Tile Miner

I don't recommend the game at this time because keyboard controls can't be rebound and there is no controller support. This is a fully released (i.e. not early access) PC game and I want to be able to change how I control it.

I look forward to playing and updating this review once the issue is resolved.

I'm aware of AHK, reWASD, and other similar software, but they all have drawbacks that I don't want to deal with.

I recommend this game with two warnings:
Only if its on sale for less than 5 bucks
Only if you don't mind an abandoned but mostly complete game.
Tile miner is entertaining, story light game. It can keep your attention for a couple of hours. The only real glaring problem that I saw was that the game will punish you for dying. Very harshly. The chosen mechanic is that every time you die you will lose a permanent point in one of your 3 stats- life, magic and energy. The problem is, off course, that this make surviving harder, so the enemies that just killed you, will now be even harder to kill. Not sure that this is a great mechanic and ultimately is what got me to stop playing the game. As I made it to the underground and couldn't find enough copper to upgrade my armor, but harder enemies that tele jump on you kept respawning and I died so much that it became impossible to continue. If you enjoy a very hard challenge- try it out.

Where to begin? I love the graphics and game play. I try my hardest to support indie developers. But this game has problems.
Starting with the constant CTD's in the dungeons. I'd be willing to put up with that if the game had a proper save system, being able to do a quick save or have multiple saves not a save on exit or a auto save overwriting your last save.
I was half way through the Earth dungeon and collected a large key needed to finish the dungeon. Then I got a CTD and
when I reloaded the game the key had vanished, not in my inventory or in the chest where I found it. So guess what
pal? you are screwed! No way to open the locked doors. 20 plus hours of game play just got flushed down the crapper!!
I just don't have the time or energy to start a new game. I'll find something else to play. Unless the developer addresses these problems I can't recommend this game.

Entertaining amoung glitch that closes out the game. I cant make it through last dungeon as the lue and Red portal are not enough to unlock me from a room

UI elements are far too small for me to read the text and there are no options in game to change that. The "ui scale" option in the menu only has a few static options for scale, none of which actually affect text size.
This makes the game functionally unplayable for me

I wish I could give a neutral response.
It's not a bad game.
It is exactly what it says it is
its just a little meh... ( can't really say what I think is missing so much as almost everything feels a little unpolished)
hoping for an update with more content and polish
it was on sale but still I think $10.00 was a bit much
maybe I'll come back to it later.

Great game except for the part where the game closes and you lose items like the copper stairs... This was my third play through and everything was going great. Placed the copper stairs started mining and then the game closed. Started the game again to find a blank square where the stairs had been placed and no way of making a second set of stairs. So... no, I would not recommend.

Now that I've played a bit more I think I can give a decent review according to my game play.
Yes, the game has some bugs, I did notice the random crash one, but the few minor bugs I addressed to the dev, they fixed them asap (literally an hour after my post) I see all the negative reviews, and they were left in 2016. I just got the game so I can't talk about the game back then all I can do is talk about it now in 2021. This game is also produced by like 1 dude, so let's keep this in mind. The game reminds me of Keplearth and rimworld. I really like that you can make villages and sell them so npc traders can move in. The graphics are cool, and for the 15 bucks the game is going for. I'd say there''s about $15 worth of content right now. You can build as much as you wish, you can adventure, farm, trade, brew potions and so much more. The game still could use some different materials you use to build with but if you don't mind helping out a game in EA then spend the $15 it's a pretty fun little game. The random crash don't happen often but you MIGHT encounter it if you play games like a crackhead. I would let this game nail my gf. Can't wait to see what they add to this. Keep up the good work!

i like the game so far. it has come a long way and is getting nicely polished.
there are still a few bugs and game crashes but that's early access.
i don't regret buying it.
i look forward to playing the final product.

It is very clear to me from the wording in every development log that the creator cares deeply for this project, and it is a true shame that it has had such a harsh development cycle. While I haven't played this game for very long, I have enjoyed every minute I have spent on it, and while this game appears to have controversial reviews, thats mostly down to the fact that many of the reviews were written when the developer was not updating the game and it sat stagnant for almost a year from memory. This is definately one of the hidden indie gems of steam, and i absolutely reccomend it for those days / nights when your internet goes down, or no one else is online and you just want to relax and have some fun on your own.

Love this game :)

Tile Miner is great but there are a few things that would make it so much better. One thing is a mini map. This would make it a lot easier to navigate in the world. Also, increasing the spawn level of animals would make it easier to find food. Almost every time I have died it has been from starvation. One last thing is some sort of creative mode . This would help players get used to the items and learn how to play without dying. Overall, the game is a very good idea.

Love the randomness and expanse of the world. I was able to play and craft things right away, and hasnt crashed at all, contrary to other reviews. Great game, can't wait to dig more into it and build more.

Great game of building, mining, fighting and creating from a sandbox perspective. Love punching bees. Very satisfying! New updates really add new dimension and excitement to the game. Keep up the great work and bring us more dungeons!

I have been evaluating several games like this, so please dont confuse this game with my other review on Project Explore. Also, please note the negative reviews posted here from others are from 2016, and so far I have not seen any that reflect the recent changes for Tile Miner.
Tile Miner is a single player game for now, which is in EA status and is a rewrite from it's origional. There is one dungeon, some monsters to fight, and infinate landscape. These are being improved on as I type this. Unlike Project Explore, and edge of space that were put into Steams store as completed games which they barely are even 10% complete, Tile Miner despite starting two years ago, and now being re-written, at least has all of its content fully working, and the writer who did not want his game to go in the same direction as the other two I listed, actually wanted to make sure no one would get burned, and had actually removed the title from the store for a long period of time, till he could get several areas that were lacking, improved and added.
It took quite a few people, including myself, to talk the writer into putting this into the store, and had even stated we were willing to take the game as is, yet he has gone out of his way to improve the game, and yes, there is much to be done, the game is enjoyable.
Unlike similar games, this one is pretty simple, and you dont have to spend hours trying to figure the mechanics. Dying and dropping things, well, if you dont like this option, I can easily show you how to memory edit the HP so you dont die. But please, if you give this game a try, and not happy with the features, or even have suggestions, say them in the forums first. EA games should never be given negative reviews for bugs and incompleteness, unless abandoned, or put in the store as a whole, they are games that have foundations made, and the writers wait to hear what the people want before improvements are made. This is great in several ways, because how many times do we buy games that are completed with features and things we just cant stand, and this way, we can help in the games developement.

Great game at first, but now I can't play more than five minutes without it crashing. When it crashes none of my progress from when I log on to when it crashes is saved. Not worth the five dollars.

i think this game is amazing and for the price you should buy it but it does take time to get use to and there are bugs such as all my chest items got deleted but that might just be me

A very promising game that has a long way to go, right now (when i write this) there is not so much content but the things that are added I find fun.

[Edit: added video review]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xryrG0-lzXE

I like what I see so far of this little RPG Maker-meets-Minecraft, if you will. It's early, but functional. I'm impressed with proposed graphics for it.

Only my opinion, but I think there's oodles of potential in a builder game that looks like an old-school 2D RPG, especially if multiplayer is being added, the graphics look like traditional, Japanese RPGs.

I see the potential for a host of possibilities, including appealing to an audience that loves old RPG artwork, by including countless craftable items, clothes, furniture and more.

Not too mention if the possibility of modding is ever introduced in a way, say, Minecraft is moddable. That would expand the appeal tremendously if you can start including functional pipes, oil, engines and the like, similar to the way modding has blown-up around other building games.

Or add a little bit of Terraria progression by having multiple underground levels, each increasingly difficult with better ore and items to get.

This base framework functions and embarrassing or not, I've blown 7 hours just chopping trees and digging so far in its current state.

I look forward to the possibility of more varied terrain, better graphics, and lots and lots more items and activities to take part it!

You can punch bees, as far as I care, This game gets Game Of The Year!

In all seriousness though, this game is good, however it is very basic at this moment because it is in EARLY access, but with its current pricetag I say it's worth it! It's just 5 dollers at this moment! So why not give it a try?
Edit:There has been an EXTREME lack of updates, like the first update I remember, was when it released on steam, I recommend people be very careful before buying this as a result.

I Would Love To See Multiplayer To Be Added So That Me and My Friends Can Play Plus I Love The 2D Aspect Of The Game From The Trees To The Items and The Crafting Is Well Indeed I Would Recommend This Game To All The Gamers Out There and 2D Gamers. I Hope For Is The Multiplayer To Where You Could Create The Server and Such Maybe Mods But I'm Getting Off Tail I Would Give It a 5/5!