indiegame.fan
The Mines header art

The Mines

Your friends dare you to go into an abandon mineshaft and you fall in deep. Your friends run to town to get help so you're left exploring. Leaving you trapped deep inside a forgotten mineshaft owned by Sale Co, you must navigate twisting tunnels, unstable caverns, and abandoned mining equipment.

Steam Page
Developer
Publisher
Release
Coming Soon
Steam Reviews
No reviews yet

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Search Google: Who developed The Mines?Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Search Google: Who published The Mines?Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Search Google: Is The Mines self-published or published by Shadow County?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is The Mines and Shadow County funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for The Mines and Shadow County?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Search Google: What is the release status of The Mines?Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

5 items

About the Game

The Mines

Your friends dare you to go into an abandon mineshaft and you fall in deep. Your friends run to town to get help so you're left exploring. Leaving you trapped deep inside a forgotten mineshaft owned by Sale Co, you must navigate twisting tunnels, unstable caverns, and abandoned mining equipment while something forged by radiation lurks in the dark. Radiation from secret operations deep in the mines has shifted the wildlife into horrifying forms massive spiders, flaming dinosaurs, and other creatures that should never see the light of day. Your only chance at escaping is Silas, a mysterious creature you meet early in your adventure who seems to know more about the mines than he lets on.

But there’s another problem. 

Your pocket watch is ticking.

The mineshaft is becoming more unstable with every passing hour. You can here rockfalls rumble, supports crack, and you know, sooner or later, the entire mineshaft will collapse. If you want to make it out of this place, you’ll need to mine your way through blocked paths, outrun the creatures chasing you, and make every minute count.

Fall in love with

  • Horror Adventure Gameplay – Explore dark tunnels and abandoned areas while evading terrifying radioactive creatures that were never meant to be seen.

  • Run or Fight – Use your pickaxe to defend yourself when running isn’t possible.

  • Mining Mechanics – Break through rock, uncover hidden paths, find gold that if brought out with you could make you rich.

  • A Ticking Clock – Your pocket watch tracks the time until the mine caves in. Every hour the mines becomes harder to escape due to cave ins, waking enemies, and not knowing if Silas is lying or not.

  • Radioactive Monsters– Run from radioactive foes which could jump out at you from every corner. 

  • A Strange Companion – Early in your adventure meet Silas, who knows more about where the both of you are trapped than you know.

The deeper you go, the worse things become.

And when the watch stops

So does your chance to escape.