you do not know why but you long to mine
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
You stand at the entrance to Hermit's Cave, a mysterious hole that appeared in the side of the mountain many years ago.
Legend tells of an incredible treasure that lies at the very bottom of the cave.
Many have ventured into the cave seeking its treasure, but none has succeeded.
The cave is ever changing, and nobody knows how deep it goes...
A little roguelike mining story made in 7 days for 7DRL, with more stuff added for NanoRenO!
Mine to the bottom of the cave & find the treasure that awaits you there...
7DRL-specific notes
- marked as incomplete for following reasons:
- missing planned features such as more enemies, npc storylines, items for making progression easier/less tedious, graphics for effects, &c.
- unbalanced levels (the game ends at 49 levels but I think this is too many for the way the game actually plays in its current form)
- contains following elements of roguelikes as defined here:
- permanent consequences
- character-centric
- procedural content
- turn-based
- clean runs (as of jam version, may change in the future)
- contains elements of procedural generation to impact gameplay:
- rock/pitfall/slime placement to create levels
- made from March 2-8 JST
NaNoRenO-specific notes
- many of the planned story elements for the main visual novel portion haven't been added in yet
- the first playthrough forces more 'game-y' gameplay, but after that you unlock the shop where you can activate an item (ladder finder) to make the gameplay minimal so that players can choose to focus on the visual novel story elements if they want to
- made from March 2-31 JST
This is a jam game that is still being worked on! The build will be updated with Japanese text & (hopefully) some missing features & more story elements at a later date!
Planned updates (not set in stone)
- Japanese translation
- NPC storylines
- Illustrations for story portions
- More flavour graphics for items &c.
- Upgrades for more varied gameplay
- Mine-only and story-only (or mine-lite) modes
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Too bad this didn't make it to completion, it was definitely a charming entry to play.
Okay, I laughed at the end. I look forward to future developments!
WHOA this is crazy that you made it in renpy.
Why is it that I love a good game about going into a big hole in the ground? What lies at the bottom? What color palettes will I see and I go deeper into big hole in the ground?
I got the windows .exe running on Ubuntu 22.04 with Proton 9.0-4 in steam. I really like the way the game builds mystery and subverts the player's expectation when they begin to think it's just a simple "search for the exit" game. I've managed to get a few of the "endings" but have not yet figured out why i yearn for the mines. I didn't even know you could make stuff like this in renpy, thought it was just for visual novels.
only reached 9th floor (!-_-)
As a children, I yearned for the mines. And so I mined and crafted. Now, I can relive that nostalgia a bit
MINE GAME... so wild that you made this in ren'py!!!!!!!!! i haven't gotten far but the mine compels me... gj as always~