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45%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

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Mine is a single player casual role playing game with a horror theme. It was developed by 99cent and was released on April 28, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A first-person game that ushers the audience into an “open-mine” and deals with the unknown relationship between raw materials and the virtual spaces that we inhabit.

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67%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Strong atmospheric and audiovisual design creating claustrophobic tension and a primal fear of enclosed spaces.
  • Minimalist survival-horror gameplay focusing on stealth, evasion, and vulnerability instead of combat.
  • Effective for players seeking short, moody, and sensory-focused horror experiences with raw fear rather than complex mechanics.
  • Repetitive gameplay loop with limited mechanics and lack of evolving puzzles or narrative depth.
  • Technical issues including glitches in lighting, awkward controls, and inconsistent enemy AI that break immersion.
  • Generic and underdeveloped monster designs with predictable and easily avoidable threats reducing scare factor.

  • atmosphere

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere that effectively drives its horror experience, especially when paired with stealth gameplay. However, its reliance on atmosphere alone without deeper mechanics or narrative depth may feel limited, and some repetitiveness in sound design and a generic plot slightly detract from immersion. Overall, it offers a moody, immersive experience suited for fans of compact, simplicity-driven horror.

    • “Mine is a compact, atmosphere-driven horror experience that thrives on simplicity and claustrophobic tension.”
    • “The game’s greatest strengths lie in its audiovisual atmosphere.”
    • “When Mine successfully combines its atmosphere with stealth-driven gameplay, the result is a tense, claustrophobic experience that taps into fear rather than action-oriented thrills.”
    • “The atmosphere was pretty alright, but it irked me a little that we just so happened to wake up in the middle of this mine with no plausible explanation as to how, or why we were there in the first place.”
    • “The plot is generic and unoriginal, which detracts from the atmosphere the game attempts to create.”
    • “The sound effects, while initially impressive, quickly became repetitive and predictable, lessening their impact on the overall atmosphere.”

  • gameplay

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    Gameplay in Mine delivers a minimalist survival-horror experience centered on exploration, stealth, and evasion, creating tense and claustrophobic atmospheres. However, its repetitive loop of navigating similar environments while constantly fleeing an inevitable monster may lead to player fatigue, with limited mechanics or narrative depth potentially diminishing engagement for those seeking more complexity. The game best suits fans of short, sensory-driven horror rather than action or elaborate gameplay systems.

    • “Instead of elaborate mechanics or layered systems, Mine commits to a stripped-down survival structure—one where every sound, flicker of light, or turn in the tunnel feels like it could hide a threat.”
    • “When Mine successfully combines its atmosphere with stealth-driven gameplay, the result is a tense, claustrophobic experience that taps into fear rather than action-oriented thrills.”
    • “Ultimately, Mine is a modest but effective horror experiment—one that may not satisfy those craving complex gameplay or narrative depth, but offers a genuine hit of claustrophobic tension for players who appreciate minimalist, sensory-focused horror design.”
    • “Because Mine revolves almost entirely around navigation and suspense, the gameplay loop can begin to feel repetitive once the initial dread wears off.”
    • “Without tools, puzzles, or evolving mechanics, the game relies heavily on atmosphere alone to sustain engagement.”
    • “This game is flat; you take a path that leads to another large room like at the beginning, you hear a monster scream, and finally you meet it. Throughout the gameplay, you always run from the same monster no matter where you go (even if you lose it, it will find you), and in the end, you get tired of running and just let yourself die.”

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The story is widely criticized for being generic and unoriginal, failing to provide a compelling narrative to support the game's atmosphere. Despite strong visuals, the lackluster plot detracts from the overall horror experience.

    • “The plot is generic and unoriginal, which detracts from the atmosphere the game attempts to create.”
    • “In the world of horror, the story is often what keeps players hooked, but mine fails to deliver on this front.”
    • “In conclusion, mine had the potential to be a thrilling horror experience, but it was let down by its lackluster storyline, technical issues, and uninspired monsters.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for being good and visually stunning, effectively enhancing the scary moments. However, some feel that impressive visuals alone cannot compensate for shortcomings in the storyline.

    • “In some moments it is very scary, the graphics are good.”
    • “Graphics on the level.”
    • “While the visuals are indeed stunning, they cannot make up for the lack of a compelling storyline.”
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Mine is a casual role playing game with horror theme. Common tags for Mine include first-person, indie, psychological, underground, psychological horror and others.

Mine is available on PC and Windows.

Mine was released on April 28, 2023.

Mine was developed by 99cent.

Mine has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Mine for its graphics but disliked it for its atmosphere.

Mine is a single player game.

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