<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
action	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Thorium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
which	O
followed	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
UnderMine	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
player	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
compelled	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
fortune	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
and	O
dangerous	O
mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
has	O
been	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
its	O
roguelike	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
drew	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
peasant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
points	O
drop	O
to	O
zero	O
after	O
taking	O
damage	O
from	O
enemies	O
or	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
,	O
they	O
become	O
permanently	B-Application
dead	I-Application
and	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
starts	O
a	O
new	O
run-through	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
on	O
items	O
and	O
character	O
builds	O
is	O
a	O
core	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
UnderMine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
is	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Thorium	O
,	O
a	O
two-person	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
game	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
Derek	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Clint	O
Tasker	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
,	O
Thorium	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
project	O
,	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
darkly	O
lighthearted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Tasker	O
consider	O
UnderMine	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
sum	O
total	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
highest	O
quality	O
ingredients	O
"	O
collected	O
from	O
the	O
action	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
roguelike	O
,	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
video	O
games	O
which	O
have	O
influenced	O
UnderMine	B-Application
include	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Cells	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
rescuing	O
NPC	O
's	O
which	O
would	O
then	O
provide	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
permanent	O
benefits	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1990s	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
title	O
Soul	B-Application
Blazer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
PC	O
title	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
five	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
UnderMine	B-Application
officially	O
transitioned	O
from	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
all	O
PC	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
inclusion	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
downloaded	O
600,000	O
times	O
in	O
total	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UnderMine	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Kotaku	O
staff	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
17	O
Best	O
Games	O
On	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
published	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
an	O
enthusiastic	O
review	O
for	O
UnderMine	B-Application
and	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
upgrade	O
systems	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
put	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
coherent	O
and	O
engrossing	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
Arcade	O
lauded	O
UnderMine	B-Application
as	O
well-constructed	O
and	O
polished	O
to	O
an	O
impressive	O
degree	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
somewhat	O
predictable	O
for	O
certain	O
players	O
who	O
may	O
expect	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
said	O
Thorium	O
has	O
"	O
struck	O
"	O
gold	O
with	O
UnderMine	B-Application
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
addition	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
platform	O
's	O
selection	O
of	O
roguelike	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
UnderMine	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stephen	O
Tailby	O
from	O
Push	O
Square	O
praised	O
its	O
compelling	O
game	O
loop	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
modifiers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pilfer	O
enemies	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
UnderMine	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
particularly	O
complicated	O
roguelike	O
title	O
that	O
borrows	O
much	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
nevertheless	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
wholesome	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
