Super Mining Mechs is a worthy sequel to the first Mining Mechs. As with the first one it is a mining game within the genre I like to call Motherload-like, and it is yet another 'must play' if you're a fan of these mining games.

The core changes in this game is that mines have fundamentally changed, voice acting and a lot more dialogue and story has been added, missions have had a big revamp, you travel to other planets with several different locations on each planet, amongst several other things.
And just over-all it feels like a greatly polished, expanded and improved upon Mining Mechs experience.

If you liked the first Mining Mechs you will like this one as well, while it's easy to say "It's the same game but better", I'm trying to refrain from that because while yes it is the same premise, same genre, same atmosphere and so on, it is improved upon a lot, it has taken the core of the first game and improved upon it heavily. Several systems & features have been changed, improved and/or added, the game is a lot bigger, I love that voice acting is added & character customization is great.

Currently I'm very excited to see how this game evolves, I know plenty of updates are planned and I'm most excited about what Prestiging will be, I'm hoping it is this games answer to New Game+.
I hope future updates gives this game much more re-play ability like what the New Game+ update did with the first Mining Mechs because as it currently stands Super Mining Mechs is only good for 1 100% play-through for me personally, keep in mind though that the game is very, very generously priced and you get many hours out if it, totally worth it.

I wish the perk upgrades had more to them than some very slight percentage increases in certain stats, and each perk only being upgradable 3 times. I think Prestige, which is coming in a future update, will do something with that though.

I've primarily played the game with a controller and I must say it is not without its flaws.
Movement and mining is great and I had no major issues with that, the problems arise when in menus. It feels very clunky and I did run into several bugs making it impossible to select certain things under certain conditions forcing you to use a mouse to continue.
There are plenty of games that are similar to this one in terms of menuing and they do not struggle this much with making the game feel natural, easy and smooth to use with a controller.
A lot of your time spent in this game is mining, as one might expect, but you do relatively often have to enter several different menus and do stuff, it's not often more than 10 minutes go by without you performing several actions in several different menus when talking with NPCs and, yes, as I said it is clunky and not optimal, it can get frustrating at times.

Update #1 in the Roadmap on the Discord server for the game lists 'Improved controller support' as something that is coming.
I will update this review if controller support gets better and if/when any other noteworthy improvements, changes or additional content comes.

As a mining-game fanatic I'm really excited for another entry into this series and I am so happy for the developer that they found some success with these games.
It may sound a little over-the-top but it is my favourite type of games, I have a bit of an obsession, and I'm just so glad that this genre of games is getting some love and that a developer like Delayed Victory came along and have now released 2 top-notch games in the category.

It is wonderful how the developer is so engaged with the community on the Discord server, open to all types of feedback, criticism & suggestions, playing with people on the Discord and chatting and discussing about things.
It's cool to see a little community building around this game/developer and people interested in testing, and just generally chatting and spitballing ideas & thoughts.

While lurking on the server I've seen interesting discussions take place and on multiple occasions seen bugs get fixed in real-time from someone reporting a bug to the developer fixing it in just an hour or less, I've seen great ideas suggested, get picked up, and implemented in real time as well. It's just really cool and refreshing to see such an engaged developer, a person you can actually talk to and discuss with.

In an attempt to not yap on much more as they say these days: It is a worthy sequel, it's the good old Mining Mechs we all know and love but with improvements & polish, some changed systems, and of course a lot of new content, etc.
Do you like mining games? You will like this. Do you miss Motherload? You will love this.

Feel free to also give my review of the first game a read if you haven't checked out that game.


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Super Mining Mechs is a worthy sequel to the first Mining Mechs. As with the first one it is a mining game within the genre I like to call Motherload-like, and it is yet another '[i]must play[/i]' if you're a fan of these mining games. The core changes in this game is that mines have fundamentally changed, voice acting and a lot more dialogue and story has been added, missions have had a big revamp, you travel to other planets with several different locations on each planet, amongst several other things. And just over-all it feels like a greatly polished, expanded and improved upon Mining Mechs experience. If you liked the first Mining Mechs you will like this one as well, while it's easy to say "It's the same game but better", I'm trying to refrain from that because while yes it is the same premise, same genre, same atmosphere and so on, it is improved upon a lot, it has taken the core of the first game and improved upon it heavily. Several systems & features have been changed, improved and/or added, the game is a lot bigger, I love that voice acting is added & character customization is great. Currently I'm very excited to see how this game evolves, I know plenty of updates are planned and I'm most excited about what Prestiging will be, I'm hoping it is this games answer to New Game+. I hope future updates gives this game much more re-play ability like what the New Game+ update did with the first Mining Mechs because as it currently stands Super Mining Mechs is only good for 1 100% play-through for me personally, keep in mind though that the game is very, very generously priced and you get many hours out if it, totally worth it. I wish the perk upgrades had more to them than some very slight percentage increases in certain stats, and each perk only being upgradable 3 times. I think Prestige, which is coming in a future update, will do something with that though. I've primarily played the game with a controller and I must say it is not without its flaws. Movement and mining is great and I had no major issues with that, the problems arise when in menus. It feels very clunky and I did run into several bugs making it impossible to select certain things under certain conditions forcing you to use a mouse to continue. There are plenty of games that are similar to this one in terms of menuing and they do not struggle this much with making the game feel natural, easy and smooth to use with a controller. A lot of your time spent in this game is mining, as one might expect, but you do relatively often have to enter several different menus and do stuff, it's not often more than 10 minutes go by without you performing several actions in several different menus when talking with NPCs and, yes, as I said it is clunky and not optimal, it can get frustrating at times. Update #1 in the Roadmap on the Discord server for the game lists 'Improved controller support' as something that is coming. I will update this review if controller support gets better and if/when any other noteworthy improvements, changes or additional content comes. As a mining-game fanatic I'm really excited for another entry into this series and I am so happy for the developer that they found some success with these games. It may sound a little over-the-top but it is my favourite type of games, I have a bit of an obsession, and I'm just so glad that this genre of games is getting some love and that a developer like Delayed Victory came along and have now released 2 top-notch games in the category. It is wonderful how the developer is so engaged with the community on the Discord server, open to all types of feedback, criticism & suggestions, playing with people on the Discord and chatting and discussing about things. It's cool to see a little community building around this game/developer and people interested in testing, and just generally chatting and spitballing ideas & thoughts. While lurking on the server I've seen interesting discussions take place and on multiple occasions seen bugs get fixed in real-time from someone reporting a bug to the developer fixing it in just an hour or less, I've seen great ideas suggested, get picked up, and implemented in real time as well. It's just really cool and refreshing to see such an engaged developer, a person you can actually talk to and discuss with. In an attempt to not yap on much more as they say these days: It is a worthy sequel, it's the good old Mining Mechs we all know and love but with improvements & polish, some changed systems, and of course a lot of new content, etc. Do you like mining games? You will like this. Do you miss [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/269110/Super_Motherload/]Motherload[/url]? You will love this. 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