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Watch trailer on Steam ↗In The Roots Of The Mountain
CaljDev · Published by CaljDev
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Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Mine deep into procedurally generated caves, gather rare ores, upgrade your pickaxe, and explore an ever-changing underground world. Build your fortune with a shopkeeper, swing across caverns with your grappling hook, and uncover ancient treasures in this relaxing 2D pixel mining adventure.
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Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
About this game
Deep beneath the surface lies a world of endless caves, rich veins of ore, and forgotten treasures.
In the dwarven kingdom Mearel, deep below a mountain, you are a lone dwarf miner descending into a massive, fully procedural cave system. Every world is unique — carved by cellular automata and filled with winding tunnels, massive caverns, and hidden ore veins.
Key Features:
Procedural Cave Generation – No two worlds are the same. Explore vast underground networks that feel alive.
Deep Mining & Progression – Start with basic tools and upgrade your pickaxe power, mining speed, and light, through a town shopkeeper.
Rich Ore Economy – Mine Coal, Iron, Copper, Silver, Lead, Tungsten, Gold, Orichalcum, Cobalt, Xenonite, and Texinite. Sell your haul or use it for future upgrades.
Grappling Hook Traversal – Swing across huge chasms and reach unreachable areas with a physics-based grappling hook.
Persistent Worlds – Multiple save slots with full world persistence (mined tiles, town location, inventory, and upgrades are saved).
Cozy Town Hub – Return to your central town to sell ores, buy powerful upgrades, and rest between expeditions.
Compass Navigation – Never get lost — your compass always points back to the town.
Relaxing yet Rewarding Gameplay – Beautiful pixel art, smooth mining loop, and satisfying progression with no permadeath stress.
Whether you enjoy peaceful mining sessions or deep exploration and optimization, In The Roots Of The Mountain offers a perfect mix of mining, and relaxing resource management.
Are you ready to forge your legacy in the depths of the Earth?
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4160 / AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 / Intel HD Graphics 4000
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 (or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1
This was a fix of sound effects, animations, and enemy AI. Enemies no longer get stuck on walls while chasing the player. The jump animation now doesn't randomly trigger along with the landing sound affects and particle effect. The attack animation now has a trail behind the axe. I added a sound effect for the player getting hit and healing.Read full article on Community Announcements (Calj)AnnouncementsOfficial
I have decided to add enemies.
So I'm working on adding enemies to the game and so far I have added two, a flying skull that shoots fire balls at the player and a cave slime bother look pretty good in my opinion. I have also added a battle axe the player starts with so you can fight enemies and not just die with out being able to fight back. I am taking suggestions on what enemies to add so if you have any ideas let me know in the comments and if there good and fit the cave vide I might add them.Read full article on Community Announcements (Calj)AnnouncementsOfficial
My PC's corruption and what was lost.
Hi everyone, my PC recently go a corrupted program file and I had to wipe the pc and redownload windows I did have a backup copy of the game so no progress was lost. It has come to my attention that there are multiple spelling mistakes in the game trailer and I lost the Adobe Premiere project file so I have downloaded the video file of the YouTube post I made of the video and so I have fix the spelling mistakes but the quality of the video has decrease so there are now two trailers one with the better quality and selling mistakes one with bad quality and no spelling mistakes.Read full article on Community Announcements (Calj)
