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๐Ÿฅš Egg Guide - Numpty Dumpty Trophy

The egg in Dumb Ways to Build: where it is, how to deliver it to its nest, and how it feeds the Numpty Dumpty trophy and 100% completion.

Published September 10, 2026 ยท Last updated September 29, 2026

Quick Answer: What Is the Egg in Dumb Ways to Build?

The egg is a hidden objective in Hotel Hapless: find it and deliver it to its nest to earn the Numpty Dumpty trophy, one of the rarer trophies in the game โ€” roughly 1 in 20 players have it. The official trophy list confirms the egg lives in the first job. Whether more eggs hide in Drain Strain, Crane Climb or beyond is not yet confirmed; this page updates as the community maps them.

  • Deliver the egg to its nest in Hotel Hapless to earn Numpty Dumpty
  • Very Rare trophy โ€” about 5% of players have it
  • One of two hidden objectives in Hotel Hapless, alongside O, There It Is! (replace the missing letter)
  • Optional โ€” not required to finish the job itself
  • Source: official PSN trophy list and Steam global achievements

How to Get the Egg

Play through Hotel Hapless and look for the egg away from the main build path, then carry it to its nest. The trophy description is short on purpose โ€” spotting the egg yourself is most of the fun. What is confirmed: it is in the first job, it belongs in a nest, and completing the delivery pops Numpty Dumpty.

  • Job: Hotel Hapless (the first job)
  • Objective: find the egg, deliver it to its nest
  • Reward: Numpty Dumpty trophy
  • Rarity: Very Rare โ€” around 5% of players
  • Jobs can be replayed, so you can go back for it any time
๐Ÿ’ก If you are attempting Have a Safe Trip (zero total deaths), do the egg delivery on the same careful run โ€” one slow pass through Hotel Hapless can score both trophies.

Eggs and 100% Completion

Numpty Dumpty is one of the 26 trophies, so the platinum requires the egg delivery. The 100% guide tracks it alongside every other trophy. If additional eggs surface in other jobs as the game is mapped, they will be added here.