Underplayed Gems

Space Miner (1983)

Space Miner cover
Platforms
DOS
Genres
Action
Rating
5.0 of 5, 1 player ratings
Where to get it
Website
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How it feels

You pilot a ship through space, carefully managing fuel and momentum while dodging enemies to extract resources.

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About

Released in 1983 for DOS, *Space Miner* is an action video game that challenges players to extract resources from asteroids while avoiding collisions with enemy ships. The gameplay focuses on mining operations within a space environment where maintaining momentum and managing fuel are essential tasks. Players must navigate the hazards of deep space without being destroyed by hostile forces during their extraction missions.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.