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Big Demo Update for Steam Next Fest!

[p]The biggest demo update yet brings new systems, content, and visuals to Gem Miner TD just in time for Steam Next Fest and Finnish Games Week![/p][p]🚨 Release date locked in: December 12, 2025 January 20, 2026!
Mark your calendars (or save yourself the trouble and wishlist now!)[/p][p][/p][h3]🌟 New Content[/h3]
  • [p]NEW Miner: Pathmaker
    Places blocks that stop flying enemies but let projectiles pass, opening new maze-building tactics.[/p]
  • [p]NEW Meta-currency: Blue Dust
    Earned from bosses, waves, difficulty, and victories, used to unlock Miners and skins![/p]
  • [p]NEW Augments:[/p]
    • [p]Venomcap – boosts poison damage.[/p]
    • [p]Extra Bite – +1 action per wave.[/p]
    • [p]Waterforge – turns water tiles unpassable for the flying mobs.[/p]
    • [p]Power Circle – increases AoE size.[/p]
    • [p]Egg-celerate – when a Gem gains a permanent buff, it has a 10% chance to gain an additional buff.[/p]
  • [p]Procedural Map Generation:[/p]
    • [p]Lava Cave and Frozen Trail now feature slightly random layouts for more replayability.[/p]
  • [p]New Synergy Visualization: Easily see which augments synergize with each other![/p]
  • [p]New Map Backgrounds: No more black void! All maps now feature proper themed environments.[/p]
[p][/p][h3]⚙️ Gameplay & UI Improvements[/h3]
  • [p]Aura towers and Hematite scale AoE visuals with AoE size.[/p]
  • [p]Tutorial improvements.[/p]
  • [p]Added logic to prevent drawing augments with no compatible gems.[/p]
  • [p]Downgrader buff: downgraded gems gain +25% fire rate.[/p]
  • [p]Spelunker’s starting augment is now Transposer (reposition starter gem).[/p]
  • [p]Second starting augments unlock earlier (level 2 → was 3).[/p]
  • [p]New gem chance level-up visualization.[/p]
  • [p]Improved Victory/Defeat screens, tooltips, popups, and loading screen.[/p]
  • [p]Enhanced merge animation with smoke effects and animated Start Wave button.[/p]
  • [p]Scroll through the 6 upcoming Miners — exclusive to the full version! 👀[/p]
[hr][/hr][p]💎 Start mining, earn Blue Dust, and unlock the Pathmaker. Your next favorite Miner![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for all the support and wishlists![/p][p]-iFeral[/p]