Hellminer

- Created for Brackey's GameJam 2025.2 - Theme: Risk it for the Biscuit

Prisoner to a cruel warden, you are forced to brave the perilous bowels of the underworld to purchase your freedom. Will you fall prey to the many monsters of the below, or claim liberty with your pick and grapple?

This game is firmly within the horror genre, not for the faint of heart!

- Grapple your way down  -

Equipped with nothing but a grappling hook, a lantern, and your trusty pickaxe, you must brave the below and seek shelter from the beasts that lurk.

- Survive the Depths -

Avoid deadly traps and ravenous lurkers, dive, swing, and hide from their thirsty maws.


- Earn your fortune from the world below... -


Valuable ores and materials can be mined from these dangerous subterranean pits. The riskier the dive, the better the reward. Go deep enough, and you may even find a tasty treat!

- ...Or your freedom from this hell hole -


Find the ultimate treasure, and buy your freedom.
All sessions are procedural, with anchors, monster spawn zones and mineable stones changing in composition, position, and frequency.

If you have anything to share about your experience, you can find me on the Brackey's discord under the username "Lez"