The team at Throwback is gearing up to run Community Play Dates from January 8th to February 12th, during this time players will have a chance to earn the coveted "Kill the Dev" achievement. Play Dates will run on the following schedule (local times linked):

• Mondays 5pm - 6pm EST
• Wednesdays 10am - 11am EST
• Fridays 5pm - 6pm EST

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Throwback Entertainment is excited to announce that Miner Meltdown has joined the Throwback family of games. At Throwback, we have a passion for retro gaming and Miner Meltdown combines the best of old and new in a fun and interactive way. We would like to thank Mighty Pebble for their fantastic work on the title and look forward to taking their vision to new heights and platforms. We hope to continue to see your feedback and look forward to an engaged community.

Ho Ho Ho! The OG coal miner came back this year just in time for Christmas! Play anytime before January 10th to unlock the Santa Skin! Also version 1.1.0.10 is now live. There have been some performance updates which should speed up booting the game, as well as in-game improvements. Merry Christmas everyone!

It's Halloween week! Which means the limited edition Frankenminer skin is making its return. Play Miner Meltdown this week (Oct 28 - Nov 4) and you should see the skin added to your Steam inventory. See ya's in the mines!

We've been out on Steam Early Access for a year, and to celebrate the game's FREE to all this week only (Aug 27 - Sep 3 ). No better time to jump in and play with some friends! If you haven't already grabbed a copy of the game, you also do so this week for 65% off. Can't wait to play with you guys this week :) Cheers, James

Hey Guys! I'm looking to make a few performance adjustments to the servers. I'm switching things over on Saturday (July 4th) in the afternoon, so there's a chance the servers might be down for a few hours. Just wanted to give a heads up! Cheers! - James

Hey guys! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are kicking 2018 off right. It's been a year since we had Miner Meltdown's first online alpha, and it's crazy to think how far the game has come since then. A few things to announce: On Feb 1, the initial "Potato Skin" launch skin will be making a temporary comeback! Play anytime in Feb to unlock this limited edition skin.
Miner Meltdown's soundtrack produced by Bob Baffy is now available on our Steam page. Check it out! It's pretty darn catchy. I've been working on a new game-mode! It's taking a bit longer than expected, but I'll hopefully have some details on that soon so sit tight! I may need some testers so be sure to join our Discord community. Also, We're 5 reviews short of hitting that magic 50 number. Reviews good or constructive are always appreciated! Cheers!! - James

Hey guys! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are kicking 2018 off right. It's been a year since we had Miner Meltdown's first online alpha, and it's crazy to think how far the game has come since then. A few things to announce: On Feb 1, the initial "Potato Skin" launch skin will be making a temporary comeback! Play anytime in Feb to unlock this limited edition skin.
Miner Meltdown's soundtrack produced by Bob Baffy is now available on our Steam page. Check it out! It's pretty darn catchy. I've been working on a new game-mode! It's taking a bit longer than expected, but I'll hopefully have some details on that soon so sit tight! I may need some testers so be sure to join our Discord community. Also, We're 5 reviews short of hitting that magic 50 number. Reviews good or constructive are always appreciated! Cheers!! - James

HO HO HO, The original Coal Miner himself has arrived, and I think it's safe to say there's been a few naughty miners this year. Play Miner Meltdown anytime before January 1st to unlock the Coal Miner! Santa Also, since it's almost Christmas, anyone who finishes this month in the top 5 on the monthly leaderboard will win a free copy of the Miner Meltdown soundtrack by Bob Baffy. See ya's in the mines ya'll!

HO HO HO, The original Coal Miner himself has arrived, and I think it's safe to say there's been a few naughty miners this year. Play Miner Meltdown anytime before January 1st to unlock the Coal Miner! Santa Also, since it's almost Christmas, anyone who finishes this month in the top 5 on the monthly leaderboard will win a free copy of the Miner Meltdown soundtrack by Bob Baffy. See ya's in the mines ya'll!

Looking for some tunes to add to your mining playlist?

Looking for some tunes to add to your mining playlist?

Hey ya'll! Just put up a hotfix for an annoying bug where you would change teams/skins and accidentally start the game by chatting in the lobby chat. Enjoy!

Hey ya'll! Just put up a hotfix for an annoying bug where you would change teams/skins and accidentally start the game by chatting in the lobby chat. Enjoy!

Attention all ghosts, ghouls, and gamers!

Attention all ghosts, ghouls, and gamers!

It's October, which means Miner Meltdown's about to get spooky! Play Miner Meltdown between October 4th - October 31st to unlock the limited edition "Frankenminer" skin!
Frankenminer See you in the mines! - James

It's October, which means Miner Meltdown's about to get spooky! Play Miner Meltdown between October 4th - October 31st to unlock the limited edition "Frankenminer" skin!
Frankenminer See you in the mines! - James

Lots of updates since Miner Meltdown transitioned out of Early Access in August!
1.1.0.1 Trading cards added! - Collect packs to earn some pretty cool badges, emoticons, and custom backgrounds. - There's also a new hot fix live that updated the default secondary weapon to work with left-control on the keyboard
1.1.0.2 - Improved initial load time ..1.1.0.4: - Mini-map upgrades: You can now see your teammates, chests that you've found, and merchants on the mini-map. - You can also ping areas of the mini-map to alert your teammates. - Also added an optional inverted controls toggle in the settings (it was requested so that up/down while roping can be reversed). - Fixed a long standing bug where clicking the mini-map stops your weapon from firing! - Leaderboards have been reset for the month! Hop in the top 10 early to grab that sexy leaberboard skin. 1.1.0.5: fixed a rare but annoying bug where sometimes the server thinks your on the opposing team, and you cannot damage the enemy team or score points. Hotfix 1.1.0.6 - Settings bug fix Just put up a patch for a fix for a settings bug. If you changed your monitor after adjusting the settings, it could prevent you from loading up settings again. Should be fixed up now!

Lots of updates since Miner Meltdown transitioned out of Early Access in August!
1.1.0.1 Trading cards added! - Collect packs to earn some pretty cool badges, emoticons, and custom backgrounds. - There's also a new hot fix live that updated the default secondary weapon to work with left-control on the keyboard
1.1.0.2 - Improved initial load time ..1.1.0.4: - Mini-map upgrades: You can now see your teammates, chests that you've found, and merchants on the mini-map. - You can also ping areas of the mini-map to alert your teammates. - Also added an optional inverted controls toggle in the settings (it was requested so that up/down while roping can be reversed). - Fixed a long standing bug where clicking the mini-map stops your weapon from firing! - Leaderboards have been reset for the month! Hop in the top 10 early to grab that sexy leaberboard skin. 1.1.0.5: fixed a rare but annoying bug where sometimes the server thinks your on the opposing team, and you cannot damage the enemy team or score points. Hotfix 1.1.0.6 - Settings bug fix Just put up a patch for a fix for a settings bug. If you changed your monitor after adjusting the settings, it could prevent you from loading up settings again. Should be fixed up now!

1.1.0.5 Hotfix is live - which fixes a rare but annoying bug where sometimes the server thinks your on the opposing team, and you cannot damage the enemy team or score points. Enjoy! - James

1.1.0.4 is live! Bringing in some new features. - The long requested mini-map upgrades are here. You can now see your teammates, chests that you've found, and merchants on the mini-map. - You can also ping areas of the mini-map to alert your teammates. - Also added an optional inverted controls toggle in the settings (it was requested so that up/down while roping can be reversed). - Fixed a long standing bug where clicking the mini-map stops your weapon from firing! - Leaderboards have been reset for the month! Hop in the top 10 early to grab that sexy leaberboard skin. Thanks for reading! As always, hit me up in the discord channel for your next round of feature requests. And we're oh so close to getting 25 Steam reviews :) Any reviews would be greatly appreciated! - James

Hotfix 1.1.0.2 is now live: It's been reported that the initial load can hang up a bit while loading the game's fonts. This should be improved with this fix. Cheers! - James

The much requested Miner Meltdown Steam trading cards are here! You may have noticed a few of them behind added to your account. Collect packs to earn some pretty cool badges, emoticons, and custom backgrounds.
Also, play anytime before the end of the month to unlock the new limited edition "Shy Miner" skin! It should drop after playing a few matches. (It's one of my personal favorites)
There's also a new hot fix live that updated the default secondary weapon to work with left-control on the keyboard. For those who have already played the game, you may need to manually change the mapping by holding option while the game is booting up. Have a great week! - James

Todays the day! Miner Meltdown has left Early Access and gone Full Release! Launch Trailer This launch update is without a doubt that biggest update yet, with the biggest new features being:

• New Crazy King game-type
• New Mutant Type: The Cuddler
• New Destructo-duck weapon
• Arrow Traps
• 51 New Achievements
• Adjustable Bot Difficulties

• Smarter bots No longer stop moving randomly, dont twitch around bumps, dont get stuck on chests
• Maps randomized when starting lobby
• Shorter default game times
• Sword hitbox increased to reach enemies below the player
• Added Page numbers to shop, to make it more obvious that theres a second page
• Increased assault rifle damage
• Lowered Jetpack cost, players start with 25 gold
• Faster level loading
• Fix for: host cant quit after player quits
• Fix for: all players have the same voice
• Fix for: hanging dead lobby
• Fix for: floating dynamite
• Fix for: bots pickaxe way too fast
• Fix for: occasional hanging when it fails to load a match
• Fix for: people not on leaderboard have access to leaderboard skin
• Fix for: if players quits while under door, it stays open
• Fix for: Drill arm occasionally not extending on client
• Fix for: annoying merchant swoosh sounds while walking by him
• Fixed tileset for entrance
• Fix for: occasionally cant equip with number keys
• Fix for screen gets stuck shaking while drilling occasionally
• Fix for: occasionally cant equip item in inventory
• Fix for: getting a daily bonus while in tutorial looks borked

Hey Hey! Miner Meltdowns transition from Early Access to Full Release is set for Aug 2nd, and there is a pile of new goodies coming with the launch update!
The launch update adds the new "Crazy King" game-type, new "Cuddler" mutant, the "Destructo-Duck" weapon, and more. You can check out the full breakdown HERE

1 Month Away From Full Release!
So, Miner Meltdown is officially 1 month away from its transition from Early Access to Full Release! Many have asked me what is the difference of being in Early Access vs Full Release: When Miner Meltdown hit Early Access, it had 1 game-mode, no bots, no unlockable items, and it wasnt overly hard to find a fair share of bugs. It was playable, but definitely not a complete game. The game is now very close to being the game that I envisioned making, and this next update will mark a big milestone. Im aligning the games biggest update yet with its full release: New weapons, brand new gametype, and more surprises! Ill share more details on the new features as we get closer to the date! Stay tuned! James And P.S, If you havent already picked up the game, its still 40% for the Steam Summer Sale!