Hey everyone!
Great news; today I'm announcing my new game, Mining Merchant! As the title suggests, this is indeed a spin-off of (Super) Mining Mechs, but this time the focus is on crafting and shopkeeping.
In Mining Merchant, your uncle’s once-thriving jewelry shop is crumbling, and it’s your job to bring it back to life! Mine precious ore, smelt it into shiny jewelry, add rare gemstones and sell to every customer who walks in. Mine by day, sell by night, solo or in co-op, and become a successful merchant!
You can watch the new gameplay trailer below, but before you do, please add the game to your Steam wishlist to be notified when it launches!
Mining Merchant - Gameplay Trailer
Gameplay loop
In Mining Merchant, the gameplay loop consists of two core phases, which you can play at your own pace.
Each day starts with the "mining phase", in which you explore underground caverns and mine valuable resources in the traditionally satisfying and chill Mining Mechs style. Those resources are then crafted into jewelry to sell in your shop. There are several crafting stations that make up the process, but I’ll go into more detail about that in a future post.
Once you’ve finished crafting, you return to the shop to enter the "shopkeeping phase". Stock your shelves, open your doors, and start selling! Customers will come in looking for specific pieces and some might even request custom orders!
The money you earn can be used to upgrade your shop, your mechs, and more, prepping you for even bigger hauls the next day!
Why Mining Merchant?
The reason I've decided to go in this direction is because over the years, I’ve gotten a ton of feedback from the community, and one thing stood out: repetitiveness. Both Mining Mechs and Super Mining Mechs are grindy games, and while many players enjoy the relaxing vibe, I think we can all agree that a little more variety wouldn’t hurt ;)
So while Mining Merchant is still primarily a mining game, the crafting and shopkeeping phases shake up the formula and add something fresh.
Please wishlist!
I hope the game caught your interest! If it did, please consider adding the game to your Steam wishlist so you’ll get a notification when it launches, and it really helps me out!
Wishlist Mining Merchant!
Lastly, I’d love to hear your thoughts! If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to drop them in the comments here, over on the Mining Merchant Community Hub, or ping me on Discord!