Mines

Mines is a mining and cave exploration game on Roblox developed by Gold Rush Games (a verified group), with a near-perfect 98.8% approval rating from 693,593 upvotes and just 8,272 downvotes - one of the highest ratios on the platform. Launched March 2025, it accumulated 50M+ visits and 762K favorites in roughly one year, driven by a discovery-focused cave loop that keeps sessions consistently fresh.

The core loop rewards exploration and passive investment equally:

• 🗺️ Enter unique cave biomes with distinct ore types, rare treasures, and unusual "crazy items" per environment
• 💰 Sell mineral finds at the surface to fund pickaxe upgrades and deeper cave access
• 💎 Unlock radar equipment that detects rare ore locations through cave walls
• 🏠 Operate drills for automated resource gathering in productive zones
• 🎭 Hire offline miners that continue gathering ores passively while you are away

The offline miner system is a key retention feature - passive progress accumulates between sessions so returning players always have resources to work with. Small 8-player servers keep cave runs focused and co-op play intimate.

No codes are currently tracked for Mines. Three gamepasses cover the main quality-of-life improvements: Sell Anywhere (199R$), Double XP (179R$), and the ORE X-RAY (1,999R$) that reveals ores through cave walls. Compare with Mine for a precision-mechanic mining experience, or Miners World for an infinite mining game focused on pickaxe and equipment upgrades.