MineCave (2026)
Somewhere at the bottom of a deep mine shaft lies a huge red diamond, and you have only a weak pickaxe to reach it. Dig through rock, collect coal, gold and gems, then haul them back up to the shop to buy a stronger tool that can break the next, harder layer. Watch your oxygen meter and your health: stay underground too long or fall too far and the mine claims you. Placing ladders is the key to getting back to the surface alive. Released under the GPL-3.0 by Elmar Wenners (github.com/chaozznl/MineCave).
Objective • Dig down through the mine and reach the red diamond at the very bottom. • Sell ore at the shop to upgrade your pickaxe; each upgrade lets you break into a deeper layer. Controls • Joystick (port 1): walk or dig left, right, up and down. Blocks your tool can break are removed automatically. • Fire: place a ladder. • Keyboard alternative: W/A/S/D to move, Space to place a ladder. • After the instructions screen press any key, then 1, 2 or 3 to pick the difficulty (P changes the player colour). • At the end of the game press X to exit. Tips • Your oxygen drops while you are underground; climb back to the surface to refill it. • Falling from too high costs health, so place ladders as you dig down. • Different ores sell for different prices; deeper ores are worth more. Modes • 1 player with three difficulty levels: 1 Easy, 2 Medium, 3 Hard.