Underplayed Gems

Mad Miner (2023)

Mad Miner cover

Developer: Mercimek Games
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

a laid-back mining survival where you manage oxygen and hunger while digging through colorful procedural caves and crafting at your own pace.

survivalexplorationcraftingresource managementatmosphericcolorfulproceduralrelaxing

Screenshots

Mad Miner screenshot 1

Mad Miner screenshot 2

Mad Miner screenshot 3

Mad Miner screenshot 4

More games like this

Gluck (2023)
Planet Miners (2024)
Coal Mining Simulator (2023)
Core Keeper (2024)
Deserted "Firefly Islands": Chronicles (2023)
Settler's Odyssey (2023)
TerraForge (2023)
Astro Miner (2023)

More by Mercimek Games

Winter and People (2022)
Miner to Die (2025)

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.