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• Patch Notes·9 Feb 2026Official

  Mineral Madness - Update 1.0.5 is live!

  We’ve been working in the mines, and this patch adds a bit more chaos to your excavation career.New Features • Challenge Mode Leaderboard - You can now access the Challenge Mode leaderboard directly from the main menu and compete for the top miner spot. • Tool Tracking - Leaderboard entries now display which tools were used for the run.New Abilities • Drill Uppercut - Your drill isn’t just for digging anymore. Launch enemies skyward with a devastating uppercut. • Shovel Twist - Master the art of rotational mining. The shovel now has a special twist attack that sends enemies flying.Fixes • Fixed an issue where mineral and deposit counts displayed incorrectly once they exceeded 100.Happy mining!
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• Patch Notes·24 Dec 2025Official

  ⛏️ Challenge Mode + Bug Fixes! 🎄

  Moles, sharpen your claws. A fresh update just burrowed its way into Mineral Madness.🏆 Challenge Mode AddedLooking for something a little more unforgiving? Challenge Mode is here. Tighter rules, higher stakes, and fewer excuses. Perfect for players who think they have already mastered the chaos.🎅 Santa Hat CosmeticYes, it’s festive. Yes, it’s a mole in a Santa hat. No further explanation required.🛠️ Bug Fixes & ImprovementsWe’ve cleaned up some sneaky underground issues:Fixed Larry so he stops hunting players after they are dead. Even Larry has limits.Fixed an issue where minerals could be stolen from dead players.As always, keep the feedback coming. Your reports help us squash bugs faster than a mole with a hammer.Now get back underground. 💥⛏️
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• Patch Notes·3 Dec 2025Official

  ⛏️✨ Moles With Style: The Bundle-Exclusive Fashion Drop & Fresh Fixes Update!

  A fresh batch of improvements has landed underground:Ukrainian language added – fully supported throughout the game. New fonts added for non-Latin languages to improve clarity and accessibility. Crash reporting integrated with Steam to help us track down issues faster. Controller usability improved – you can now exit the game with a controller; more full controller support is coming soon.Various bug fixes and performance improvements to keep the caves running smoothly.Bundle-Exclusive CosmeticsThese new items are available only for players who own the Both Mineral Madness & Dreadline bundle:Dreadline Hats :) Melon Cap Bowler Hat
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• Announcements·10 Nov 2025Official

  🧨 Mineral Madness is LIVE! 🧨

  Dig. Fight. Sabotage. The moles have finally broken through — just in time for Steam Animal Fest!💥 Now available 🎉 15% Launch Discount for a limited time!Battle your friends in chaotic 2–8 player matches across destructible, ever-changing caves. Mine, brawl, and sabotage your way to victory in the most unhinged underground party brawler ever made.🦔 Join the chaos. Play Mineral Madness today.
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• Patch Notes·10 Nov 2025Official

  🛠️ Day 1 Patch Notes

  Thanks to all early players for digging in! We’ve just rolled out our Day 1 patch to smooth out your underground chaos.New exciting tools have joined the madness!For the efficient mole, there is now a magnetic bomb that will destroy minerals and collect them into an easy-to-grab pile.Added detonable bombs that can be placed out and triggered at will.A drill tool has been added for extremely efficient digging, although you might want to avoid close-up combat.Added a Jetpack so that you can fly around free like a bird!Tools now have progression and can be unlocked! Nothing good in life comes for free, except well... maybe a lot of things do.New features we have!The game now has hats! :tophat: Now you can look fashionable while getting blown up.New game modes! Play in teams to battle it out against each other.We have achievements, and more are on the way!Added a new powerup, the Mineral Magnet! :magnet: Hold your minerals tight so your opponents don't steal them.Added a new custom game setting for cart respawn time.Added password locks to lobbies.Quality of life and improvements!Language can now be set in-gameRefactored away an old UI system, making it so we can create features quickly!Changed background pictures for the menu, now there are multiple!Updated tutorial visuals, including dynamic button input.Standardized \ and \ buttons across the game should be easier to find now.Updated visuals on network connection problems, hopefully, you will never see them.Updated create group visuals.Made the player more noticeable while scanning.Update the loadout quick viewer so you can easily take a look at your loadouts abilities and controls while in a match.Simplified controller support, soon every menu will have it.By popular demand, movement tools are now prompted to be used with Shift instead of MMB.Depositing is now only allowed on level or above the minecartImproved responsiveness of some menu buttons.Made icons a bit bigger in the tutorial.Added outline on the enemy mol...
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