Below the Stone
Strollart · 2023 · Dwarves, Mining, Exploration, Roguelike, Pixel Graphics
PC
Very Positive84% · 388
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About Below the Stone
Below the Stone is a punishing pixel art roguelike about dwarves questing to reach the deepest depths. Each and every descent will lead to new adventures, where only the most determined players with many risked lives will be rewarded by the hidden world that lies below.Discover treasures worth dwarven death for. Within the stone below lies the adventure every dwarf worth their beard seeks, but there's always a price. Often death. Explore and pillage many cavern layers, and over 25+ planned biomes.
Each level deeper lies more dangerous biomes, yet also greater rewards to mine and uncover.
The Dwarven kingdom is your place for crafting, preparation, and storing loot for later expeditions. You have control over what resources you choose to keep at home safe and sound, and what equipment you dare wear with you on your next cave dive. The only catch is if you die, you will lose all the items you took down into the caves on your dwarf - such is the cost of progress! Additionally, your stay in the dwarven kingdom will yield an ever-growing cast of allies to aid you on your adventures below the surface. For example...
A dwarf's best friend is someone who can turn shiny things into useful tools. The Blacksmith is the reliable friend to give you proper weaponry, armor, and equipment for your future descents. Newly found ores can be made into fresh new equipment to help you on your next trip into the depths, arming yourself for the dangerous realms below...
Unique Characters may be encountered underground and are in need of rescue; these folk will be welcomed to your dwarven home as new companions to help you on your future descents. From elven witches who brew potions, to legendary dwarven crafters! We plan on the kingdom having at least 10 - 12 important mainline characters you will be able to save and bring back to help your future adventures. Each of them will add a unique flavor to the kingdom and your journeys downward as they give you better chances, modifiers, and even change your playstyle.
Keeping goblins from scalping that beard of yours, make sure to do anything you can to increase your odds of coming back from your next descent! Brand new armor, weapons, and tools do make your missions easier. Be warned: if you die in Below The Stone, everything remains buried Below The Stone. Use your resources wisely, smart and experienced players may plan out their future runs well ahead of time, while more daring ones may take their best gear to risk going deeper!
Features:
- Procedurally generated cave complexes which lead to a new adventure in every descent.
- Plans on releasing 25+ biomes to explore with unique creatures, fauna, and resources to explore.
- Multiple dungeons on each layer to test your mettle.
- Change your dwarf's loadout (Your equipment determines your stats and abilities).
- A Dwarven Kingdom with many important characters to meet, save, and aid!
- Custom Cave missions for every descent.
- Roguelike experience
- Safely store extra loot and resources at the Dwarven Kingdom.
- An hour long+ soundtrack to immerse yourself into a fantasy spelunking experience.
- Dwarves, blunderbusses, and fresh shiny things!
- Digging holes (diggy diggy holes)!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Good game, but not finished, progression is wonky, like the first mission to repair the bar takes so much glowweed that by the time you are done you have everything to complete the next 2-3 bar missions. All the bar missions give gold which is weird because some of them give out less than what it cost to craft the needed item. It needs chase items. I loved unlocking vendors but was only proposed 2. There needs to be a ultimate goal to this game, it is fun but why am I doing all this? The princess is not even in another castle.3 found this helpful
Big Core Keeper vibes but on extra hard mode. Almost a rogue-like feel but you don't really improve if you die. Things are just worse. But finding and unlocking various quests and NPC is keeping me going.2 found this helpful
YES1 found this helpful
Cute, chill, I like the pixel art, nice ambient music, has potential as in early access but happy to relax of an afternoon making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass and I'm homebound DU DU DU DUH DUHD UDHA DHUADAUDDUAD1 found this helpful
Game is fun but the UI is a nightmare.
Below the Stone, developed by Strollart and published by Apogee Entertainment, delivers a rewarding blend of roguelike exploration, mining, crafting, and extraction-based survival wrapped in a charming dwarven fantasy setting. Rather than relying solely on fast-paced combat, the game encourages thoughtful exploration, calculated risk-taking, and resource management. Every expedition into the sprawling underground feels like a meaningful adventure where every tunnel could reveal rare riches, hidden dangers, or entirely new discoveries. The combination of procedural generation and persistent progression creates an experience that remains engaging over extended play sessions. The heart of the game revolves around descending into an expansive subterranean world filled with valuable ores, mysterious relics, dangerous wildlife, and unpredictable environmental hazards. Since each expedition generates a fresh layout, players must constantly adapt their approach instead of memorizing routes. Exploration is highly rewarding because the world is designed to encourage curiosity, with hidden passages, secret chambers, and increasingly dangerous regions tempting players to push beyond their lim…
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