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Mining & Tunneling Simulator

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20%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
20% User Score Based on 89 reviews

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About Mining & Tunneling Simulator

Mining & Tunneling Simulator is a single player simulation game. It was developed by United Independent Entertainment GmbH and was released on March 5, 2014. It received negative reviews from players.

Blast the rocks and drill tunnels beneath cities. At the beginning you have enough time and no major problems. Once the TNT charges are placed you can start the blasting to create the tunnel entrance. The excavated material will be loaded by a shovel dozer on a dump truck and transported to the storage site. As soon as the entrance is cleaned up the huge tunnel drilling machine will march up. But …

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20%Audience ScoreBased on 89 reviews
emotional1 positive mentions
grinding7 negative mentions
  • Unique and somewhat realistic tunneling simulation gameplay that some players find enjoyable and immersive.
  • The multi-stage process involving blasting, excavation, and TBM control offers a distinct challenge and sense of accomplishment.
  • The game runs smoothly on some systems, with an uncapped framerate option appreciated by certain users.
  • Highly criticized for numerous bugs, crashes, and game-breaking glitches that often make progress impossible.
  • Terrible camera angles, poor controls, and awkward vehicle handling severely impact playability and enjoyment.
  • Outdated and low-quality graphics combined with tedious, repetitive gameplay diminish overall appeal.

  • gameplay

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a unique industrial simulation experience with varied challenges on each map, including managing equipment and resources. However, it is often slow, repetitive, and can become frustrating due to vehicle limitations and frequent drill jams. While some find it engaging, others criticize it for tedious mechanics and a steep learning curve.

    • “The reason I recommend it is the very unique gameplay, which I haven't found in other games.”
    • “On the topic of gameplay, it really is very unique with each map posing a new challenge.”
    • “The TBM is also hungry for concrete and fuel, which adds another layer of gameplay complexity.”
    • “Gameplay has two major issues. One is that the vehicles and overall gameplay are relatively slow, with vehicles barely having any top speed or acceleration.”
    • “Gameplay starts out normal, but the impossible part is the drilling; once the drill reaches 83%, the head constantly and repeatedly jams for no reason.”
    • “The gameplay is tedious, extremely boring, and repetitive.”

  • graphics

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

    The graphics in this game are generally viewed as outdated and low-quality, resembling visuals from the 1980s to late 1990s, with many users noting poor performance and unattractive visuals. Despite some appreciation for the experience, the graphics and overall visual presentation are seen as one of the game's weakest aspects.

    • “Starting off, we have the graphics and visuals which don't look very modern, though I'm not expecting much from a now 8 year old game (since it released in 2010 or so).”
    • “The graphics are average, but then again the game is old.”
    • “Graphics and controls are what you can expect from a simulator but as your tunnel grows it feels great to take a van down it, while trying to avoid hitting your train.”
    • “Tldr: just another slightly reskinned simulator game that uses same assets, engine, bad physics, bad user interface, ugly graphics, and repetitive missions where you drive vehicles to hotspots as the other simulator games from ActaLogic.”
    • “Graphics are probably worse off than games produced in the late 1990's.”
    • “The graphics are like 1980's quality and the game is so badly written that it can't run at more than 7fps in certain parts of the map because the background city graphics lock up the GPU/CPU.”

  • grinding

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

    Grinding in the game is widely considered tedious, slow, and monotonous, with repetitive gameplay and poor mechanics further reducing enjoyment. While some initial learning and experimentation can be engaging, the experience quickly becomes boring and frustrating.

    • “First train was to learn, second to practice, third to try some cool moves... fourth started to be tedious... for a tunnel of length 89 kilometers, I'd have to break something.”
    • “But it is interesting for 15 minutes or so and then it just gets tedious and boring.”
    • “The gameplay is tedious and extremely boring and repetitive.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story presents an intriguing premise involving clones mining in post-apocalyptic enclaves, connecting subtly to the "Metro" series with emotional themes and drama. However, many users feel the narrative execution is weak and overshadowed by technical issues, repetitive gameplay, and lack of polish, diminishing its overall impact.

    • “The main story behind the game, which the developers subtly drop clues and hints about, is that a group of individuals, cloned from the same template, are made to mine and tunnel for one of the many enclaves that emerged from the ruins of a nuclear war on a global scale, in a ragtag prequel to the famous 'Metro' series.”
    • “Phenomenal game, it's got good storytelling and underlying emotional themes, as well as drama to entice the player.”
    • “If it was implemented better then it might be a different story, but this is not worth anywhere close to the $10 USD they're asking.”
    • “Tldr: just another slightly reskinned simulator game that uses same assets, engine, bad physics, bad user interface, ugly graphics, and repetitive missions where you drive vehicles to hotspots as the other simulator games from actalogic.”
    • “Broken camera for the support vehicle that can repair, did half the first mission with the broken camera, ended up caving at 3/4 on it because the camera issue made it unplayable.”

  • stability

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

    The game's stability is problematic, with frequent bugs and glitches such as vehicles flying out of the map, floating cameras, and occasional freezes. While some issues persist, a few have been addressed in the Steam release, but overall the experience remains quite unstable.

    • “Vehicles tend to fly out of the map, cameras are floating away and game freezes do happen; it's just very messy in this part.”
    • “The second issue is all the bugs and glitches that are very common in this game.”
    • “The glitches are awful.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly at 60fps on well-equipped systems, but it is highly demanding and performance can suffer on lower-end hardware. Lowering graphics settings notably improves performance without significantly impacting visual quality. Some users have reported performance issues, indicating optimization could be inconsistent.

    • “While all this, the game runs smoothly at 60fps with no drops on my computer.”
    • “From what I can tell, the first thing you have to do is turn the graphics quality down because you can't really see a difference in quality, but the performance improves dramatically.”
    • “Performance-wise, like all the other simulators, it's very demanding and changing the settings doesn't do much.”
    • “Performance-wise, like all the other simulators, it's stupidly demanding and changing the settings doesn't do anything.”
    • “From what I can tell, the first thing you have to do is turn the graphics quality down because you can't really see a difference in quality but the performance improves like crazy.”
    • “Also, I've heard about some performance issues.”

  • music

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

    The music is generally considered dull, with sound effects being adequate overall, though crash sounds are notably loud.

    • “Sounds are okay, but the music is a bit boring. Additionally, the crash sounds are very loud.”

  • emotional

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

    The game delivers a powerful emotional experience through compelling storytelling and well-developed underlying themes, enhanced by engaging drama that effectively captivates players.

    • “Phenomenal game, it has good storytelling and underlying emotional themes, as well as drama to entice the player.”
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Mining & Tunneling Simulator is a simulation game. Common tags for Mining & Tunneling Simulator include mining.

Mining & Tunneling Simulator is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing Mining & Tunneling Simulator.

Mining & Tunneling Simulator was released on March 5, 2014.

Mining & Tunneling Simulator was developed by United Independent Entertainment GmbH.

Mining & Tunneling Simulator has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Mining & Tunneling Simulator for its emotional but disliked it for its gameplay.

Mining & Tunneling Simulator is a single player game.

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