Bombs can also be placed to uncover hidden areas and destroy boulders. Inside the caverns, you are armed with a pickaxe that can be used for melee attacks and tossed around like a boomerang. Half of the gold you earned from the previous run is kept and upgrades are permanent. Since the king has decided that all peasants are somewhat disposable, you’ll be using a different character each time you begin a new run. The plot of the game revolves around a kingdom that tasked their peasants with exploring underground caverns for a living. This aspect of the game will be substantiated further through post-launch updates in the coming months for all platforms with new zones, bosses, and items. It can still provide a decent challenge as players go deeper within the underground caves.įor veteran players in need of a challenge, there is the Othermine, a hardcore roguelike experience which starts each descent with no upgrades for maximum replayability. UnderMine can be seen as a greatest hits collection of the genre, and that is not entirely a bad thing. The only thing missing is the diverse weapon pool and interweaving story that Hades presents, but we digress. Each time a character dies in a run, they are replaced by someone completely new who inherits the previous character’s gold and upgrades. It is a top-down action game, where your character must explore underground caverns. The best way to describe UnderMine is that it is a mix of The Binding of Isaac, Spelunkey, and Rogue Legacy.

Undermine review