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Games Like MANIC MINERS

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, Casual, Tower Defense.

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Welcome to "MANIC MINERS" - just imagine, "Lemmings" meets "Boulderdash" ... with TNTs, fuse bombs, lasers and flamers tossed-in-too! Deploy your Tiny Miners (TM) to collect, and safely return home, as many jewels as possible. But, be very, very, aware - there's a million ways to die daan there!

Reviews: Mixed — 50% — of 14 reviews
Released: 2016-08-08
Developer: maddma
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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