OK - sad to say I was looking forward to this. A great idea but so badly executed. Where do I start? I'll start with the worst. After 1 hour of gameplay, my vehicle got stuck in a wall. I couldn't reset it. I couldn't even enter the vehicle once I had jumped out. I couldn't sell it because I had to follow the mission. Only option was to restart the game. Thing is only 1 hour not so bad, but what happens if after 10 hours or 20? Also, the physics of the vehicles are awful as are the sounds. Another gripe is when you sell your produce you have to use an excavator to move it from an overhead conveyor which drops it into a pile, bucket by tiny bucket into the back of a truck. It would make more sense to reverse the truck under the conveyor and let it fill that way. It just feels more like a demo than a game to me, which is a shame - could have been good. I refunded but will keep an eye on progress in case one day it gets polished up a bit. Of course I am hoping that you can actually polish a turd.

I have been playing for no more than 4 hours or so and I have nearly collected all achievements, after that is complete I will probably lose interest in this game quite quickly with the lack of content.

THE MAP:
The map is massive with nothing on it but roads. The world is basically just long roads leading to each mine with nothing in between. The garage/petrol station is a good idea but I didn't fill up the car once after the tutorial bit at the very start.

SOUNDS:
The sounds on this are just very bad...I muted my game when playing.

MINES:
All three mines are basically the same with nothing added to them (just a bigger area to walk across to sell coal). So this means that buying the other mines is a waste of time (you only have to buy them to get the achievement).

WORKERS:
The workers don't actually work.

MISSIONS:
At one point in the game the mission says " Now you can build your coal empire" and it basically stays the same no matter how much you earn, you can't advance any further than this.

DISASTERS AND VEHICLE DAMAGE:
I am yet to see any disasters in the game which is indicated in the trailer, and no damage at all to vehicles (so it was pointless picking up the tool kit other than to fit that wheel at the start.....which you never have to do again.). If disasters and explosions actually happened I could maybe avoid that happening if I could actually buy a gas detector (The key command is in the menu but you cant buy one) and phones for the mines isn't working either which is also stated in the description. Also where are the trams/trains and the tracks like the screenshots show???

FINAL THOUGHT ON THE GAME:
I was going to pay way over the £11 asking price for this as I was looking forward to it....Highly disappointed, really hope the developers have more to add as I believe this game could have been great.

WARNING: BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS PRODUCT

so aside from the god awful vehicle physics and dreadful sound i have one big question for the devs that im betting they wont be answering, what happened to all the trains and facecutting machines that you showed us all the pictures and videos of?

As a underground miner myself its cool to see a game about it, its fun but needs a lot of help,

Only 7 hours in and have finished the tutorials and am now on my own. Great concept and am enjoying the game. Everything is maxed out and have not had any stutter or lag issues I have seen others report. Here is my take so far:

Pro:
1- Game looks nice and runs smooth (for me).
2. Good concept but could be lacking longevity or replayability.
3. 3 different mines on the map and map is large although a lot of wasted space

Cons:
1. A lot of the controls are not really explained clear enough- especially when it comes to assigning haulers to diggers. Make sure you assign the hauler first then the digger or you will waste a ton of resources.
2. When it comes to the second and third mine- to load the cargo onto the barge or train- make sure you hit the Q and E key to open and close the scoops. Also was not clear.
3- The drill rig was also very confusing at first- but the arms can rotate outwards much further than it appears. You just have to keep moving them in a circle format to fully extend them. Might be easier on controller but on keyboard it was a chore.
4. My biggest complaint and an issue I might be overlooking:

Workers do not seem to continue to work if you are not in the mines. At least it seems that way to me. So not much reason to have all 3 mines working. As there is no fast travel and it takes for ever to travel between mines- I think I am going to sell all the machines at the first mine and just concentrate on either the 2nd or 3rd mine. Someone could clarify if I am missing something here.

Anyway- that is my 2 cents- thanks for taking the time to read it.

this game is very very fps hungry, i have a powerfull pc, way higher than what it says to be able to play it and even on medium settings im struggling at 26fps. its only just came out so its a no from me atm but lets see what they can change up. when you are inside the mine the fps is fine and game runs smooth but as soon as you come out of the mine the game is unplayable, please sort this out asap

I really want to like this game but it doesn't feel complete. It still feels like a demo. There are definitely issues when using the vehicles such that they get stuck (using excavator on the starting mine gets stuck on pile of material). The physics of the game are erratically wonky.

The worker management needs to be revamped completely. It seems over-complicated. Sometimes only one worker will use Roadheader and the underground stays in parking. Not sure what leveling up the workers actually does. It doesn't seem to make them work faster or smarter.

The crane on the river mine doesn't grab a lot of material and makes loading the barge a chore. I like the concept of it though. Got bored after 6 hours of playing.

I'd really like to see this game get polished and completed.

I know this is a day one release but come on guys. I played the prologue and the game ran fine with high graphics now i have bought the game it runs like dog sh*t at medium settings. then when doing the mission for leaving the mine the game completely shuts down. If things improve i shall change my review to reflect the changes but as of right now its not even worth the £7.49 i paid. I have since tried to exit the mine after the first bit of digging a lot of time since writing the original review and every time i exit the mine the game crashes, Seriously not happy

Was not ready for release.

EDIT: Game finished around 6 hour mark. Im sure it could be done faster. There is very little to in the game, especially once you get workers. Very disappointing game that had a great idea....

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Orig review

I know a lot of people were praying for a game better than Gold Rush. Yet this is not that game. This is a simple game in comparison. Everything is basically done for you. The devs are patching issues however they do not give specific details what they are fixing. My excavator can do back flips after they said they did a vehicle fix update.

This game was on my wishlist for years and its very unfortunate how it turned out. It had great potential but they did not follow through. Very saddened by this.

I only paid $10 for this game due to a bundle deal and I will admit, its not worth $10.

Im going to keep playing it and hope it'll get better. But I dont see anything improving.

Only 3 mines and you have to load into the instead of digging into them which would have been a good feature. Oh well...