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BlackVein

A Retro Survival-Horror Mining Game, mine for resources, survive horrors and descend deeper in to BlackVein mine.

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TwinChimps Studios
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TwinChimps Studios
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About the Game

Overview:

Something sinister lingers in every echo that reverberates through these walls. Descend into the treacherous depths of BlackVein, a Retro Survival-Horror Mining Game where mining for resources is essential to endure the horrors lurking in the dark. Trade what you collect to increase your chances of survival, pay for fixing the elevator in order to delve deeper in to the depths. Survive and explore the eerie tunnels of BlackVein mine.

Story:

You landed in this foreign Slavic region with just the clothing on your back and the weight of doubt on your shoulders. Work is limited, but desperation leaves little space for options. That's how you find yourself working for Nikolai, the latest proprietor of the infamous BlackVein Mine.

The task seemed easy enough: go into the tunnels, get any valuables you can, and return them. As you delve further, the mine becomes increasingly unsettling. The air becomes thicker, and the quiet resonates with something unseen. You are not alone down here. Something old resides in the darkness, watching and waiting...

Core Gameplay:

Features:

  • Mine for resources - collect coal, gold and gems while encountering a variety of enemies

  • Trade in resources - Regularly travel back to the surface in order to trade in the resources you've collected to Nikolai Sonovavitch for cash

  • Explore the mine - Traditional survival horror puzzle solving mixed with less structured open areas for mineral collection

  • Buy items and weapons - Buy Items for exploring the mine, consider carefully what will be needed

  • Fix the elevator - When trading in minerals, a fixed amount is put towards elevator repairs

  • Resource management - Resources are scarce and expensive

  • Inventory management - You can only carry a limited number of items, so chose carefully

  • Melee and gun combatĀ - Engage enemies with melee weapons for close-quarters fights, while conserving limited ammunition for more intense encounters.

  • Status effects - Different enemies will cause status effects like bleed which can be treated with items like bandages as well as some status effects being inflicted on to the player by different areas of the mine

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