UnderMine

Item: UnderMine
Rating: 65
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-09

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Summary

Engaging roguelike gameplay with satisfying progression.
Beautiful pixel art and pleasant audio.
Core loop: mine, die, upgrade.
Frustrating difficulty and grind.
Clunky combat and movement.
Unsatisfying relic and item system.

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Satisfaction28%Frustration19%Disappointment14%Excitement8%Enjoyment7%

Reviews (sample size): 682
Helpful reviews: 74%
Unhelpful reviews: 26%
Protest reviews: 0%

65%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
35%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1271
Negative points: 1238
Gameplay points: 629
Perf. points: 15
Rec. points: 215
Misc points: 126

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Fun Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game for its engaging and addictive gameplay loop, fluid controls, and overall fun factor. Many find it a highly enjoyable and entertaining experience that offers good value for its price. Importance 99%	Players consistently praise the game for its engaging and addictive gameplay loop, fluid controls, and overall fun factor. Many find it a highly enjoyable and entertaining experience that offers good value for its price.	99%
Excellent Roguelike Experience Description The game is highly regarded as an excellent roguelike/roguelite, particularly noted for its accessible progression system that appeals to both newcomers and veterans of the genre. It successfully blends classic roguelike elements with unique twists. Importance 30%	The game is highly regarded as an excellent roguelike/roguelite, particularly noted for its accessible progression system that appeals to both newcomers and veterans of the genre. It successfully blends classic roguelike elements with unique twists.	30%
Beautiful Pixel Art Style Description The game's pixel art style receives widespread acclaim for being beautiful, charming, and well-crafted. Players appreciate the vivid animations and overall visual aesthetic that enhances the game's atmosphere. Importance 15%	The game's pixel art style receives widespread acclaim for being beautiful, charming, and well-crafted. Players appreciate the vivid animations and overall visual aesthetic that enhances the game's atmosphere.	15%
Satisfying Progression System Description The progression system is a major highlight, providing a satisfying loop of improvement and a constant sense of getting stronger. Permanent unlocks and upgrades ensure that even failed runs feel rewarding, encouraging continued play. Importance 13%	The progression system is a major highlight, providing a satisfying loop of improvement and a constant sense of getting stronger. Permanent unlocks and upgrades ensure that even failed runs feel rewarding, encouraging continued play.	13%
Abundant Content & Secrets Description The game offers a substantial amount of content, including new loot, powers, upgrades, and secrets to discover. Frequent updates also contribute to the feeling of a continuously expanding and fresh experience. Importance 9%	The game offers a substantial amount of content, including new loot, powers, upgrades, and secrets to discover. Frequent updates also contribute to the feeling of a continuously expanding and fresh experience.	9%
Varied Item & Relic Systems Description The variety and impact of relics, blessings, curses, and other items are highly praised. These elements introduce strategic depth and ensure that each run feels unique and exciting due to diverse combinations and effects. Importance 8%	The variety and impact of relics, blessings, curses, and other items are highly praised. These elements introduce strategic depth and ensure that each run feels unique and exciting due to diverse combinations and effects.	8%
Unique & Challenging Bosses Description Boss encounters are frequently mentioned as a positive aspect, being unique, well-designed, and offering a fair yet challenging experience. Mastering these fights provides a sense of accomplishment. Importance 8%	Boss encounters are frequently mentioned as a positive aspect, being unique, well-designed, and offering a fair yet challenging experience. Mastering these fights provides a sense of accomplishment.	8%
Improved 'Binding of Isaac' Style Description The game is frequently compared to 'The Binding of Isaac,' with many players finding it to be an improved or more accessible version. Specific comparisons highlight better graphics, more creative bosses, and a less chaotic feel. Importance 6%	The game is frequently compared to 'The Binding of Isaac,' with many players finding it to be an improved or more accessible version. Specific comparisons highlight better graphics, more creative bosses, and a less chaotic feel.	6%
Great Value for Price Description Many players feel the game offers excellent value for its price, often stating it's worth full price or an absolute steal when on sale. The game's ability to hook players into grinding for upgrades also contributes to its perceived value. Importance 6%	Many players feel the game offers excellent value for its price, often stating it's worth full price or an absolute steal when on sale. The game's ability to hook players into grinding for upgrades also contributes to its perceived value.	6%
Dynamic & Fresh Mechanics Description The game's mechanics are described as impactful and well-implemented, with a constant introduction of new elements that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging for many hours. The random dungeon generation also contributes to replayability. Importance 5%	The game's mechanics are described as impactful and well-implemented, with a constant introduction of new elements that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging for many hours. The random dungeon generation also contributes to replayability.	5%
Engaging Blessing/Curse System Description The blessing and curse system is highlighted as a unique and engaging mechanic that adds a layer of risk/reward and strategic depth to runs. The ability to manage or remove curses is also appreciated. Importance 5%	The blessing and curse system is highlighted as a unique and engaging mechanic that adds a layer of risk/reward and strategic depth to runs. The ability to manage or remove curses is also appreciated.	5%
Adaptable Difficulty Options Description The game offers adaptable difficulty, allowing players to choose between a more casual experience and a challenging hard mode. This design caters to both beginners and experienced players seeking a greater challenge. Importance 5%	The game offers adaptable difficulty, allowing players to choose between a more casual experience and a challenging hard mode. This design caters to both beginners and experienced players seeking a greater challenge.	5%
Pleasant Audio & Soundtrack Description The game's soundtrack and sound effects are consistently praised for being cool, pleasant, and fitting perfectly with the game's atmosphere. The music is noted for its beauty and ability to create an epic feel. Importance 5%	The game's soundtrack and sound effects are consistently praised for being cool, pleasant, and fitting perfectly with the game's atmosphere. The music is noted for its beauty and ability to create an epic feel.	5%
Simple, Amusing Story Description The game features a simple yet interesting plot that doesn't interfere with gameplay. Its passive narrative and amusing dialogue add charm without being overly complex or distracting. Importance 5%	The game features a simple yet interesting plot that doesn't interfere with gameplay. Its passive narrative and amusing dialogue add charm without being overly complex or distracting.	5%

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