Utopian Mining is a digging adventure Flash game. It follows the adventures of a robot whose goal is to mine ores to raise money in order to rebuild a town that was destroyed by a storm.
Controls[]
- Arrow Keys – Move around
- X – Interact with things
- C – Cancel or Leave
- J – View Jobs
- M – View Map
- I – View Inventory
Gameplay[]
The object of this game is to complete the ten missions, or jobs, offered by various NPCs by mining into the ground and collecting ores to gather the required resources and money for the jobs. While underground, your battery power will slowly deplete as you dig, and your temperature will rise the deeper you go - eventually, if you go too deep you'll begin to overheat and take damage until you return to more shallow depths. If you run out of health or power while underground, you'll respawn on the surface but lose some of your money and all the ores that were in your inventory.
Ores appear abundantly all over the play area - there are seven types of ores to extract, with more valuable ones appearing deeper down. Collected ores are stored in your inventory, and you can return to the surface and sell your ores once your inventory is full. You can then use the money earned from the ores to buy a variety of upgrades that'll make you more powerful so you can dig even deeper than before.
Utilities[]
- Power Station: A location where you can recharge your battery.
- Repair Station: A location where you can repair your chassis if it gets damaged.
- Sell Station: A location where you can sell the ores you collected.
- Shop: A location where you can buy upgrades. Is unlocked after completing the first two jobs.
- Tree of Memory: A mystical tree that lets you save your progress.
Ores[]
- Coal: Worth 25£.
- Iron: Worth 50£.
- Gold: Worth 100£.
- Wolfram: Worth 250£.
- Smaragd: Worth 500£.
- Ruby: Worth 750£.
- Diamond: Worth 1,500£.
Shop Upgrades[]
Chasses[]
Better chasses give you more space in your inventory and reduce the amount of damage you take from overheating.
- Gold Chassis: Costs 250£. Increases your inventory size to 12.
- Sapphire Chassis: Costs 500£. Increases your inventory size to 15.
- Smaragd Chassis: Costs 1,000£. Increases your inventory size to 19.
- Ruby Chassis: Costs 2,500£. Increases your inventory size to 24.
- Diamond Chassis: Costs 7,500£. Increases your inventory size to 30.
Drills[]
Better drills let you dig faster, and slows down the rate at which your energy drains while digging.
- Gold Drill: Costs 250£.
- Sapphire Drill: Costs 500£. Lets you dig through stone blocks.
- Smaragd Drill: Costs 1,000£.
- Ruby Drill: Costs 2,500£.
- Diamond Drill: Costs 7,500£. Lets you dig through the extra-tough stone blocks at the very bottom of the map.
Batteries[]
Better batteries let you go longer without needing a recharge.
- Small Battery: Costs 250£.
- Medium Battery: Costs 500£.
- Large Battery: Costs 1,000£.
- Supersize Battery: Costs 2,500£.
- Ultra Battery: Costs 7,500£.
Cooling Liquids[]
Better cooling liquids let you dig deeper without overheating.
- Cooling Liquid I: Costs 250£.
- Cooling Liquid II: Costs 500£.
- Cooling Liquid III: Costs 1,000£.
- Cooling Liquid IV: Costs 2,500£.
- Cooling Liquid V: Costs 7,500£. Makes you completely immune to overheating.
List of Jobs[]
- Rebuild the Apartment: Help rebuild John's apartment by giving him 250£.
- Making It Warm and Cozy: John needs 10 pieces of Coal to run the ovens. (Gives you 500£ and unlocks the Shop when completed)
- Alternative Energy Sources: Gronk needs 5 pieces of Iron to build a steam machine.
- Running the Steam Machine: Gronk needs 12 pieces of Coal to run the steam machine. (Gives you 1,500£ and a 10% discount at the Power Station when completed)
- Starting Off: Dave needs 750£ to buy the things he needs to build a wind turbine.
- Visiting the Beach: Dave needs some fiberglass to finish the turbine. Go to the beach at the far east of the town and collect 50 pieces of Sand. (Gives you 2,500£ and a 25% discount at the Power Station when completed)
- Superconductors: George needs 15 pieces of Wolfram to make superconductors. (Gives you a 50% discount at the Power Station when completed)
- Green Power: George needs 20 Smaragds for testing purposes. (Gives you 15,000£ when completed)
- Making Jewelry: Jamie needs 25 Rubies to make jewelry. (Gives you 30,000£ when completed)
- The COre: Equip yourself with all the best upgrades and go find the Core-Ore (aka COre), a source of unlimited energy!