--- title: "Puzzling Mineshaft - s&box game" description: "Solve a Minesweeper-like puzzle to dig deeper into this endless mineshaft" canonical: "https://sbox.watch/games/quality/mineshaft/" generated_at: "2026-10-04T19:35:21.913Z" --- # Puzzling Mineshaft Solve a Minesweeper-like puzzle to dig deeper into this endless mineshaft - Type: game - Ident: quality.mineshaft - Creator: quality - Canonical: https://sbox.watch/games/quality/mineshaft/ - Markdown: https://sbox.watch/games/quality/mineshaft/index.md - sbox.game: https://sbox.game/quality/mineshaft/ - Generated: 2026-10-04T19:35:21.913Z ## Stats - Playing now: 0 - 24h player peak: 1 - 24h momentum: +1 - Terry score: 76% - Favorites: 9 - Upvotes: 15 - Downvotes: 1 - Total players: 103 - Total sessions: 173 - Cumulative playtime: 43 hours - Playtime gained over the last 7 days: 3 hours - Seven-day playtime baseline observed: 2026-09-27T00:39:47.604Z - Updated: Sep 23, 2026 - Created: Aug 11, 2026 - Size: 2.6 MB - Files: 47 - Tags: logic, minesweeper, nonogram, picross, wip ## Description Solve a Minesweeper-like puzzle to dig deeper into this endless mineshaft! This is a logic puzzle where no guessing is required. A tutorial is included. The puzzle is quick to pick up and put down. The game should load quickly on any machine. Your progress will be saved so you can take a break and come back later, and resume where you left off. The hint system will help you if you get stuck. This is a work in progress. The game itself is mostly finished, but it is very ugly right now. ## Updates ### September 23 Update Sep 23, 2026 Using undo or redo will now clear the hint indicator properly **Fixed** - Using undo or redo will now clear the hint indicator properly - The quit button will now work even if the autosave fails - Add a workaround for a s&box issue; clicking the buttons will no longer break WASD movement ### August 28 Update Aug 28, 2026 Autosave, which previously occured on a timer, will now also be triggered on quit and changing gamemode. **Added** - Autosave, which previously occured on a timer, will now also be triggered on quit and changing gamemode. **Fixed** - The settings box will now return to its original state after closing the pause menu. - Binding any mark action to something which overlaps with undo/redo will no longer cause conflicts. ### August 20 Update Aug 20, 2026 A buzzer will now play when you make a mistake **Added** - A buzzer will now play when you make a mistake - There is now a button in the pause menu allowing you to replay or skip the tutorial **Improved** - Level generation will now sometimes include gaps in the middle of the field ### August 17 Updates Aug 17, 2026 Added Drag Scrolling, bound to Mouse5 by default. It will be a familiar feature for any RTS player. **Added** - Added Drag Scrolling, bound to Mouse5 by default. It will be a familiar feature for any RTS player. **Fixed** - Pause menu now properly overrides default s&box pause menu. - Completing more than one endless level in a single session now lets you progress properly. ### August 14 Update Aug 14, 2026 New animation for victories in endless mode. **Added** - New animation for victories in endless mode. - Pause menu with settings (only edge pan for now). **Improved** - Puzzle generation should now generate less pockets of all-occupied or all-not-occupied positions. - The camera can now zoom out further. **Fixed** - Fixed a rare exception. - Hotfixed: An exception would appear instead of the new victory animation. - Hotfixed: In very rare cases, some positions may not be connected to any visible number. ### August 13 Update Aug 13, 2026 You can now enable edge panning using the console variable EdgePan 1. EdgePan 0 will turn it off again. **Added** - You can now enable edge panning using the console variable EdgePan 1. EdgePan 0 will turn it off again. - You can now hold Shift (by default) to move the camera faster. **Improved** - Improved wording in the tutorial about what adjacency means. **Fixed** - Fixed an issue where the "Zoom In" action was empty in the Controls menu. **Known issues** - There will be a settings menu in the future for the Edge Pan setting. ## More by quality | Package | Ident | Players | Favorites | Upvotes | Score | Markdown | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Curves | quality.curves | 0 | 67 | 29 | 70% | https://sbox.watch/games/quality/curves/index.md | | Quality Riichi Mahjong | quality.riichi_mahjong | 0 | 31 | 14 | 63% | https://sbox.watch/games/quality/riichi_mahjong/index.md | | You and what army? | quality.yawa | 0 | 17 | 21 | 60% | https://sbox.watch/games/quality/yawa/index.md | | Fight Anything | quality.fight_anything | 0 | 2 | 4 | 60% | https://sbox.watch/games/quality/fight_anything/index.md |