM can soften.
• Full controller support is listed, so playing from the sofa on a TV is an option, where 60 FPS is usually the sensible target.

A Game About Digging A Hole screenshots

Official screenshots of A Game About Digging A Hole follow. They are promotional images, so your own settings and resolution will look different, but they show the art style.

Screenshots and artwork are promotional images from the A Game About Digging A Hole Steam store page and belong to DoubleBee and rokaplay select, Drillhounds.

A Game About Digging A Hole compared with similar games

Related PC game guides on this site.

These guides sit closest to A Game About Digging A Hole in our data, either because they share genres or because they are about as hard to run. The demand scores use one common scale.

• With a demand score of 7, The Children of Clay is about as demanding as A Game About Digging A Hole. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• Sledding Game sits at 7 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as A Game About Digging A Hole (7). Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure scores 8 on the same scale (A Game About Digging A Hole scores 7), which makes it about as demanding. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• The Coin Game sits at 8 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as A Game About Digging A Hole (7). Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• With a demand score of 7, Silver Pines is about as demanding as A Game About Digging A Hole. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• Metal Garden: 7 on our demand scale, about as demanding as A Game About Digging A Hole. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• Hollow Knight: Silksong scores 7 on the same scale (A Game About Digging A Hole scores 7), which makes it about as demanding. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.
• Spilled!: demand score 7 against 7 for A Game About Digging A Hole, so it is about as demanding. Shared genres: Adventure, Indie.

About A Game About Digging A Hole on PC

On Steam the game sits at Very Positive: 90% positive across 11,539 reviews at the time of checking (2026-11-02). Larger communities tend to share more settings guides and fixes.

A Game About Digging A Hole has been out for roughly 21 months, which means drivers and patches are likely still changing its performance. Re-check settings after major updates.

Steam features

Facts come from the public Steam store page. We have not benchmarked every card, so treat the frame rates on this page as modelled estimates.

How we estimated A Game About Digging A Hole performance

A short, honest note on how the numbers are produced.

The inputs for A Game About Digging A Hole are a graphics demand of 7 (taken from the minimum card), a processor score of 32 (from an assumed processor line) and 2 GB of VRAM at 1080p High (estimated from the demand score).

The model divides a card's performance score by the game demand, scaled for resolution, preset and upscaling, with a penalty when memory runs short and a ceiling set by a fast reference processor.

These are modelled estimates, not benchmarks. Real results change with drivers, patches, cooling, the scene you play and your processor. Use the numbers to compare cards and settings, then check them in the game.

A Game About Digging A Hole FAQ

Short answers to the most common questions about running A Game About Digging A Hole on PC.

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