Digging deep with a Mining Mech
Mining Mechs puts you in control of a high-tech Mining Mech sent underground after strange noises and weird activity are detected. You dig down into the earth, collect valuable resources, and haul them back to the surface. Selling what you mine earns cash, and that cash goes straight back into your machine: dig faster, dig deeper, dig longer. The game is a side-scrolling underground sandbox with procedurally generated caves, so each descent lays out differently than the last. The deeper you push, the tougher it gets, and the store text hints at dark secrets buried down there to uncover.
Playing together in co-op
Mining Mechs works as a solo game, but it's built to be played with a group: up to 7 friends can join you in online co-op multiplayer, making a full crew of 8. In a group, everyone drives their own mech and can split the work — some digging, some ferrying resources up, some pushing into riskier depths while others cash in on the surface. The shared goal is a growing pile of money, since upgrades and new mechs benefit whoever buys them. Each mech has its own benefits, so a crew running different machines covers more ground than everyone piloting the same one. It's an easy fit for a Discord session where people just want to hop in, dig, and compare hauls.
What to know before you start
There's a light structure to follow: mine, return to the surface, sell, upgrade, repeat. Along the way you can find mines and connect them to the surface for passive income, which keeps money flowing even when you're busy digging. Achievements are unlocked by completing challenges, giving the group extra reasons to take on specific tasks together instead of just grinding the same loop. Difficulty scales with depth, so a new player should expect early tunnels to be forgiving and later ones to demand better gear. Budget for upgrades rather than spending everything on the first new mech you see — deeper, longer digs pay off faster with a faster drill.