Mithril & Mud: Dig Deep, Build Bigger
Mithril & Mud is a dwarven mining incremental that turns each pickaxe swing into progress. Start with little more than stone and ambition, then dig through layered caverns to unlock resources like mithril and shadowsteel, build specialized rooms, and grow a self-sustaining underground empire that keeps scaling as you play.
Mine the Depths
The game sends you down through more than 20 distinct depths, each one bringing new rooms, hazards, and resources. Cave-ins and trolls stand between you and the richest veins, making depth management more than just a numbers game. The deeper you go the more reward there is, but also the heavier the risk.
Build Your Hold
You can construct and upgrade a dozen specialized rooms such as Smelters, Lumber Mills, Runic Workshops, and the Dark Forge. Assign dwarven workers, tune production chains, and watch resources flow as your underground city grows. Room specialization and placement look to be central to optimizing output and unlocking late game options.
Automate, Prestige, and Ascend
Automation plays a big role. Auto-miners, auto-workers, and multi-room assignment systems let your hold hum along while you are away, so you return to piles of ore and crafted goods. When you reach the bottom you can prestige for Ancestral Knowledge and Blessings that carry forward. Ascension then opens a new layer of progression for players who want to push even further.
Systems to Master
There is a surprising breadth of mechanics packed into the loop. Expect skill trees, artifacts, gems, and runestones to change how your hold performs. Trade spans infinite tiers with foreign nations, and timed caravans handle exports. You can hire warriors to mitigate threats like cave-ins, tackle daily quests and expeditions, tame beasts for passive bonuses, and chase mythic upgrades that deliver endgame power spikes.
Procedural Sound and Visuals
One of the neat touches is that every sound and visual in Mithril & Mud is procedurally generated. From the crunch of a pickaxe to the glow coming off a forge, the developers say no stock assets are used yet. That should give each run a unique, handcrafted feel even as the systems underneath scale up.
Who Will Dig This?
If you like incremental progression with a basebuilding backbone and a steady string of new systems to learn, Mithril & Mud looks built to reward both short sessions and long term planning. The combination of depth-based risk, automation, trade, and prestige makes for a loop that should keep players coming back to see what lies below.
