Moon Miner

Moon Miner casts you as Rig 7, a mining contractor sent by Meridian to strip a dead moon for ore. You dig, haul ore to the surface depot to sell it, upgrade your rig and descend again. As you dig deeper, you find old rigs buried in the strata, warnings left by lost crews and a signal beneath the moon, while Commander Marlow pushes you toward it.

Mining and survival

Each descent balances the chance of a richer haul against the risk of losing it. You cut through glowing rock, fill your cargo hold, monitor your battery and protect your hull. You decide when to return before the moon takes your haul. Deeper strata hold richer minerals and harsher hazards, and careless digging can expose you to gas pockets, magma, fall damage and blastrock.

Upgrades and equipment

At the surface depot, you can spend your ore on six upgrade paths: the drill, cargo bay, power cell, lamp, hull and insurance. Consumables for risky dives include charges, emergency batteries and a surface teleporter. You can discover 16 minerals, from common copper to humming deep crystal.

Story and endings

The quiet sci-fi story unfolds through transmissions, wrecks, relics and your onboard journal. The game has eight strata, each with richer ore, tougher rock and stranger signals. Its complete ending includes a final descent, the Collapse, the Fall and a full run summary.

Game modes

Moon Miner has three difficulty modes. Extreme unlocks after your first successful run. Its dig, sell and upgrade gameplay draws inspiration from Motherload and I Dig It.