UnderMine 2

Item: UnderMine 2
Rating: 47
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-24

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Summary

Unfinished, uninspired sequel with mixed reception
Unrewarding meta-progression system
Unfair difficulty spikes and clunky controls
Improved visuals and deeper build crafting
Frequent performance issues and bugs
Wait for significant game improvements

Emotions

Satisfaction23%Disappointment23%Frustration22%Excitement7%Anger4%

Reviews (sample size): 176
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 19%
Protest reviews: 0%

47%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
53%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 308
Negative points: 503
Gameplay points: 60
Perf. points: 6
Rec. points: 93
Misc points: 53

Point	Description	Importance
Excellent sequel, improved gameplay Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game as a significant improvement and worthy successor to the original. They highlight its enhanced gameplay, polished feel, and successful balance of familiar elements with fresh additions, making it highly enjoyable and replayable. Importance 100%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game as a significant improvement and worthy successor to the original. They highlight its enhanced gameplay, polished feel, and successful balance of familiar elements with fresh additions, making it highly enjoyable and replayable.	100%
Improved and beautiful visuals Description The game's visuals receive strong positive feedback, with players noting improved graphics, more vibrant and detailed scenarios, and better lighting. The art style is consistently described as beautiful and charming. Importance 23%	The game's visuals receive strong positive feedback, with players noting improved graphics, more vibrant and detailed scenarios, and better lighting. The art style is consistently described as beautiful and charming.	23%
Rewarding meta-progression system Description The meta-progression system is highly praised for being fun, rewarding, and providing meaningful evolution to mechanics. Players appreciate the new options and the addictive nature of unlocking new elements, which enhance the overall experience. Importance 20%	The meta-progression system is highly praised for being fun, rewarding, and providing meaningful evolution to mechanics. Players appreciate the new options and the addictive nature of unlocking new elements, which enhance the overall experience.	20%
Engaging new characters Description The addition of new playable characters, particularly the Black Rabbit, is well-received. Players enjoy the varied combat styles and the depth these characters add, with Black Rabbit specifically noted for making runs easier and more dynamic. Importance 17%	The addition of new playable characters, particularly the Black Rabbit, is well-received. Players enjoy the varied combat styles and the depth these characters add, with Black Rabbit specifically noted for making runs easier and more dynamic.	17%
Responsive developer support Description The development team is highly commended for their responsiveness and active work in addressing issues and bugs. This dedication to improvement fosters player confidence and satisfaction. Importance 11%	The development team is highly commended for their responsiveness and active work in addressing issues and bugs. This dedication to improvement fosters player confidence and satisfaction.	11%
Deeper build crafting options Description The game offers deeper item and run building, with new stats and mechanics that allow for more controlled and diverse build crafting. This enhances replayability and strategic depth. Importance 9%	The game offers deeper item and run building, with new stats and mechanics that allow for more controlled and diverse build crafting. This enhances replayability and strategic depth.	9%
Significant Early Access content Description Players are impressed by the substantial amount of content available even in Early Access. This indicates a robust initial offering that provides many hours of gameplay from the start. Importance 8%	Players are impressed by the substantial amount of content available even in Early Access. This indicates a robust initial offering that provides many hours of gameplay from the start.	8%
Innovative Arcana system Description The new Arcana system is highlighted as an excellent addition, providing new ways to approach runs and making combat more fluid and versatile. It significantly contributes to run variability. Importance 8%	The new Arcana system is highlighted as an excellent addition, providing new ways to approach runs and making combat more fluid and versatile. It significantly contributes to run variability.	8%
High-quality roguelike experience Description The game is recognized as a high-quality roguelike/roguelite, featuring challenging dungeons, bosses, and a compelling story that aligns well with the genre's core tenets. Importance 7%	The game is recognized as a high-quality roguelike/roguelite, featuring challenging dungeons, bosses, and a compelling story that aligns well with the genre's core tenets.	7%
Robust modding support Description The inclusion of mod support, particularly via Steam Workshop, is a significant positive. Players are excited about the potential for community-created content and customization. Importance 6%	The inclusion of mod support, particularly via Steam Workshop, is a significant positive. Players are excited about the potential for community-created content and customization.	6%
Charming music and sound Description The game's music and sound design are praised for being charming and amazing, contributing positively to the overall atmosphere and player experience. Importance 6%	The game's music and sound design are praised for being charming and amazing, contributing positively to the overall atmosphere and player experience.	6%
Precise character handling Description Character handling feels fresh and precise, indicating improvements in player control and movement that enhance the gameplay experience. Importance 5%	Character handling feels fresh and precise, indicating improvements in player control and movement that enhance the gameplay experience.	5%
Overpowered item synergies Description Specific item combinations and high luck stats can lead to extremely powerful runs, allowing players to accumulate vast amounts of gold and easily manage health, which can make the game significantly easier. Importance 5%	Specific item combinations and high luck stats can lead to extremely powerful runs, allowing players to accumulate vast amounts of gold and easily manage health, which can make the game significantly easier.	5%
Preference for original game Description While generally positive, some players express a preference for certain aspects of the first game, particularly its progression feel, suggesting a slight divergence in design philosophy that might not appeal to all veterans. Importance 5%	While generally positive, some players express a preference for certain aspects of the first game, particularly its progression feel, suggesting a slight divergence in design philosophy that might not appeal to all veterans.	5%

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