Below the Stone

Below the Stone is a pixel-art roguelike about dwarves exploring dangerous caves in search of treasure. Each descent takes you through procedurally generated cave complexes, with new adventures and greater dangers the deeper you go. You can explore many cavern layers, each with multiple dungeons, and the game plans to include over 25 biomes with distinct creatures, fauna and resources.

Explore the caves

Every descent has custom cave missions. You can mine and uncover resources, find treasure and encounter dangers such as goblins. Your dwarf’s equipment determines their stats and abilities, so you choose a loadout before each expedition. Weapons, armor and tools can improve your chances, but death comes at a cost: you lose everything you took into the caves, and it remains buried below.

Prepare in the kingdom

The Dwarven Kingdom is where you craft, prepare for expeditions and safely store loot and resources. You decide what to keep at home and what equipment to risk on your next descent. The Blacksmith turns newly discovered ores into weapons, armor and other equipment for future trips.

You can also rescue unique characters underground and bring them back as companions. These include elven witches who brew potions and legendary dwarven crafters. The kingdom is planned to have at least 10–12 important main characters, each adding their own character to the kingdom and your descents through modifiers, improved chances or changes to your playstyle.