The First Mine News

Hey everyone,

I’m very happy and proud to announce the release date of my first developed game ever. After years of hard work in my spare time, The First Mine will be released on Steam at October 30, 2025.

Best regards,
Stefan

Game Trailer:
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Game Description:

The goal of The First Mine is to mine as much gold as possible to achieve a high score at the end. There are different game sizes and difficulty levels to choose from, as well as several characters with unique traits for varied gameplay.

Each round you have to cleverly place and group a new random resource tile and upgrade your existing tiles as needed. Placing a new tile end the current round, mine gold in your mine and collect resources like wood, stone, wheat and fish.

To mine gold, you need people in your villages. To keep them, you need to provide enough wheat and fish each round. More people and a higher level increases the amount of gold produced per round. You need wood and stone to upgrade the level.

In order to increase your yield per round, you can solve different tasks and observe the requirements when placing tiles. In addition, there are random game events like trade, raids or natural disasters that can influence the game in a positive or negative way.


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Hey everyone,

The next demo update is now available. I have added some new features like bonus resources and general tasks. If you like the demo so far, I would really appreciate a review. It helps me a lot. Thanks.

Best regards,
Stefan

[h2]Changelog[/h2]

• Add resource bonus cells for yield increase
  
• Add tasks for yield increase and bonus points
  
• Change turn duration behavior
  
• Add UI for resource yields and consumptions
  
• Add possibility to delete a tile if it is not placeable
  
• Save player UI preferences in Steam cloud
  
• Improve balancing
  
• Performance optimizations
  
• General improvements
  
• Bug fixes
  

Hey everyone,

Many thanks to all of you who played my demo and gave feedback. I really appreciate that. I will do my best to improve the game and consider your suggestions. Here is the first update.

Best regards,
Stefan

[h2]Changelog[/h2]

• Refine tutorial mode and add help section
  
• Allow tile placement on a restricted resource group
  
• Improve resource group information popup
  
• Enhance overall visuals, graphics, effects
  
• General improvements
  
• Bug fixes
  

Hey everyone,

I’m proudly present the demo of my first developed game ever. The First Mine is a turn based building, strategy and puzzle game. You need to run a productive gold mine by placing various resource tiles without being distracted by random events. I hope you will like the demo and have fun playing. If you have any questions or feedback, join the Discord.

Please support me by adding my game to your Steam wishlist! Thanks!

Best regards,
Stefan

Game Trailer:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Game Description:

The goal of The First Mine is to mine as much gold as possible to achieve a high score at the end. There are different game sizes and difficulty levels to choose from, as well as several characters with unique traits for varied gameplay.

Each round you have to cleverly place and group a new random resource tile and upgrade your existing tiles as needed. Placing a new tile end the current round, mine gold in your mine and collect resources like wood, stone, wheat and fish.

To mine gold, you need people in your villages. To keep them, you need to provide enough wheat and fish each round. More people and a higher level increases the amount of gold produced per round. You need wood and stone to upgrade the level.

In order to increase your yield per round, you can solve different tasks and observe the requirements when placing tiles. In addition, there are random game events like trade, raids or natural disasters that can influence the game in a positive or negative way.


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Hey everyone,

My name is Stefan and I’m a solo game developer from Berlin, Germany. The First Mine is my first developed game ever. It is a turn based building, strategy and puzzle game. I hope you will like it. But please don't compare the game with games from professional indie game studios. If you have any questions or feedback, join the Discord.

Please support me by adding my game to your Steam wishlist! Thanks!

Best regards,
Stefan

Game Trailer:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Game Description:

The goal of The First Mine is to mine as much gold as possible to achieve a high score at the end. There are different game sizes and difficulty levels to choose from, as well as several characters with unique traits for varied gameplay.

Each round you have to cleverly place and group a new random resource tile and upgrade your existing tiles as needed. Placing a new tile end the current round, mine gold in your mine and collect resources like wood, stone, wheat and fish.

To mine gold, you need people in your villages. To keep them, you need to provide enough wheat and fish each round. More people and a higher level increases the amount of gold produced per round. You need wood and stone to upgrade the level.

In order to increase your yield per round, you can solve different tasks and observe the requirements when placing tiles. In addition, there are random game events like trade, raids or natural disasters that can influence the game in a positive or negative way.


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