The Dark Mine

Whale Intelligence

About this game

Deep underground, the lights are going out.

You are TORCER, a robot on a mission to keep the mine alive. Each level plunges you into near-total darkness, with nothing but your flashlight lighting up the mine. Somewhere out there, three lightbulbs are waiting to be collected. But the clock is already ticking. Let one burn out, and it's gone forever.

MASTER THE DARK
Navigate treacherous mine shafts using a single joystick that controls both your movement and the direction of your flashlight. Where you look is where you go, so choose wisely. Every shadow could be hiding a platform, a hazard, or something unexpected.

BEND THE WORLD TO YOUR WILL
TORCER can't fly. But the world around you? With a swipe of your finger, flip the gravity of boxes, crates, and objects scattered across the mine. Send them crashing to the ceiling, use them as moving platforms, or clear a path that didn't exist a second ago. The environment isn't an obstacle — it's a tool.

THINK FAST. THINK SMART.
Every lightbulb is on a countdown. You can see them flickering, fading, dying. Think too long and you'll watch the lightbulbs go dark one by one before you can reach them. Each level is a puzzle that punishes hesitation and rewards creativity.

A MINE FULL OF SURPRISES
The deeper you go, the stranger things get. New mechanics are introduced with every set of levels, keeping the gameplay constantly fresh and increasingly deadly:

🔦 Near-total darkness — your flashlight is your lifeline
⬆️⬇️ Gravity shifting — swipe to flip objects up or down
💡Lightbulbs — Collect them all to win

And much more lurking in the depths...

TWO THUMBS, ONE GOAL
The controls are built for mobile from the ground up. Your left thumb handles movement and the flashlight with a single intuitive joystick. Your right thumb handles gravity shifts with simple swipe gestures. No buttons cluttering the screen. No confusion. Just you, the dark, and three lights you need to find.

EVERY LEVEL IS A NEW PUZZLE
No two levels play the same way. The placement of lightbulbs, the layout of the mine, and the combination of hazards means every stage demands a fresh approach. Blast through easy and watch the difficulty ramp into something that will genuinely test your problem-solving skills.
Can you light up the mine before the darkness wins?

Download The Dark Mine and find out.

What’s new

1.0 of the public version