Underground Keeper

NOTE: I won a copy of this from the IndieDB promo.
It's Minesweeper in 3D. That is all.
You know it's a nice and relaxing chill-out experience, and an entertaining one at that. It has a tonne of potential and hunting mines is just nice. Which, given the type of game it is that's probably not so good, it could have had a little more tension given that one misplaced pick swing could get you blown to smithereens.
Just some thoughts:
-it's very easy to confuse diggable dirt and not diggable dirt, they need to look a lot more different. Maybe also different audio cues to hint that you're hitting a diggable spot or a non-diggable spot too. (a dirt crunch sound for diggable and a metalic tink for non diggable or something like that)
-Crates seem to serve no purpose other than block progress and get smashed.
-Damn holes in the ground! Get rid of 'em! Naw just kidding it makes it interesting.
-Maybe make the tiles on the edges different? That way you know when you're at the edge of the map. (although maybe not, it might make it too easy)
-more tense music. The current soundtrack is nice but I think the game needs more of a sense of urgency
-random maps would be awesome, and would lend longevity to the game.
Just my thoughts. I finished the game a short while ago and quite liked it. Keep it up!

Not a bad game and I never wrote a review for a game before so this is my first go. I typically play bigger games and games that most people know if so when i saw this game while browsing I added it to my wishlist just so I would know when it would be released. It is not a bad game and I would reccommend it to anyone. It is similar to that of minesweeper where you have to find out where the sweetspot of the mine is and put a C4 there to destroy it. If you break it with your pickaxe then boom, you have to restart the level. I kind of wish the settings were more optimizeable. For instance I typically play in windowed mode for my recordings and youtube and this game did not have that settings. I know I have not played much and will probably update this review as I go on but I thought Id leave a positive review to help the game out. The price should probably be cheaper than it is since its not a huge logic game yet but I am someone who likes to purchase small games when they come out and get videos out on them as well. I have started a walkthrough for anyone that is interested or just want to see what the game looks like and how it works.

Basic Information
Title: Underground Keeper
Developer: Render System
Publisher: Render System
Genre: 3D Puzzle
General Impression
Underground Keeper Is far more than a 3D reimagining of a minesweeper title. It can stand out on its own and not just thanks to its visually pleasant graphics and sounds, but also because it provides enough gameplay diversification across 60 distinct levels featuring a logical difficulty ladder. I haven’t perceived the game as too easy nor very hard and the stage design, though it may accommodate more skins/environments, never felt like a chore or boring trip at all. As far as my gaming experience with Underground Keeper goes, no game-breaking bugs or glitches were found and I consider this title to be a welcome addition to any Steam collection thanks to it’s fun type of gameplay and the presence of Steam Achievements, all for a decent price tag.
Strong Points
+ Beautiful 3D graphics.
+ Large level selection with well scaled difficulty.
+ Steam Achievements & Trading Cards.
Weak Points
- Needs more audiovisual diversity.
Rating 8/10

This review was submitted for Imperial Reviews and Cubbes.

Underground Keeper is most simply put as a 3D version of the classic Minesweeper with a button ("E") option to see a 2D/top-down view of the grid.
Pro's:
The game is essentially as easy as the classic game. Glowing numbers are floating in the center of each grid block, which says if that grid block is touching a bomb grid block - Sides and diagonals as you are used to.
The graphics are simple, but effective.
There is a leaderboard (currently at just over 500 mines destroyed as of writing this by a name I've forgotten.)
You can adjust music volume and sound volume (sounds equal bombs exploding, a pickaxe hacking at a block of dirt or a wooden block.) No noise of footsteps.
A good many maps and you can randomly generate one and play it at will, rather than playing the levels as they come.
The music isn't bad. It's a bit calm and soothing, like a mix of Enya meets the New Age theme, like Kitaro. But you can turn it down and have your own mix playing in the background.
The GUI is simple enough and uses the basics while remaining fairly simple to read.
The intro isn't overly long. It's five seconds, then you get an explosion like within the game, but it is thankfully somewhat muted and sounds slightly distant.
I'm also really pleased to see that you can press "ESC" during a game and adjust the sound settings rather than between levels.
Con's:
There is a random block on the ground that is a hole you can fall in to and you will die immediately for doing so.
You only get a few extra bombs, so if you blow up the wrong block too many times (one without a mine in it,) then you cannot win because hitting a trapped block will cause you to die, whereas the C4 gives you a three second timer.
There are no directions explained in-game (left-click the mouse to mine with a pickaxe and hold down the right mouse button to plant C4.) Not exactly rocket science, but it's something to keep in mind - No tutorial level.
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Overall, the game is as fun as the standard Minesweeper game, which isn't really saying too much, but it does have the drop of death I mentioned, randomized levels with a pseudo classic view and such. So, for what it is and is meant to be, it's excellent.
I might recommend getting it on sale, unless you just really enjoy Minesweeper. At $3.99, it's a touch pricey for a Minesweeper game, even if the graphics are pretty well put together.
Happy gaming!
-Paladeus

The details says it already, its a 3D version of minesweeper with a dungeon theme and nice graphics.
I enjoyed playing it its pretty fun!

good game and all its 3d minesweepers and has random generation what else is there to say.. the only thing that im annoyed about is the achivements are not working anymore... the developer reached out on the same day as this review and fixed the problem good developer points there!

If you enjoy a good logic puzzle, then give this one a try.
It's a 3D incarnation of Minesweeper without the guesswork.
And now there's a new random-generator for infinite replay.