Ad Fundum

Not a very good game. Too many instant death traps and hazards, that are there simply for the sake of annoying the player. Progress is painfully slow, the controls are bad and you'll mine into areas that you actually didn't want to, because the controls are so sensitive. Literally every other mining game I've played is better. Go for Miner Dig Deep, Mining Mechs, IMA Miner, Canary In A Crater or Steam world Dig.

Found this game in the sidebar of some site that hosted old flash games, whilst playing it's predecessor Motherlode for old time's sake. If you want an experience that gives you the same mechanics of Motherlode, but with modern QoL features like a larger FoV, a more complex upgrade system, default discarding of your lowest ore instead of the high-tier one you just mined, and not requiring an account on a game-hosting site you'll forget about to save, this game will be something to chew on. I like that the steampunk elements present aren't overbearing. The fashion and architecture are inspired by the industrial revolution, full of gizmos and greebles that serve some esoteric purpose in-universe beyond the main character's desire to comment on. Still, these widgets do not take up more space than they're welcome to, so the world comes off as more thought-out than the genre's typical hodgepodge of pointless gears and chainless sprockets. It's refreshing. The story was fated to be not that compelling to me specifically. I'm a Union man, the boss can stay buried for scabbing a laborer's position in that mech. Then again, I too am playing his scabbing son. Regardless, it's clear to see that there was MUCH more effort put in to writing this than was expected of a game of this price point. I'm especially fond of how the artifacts are gradually translated as you pick up their pieces. The characters portray their personality very well, and all have a decent amount of conversations for the importance of their role in the story. None of them overstay their welcome and I think they would be quite fun to see in a more traditional story medium as well. At time of writing, I think I'm near the end of the story game. Once that's done, I'm going to see if I can hollow out the play area. Nothing bad could possible come of my decisions, right? The only thing I would add to this game (besides mention of what this universe's miners union thought of the whole thing, as unions were MUCH more prominent in the era between the two world wars than they are today) would be some tasks that involve collecting specific ores. This game does not escape the trap of "just get as much of the best thing as you can" gameplay trap, meaning that anything above the lowest layer you have available is irrelevant for the rest of the game once you've found all the treasures there. Perhaps the special upgrades could be fully unlocked by giving specific ores to the mechanic in combinations that can only be found many layers apart? Overall, this is a lovely game. I hope the creators do more with this setting in the future.

Como dijo el otro, adictivo como la paja, osiosi.

неплохо

Really fun game, enjoyed it a lot. The gameplay feels satisfying and the story actually kept me interested the whole time. Didn’t expect to get this hooked honestly. Definitely worth playing. +rep

很好玩，然后翻评论发现大家都不知道那种避难所怎么开（刚这么发表完突然就开窍了，按T量子穿梭），，哇玩了好久物所超值了耶

I am sorry to give a bad review but the controls are inaccurate and hypersensitive. you will dig down on so many occasions you do not want to drill downwards. this is destroying the entire gameplay