Steam and Kickstarter applications in progress · Free demo coming soon
The story
An old miner, a crooked House, and a mine that was lost on a bet.
The Folk (little creatures of stone and crystal) used to live in this mine. Now they're sealed inside the House's capsule machines, and the only way to get them back is to play his game.
Wick
The old miner
Too worn out to swing a pickaxe any more, so he's hired you. He's kind, he's scared of the House, and he isn't telling you everything about how he lost this mine.
Jesper Crooke
The House
He owns the cutting bench and the capsule machines, and every Folk sealed inside them. Smug when he wins. Considerably less charming when he doesn't.
“Six Folk make a wall. Bring the walls home, and this mine is ours again.”
— Wick
How it plays
Mine it. Cut it. Bet it.
Every run goes a little deeper. Here's the loop you'll be playing.
Mine the quarry
Swing at stone seams, crystal veins and jade lodes for coins and stones. Hire a crew to keep swinging while you're busy.
Cut on the beat
Take your stones to the cutting bench and strike the rings in time with the music, across sixteen songs.
Bet the House
Three shuffled stones: your win, Jesper's win, or a tie. Win, and he matches every core. Lose, and he keeps the lot.
Free the Folk
Pull the capsule machines to free the Folk, and collect keychains and pickaxe skins along the way.
Rebuild the walls
Six Folk make a wall. Fill four walls and the portal lights. Go down, start a new run, and come back stronger.
Every Folk you free comes home to the Hollow, a warm little cave village that fills up as you play.
The Backers' Wall, in the game. Names shown are placeholders.
Kickstarter · Applying now
Put your name on the wall.
We're applying for our Kickstarter campaign now. Backers help finish the game, and get something to show for it:
A Steam key and early beta access
The Founder's Pickaxe, a skin only backers will ever have
A Backer role in the Discord
At higher tiers, your name on the Backers' Wall inside the game, or a Folk designed with you
