IMA Miner

I've had this seemingly unremarkable game in my wishlist for a while, but when it was in a Steam sale I finally picked it up. Since no one else has reviewed it, I figured I'd share my thoughts... It's a simpler cousin to the genre of games that includes the old Flash game Motherlode, Miner Dig Deep from the XBOX 360 (and re-released on Steam), and more modern/innovative versions like the Mining Mechs series, among others. I'd argue the more recent 3D games inspired by A Game About Digging A Hole are an offshoot of this game genre too. The good news is, the game is perfectly functional, and seems to be a labor of love by, I'm guessing, a solo dev. I didn't encounter any bugs, and it runs fine on my Steam Deck. Controls are simple and sensible, but there's no remapping options. The game saves progress when returning to the menu, and I never had any problem going back to the game across multiple sessions. There are a decent amount of ore types, along with standard upgrades. Graphics are as shown in the previews, and while the light around your digger isn't useful near the top, it gets quite dark the deeper you go so light is needed. (Flares help with that too.) It offers a few thin…

It's a total time suck. One of those games to play and just have something to do to pass the time. Peaceful and enjoyable, especially after that new update.