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Rotminers: Escape or Die

Escape a mine overrun by zombie miners. Explore, fight, and repair vehicles to escape, before night turns survival into a nightmare. Every run is different.

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X1 Studio
Publisher
X1 Studio
Release
April 16, 2026
108 days ago
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About the Game

There are multiple ways to escape the mine. Some escapes will be quick. Others will turn into a desperate fight for

survival.

Use strategy, luck, and the diamonds you find to escape, or become one of the zombie miners.

The day is dangerous. The night is brutal.

When darkness falls, enemies become faster, more aggressive, and much harder to stop.

If you're still inside the mine… survival becomes much harder.

Some miners have mutated into something far worse.

Stronger, larger, and nearly unstoppable.

Facing them might be the only way out, if you survive.

  • Items and escape vehicles spawn in different locations

  • You must explore and adapt

  • Weapons break over time

  • Death is permanent

Every decision can mean escape… or death.

Diamonds are the most valuable resource in the mine.

Use them to open chests with powerful rewards, or even to get a second chance after death.

But be careful: spending them at the wrong time might cost your escape.

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