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Shovel Game

After an unforeseen disaster occurs in a futuristic mining complex you find yourself stranded with nothing but the tool of your trade; a reliable old shovel. Burrow and dig your way through a sequence of strange and unfamiliar spaces as you search for answers and escape.

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About the Game

After an unforeseen disaster occurs in a futuristic mining complex you find yourself stranded with nothing but the tool of your trade; a reliable old shovel.

Burrow and dig your way through a sequence of strange and unfamiliar spaces as you search for answers and escape.

The short atmospheric experience includes :
-Voxel dirt blocks

-Ghosts of classical composers

-Extremely fast creatures

-Multiple tools

-MIDI soundtrack

Some of the control options available include :

-Walking

-Jumping

-Looking

-Digging