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ElfMiner

In this mini-metroidvania festive adventure, help discover Elf's calling and learn to follow their dreams. Unlock Christmas decorations an keep nightly visitors entertained. Collect gems, complete time trials and discover friends along the way.

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Jon Warner Studios
Publisher
Jon Warner Studios
Release
July 20, 2025
1 year and 12 days ago
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About the Game

Elf lives at the North Pole and simply wants to be a miner. Help discover the calling and learn to follow their dreams. Currently in charge of toy production, they might have slept a little too long today.

The house is preparing for the annual Christmas street lights and needs to get ready. Once decorations are setup and Christmas rolls around the visitors will come in waves each night to take a look at all the hard work you've done.

The underground is rich with geode crystal caves to explore, friends to meet and obstacles just trying to slow you down at every twist and turn.

Features

  • Explore the underground while completing Geodes time trials.

  • Complete geodes to obtain gems to decorate the Christmas street lights.

  • Entertain nighttime visitors that come in waves of increasing volumes with Christmas decorations and friendly Gingerbread that can wave at the passers by.

  • Several distinct Geodes with time trial challenges to beat your quickest times.

  • Mineshaft challenge to experience and level up.

ElfMiner is an indie game based on the real life events of Christmas street neighbourhood lights. Although the mining is an added gameplay element to encourage exploration and storytelling within the game, the only real life equivalent would be the holes dug for new plants.

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