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Forgotten Mines
Developer Cannibal Goose
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run. From the Steam store page
173 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
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132 positive · 35 negative
95% range 72–85%
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| Steam reviews | 132 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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6 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
267 of 333 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 173 · most liked firstForgotten Mines has reached 200 reviews on Steam! For me this is a very big surprise, I didn't imagine that so many people would play and like my first commercial game. Thanks everyone! #indiegame #godotengine #gamedev #indiebr
unlabelledView post →My review is specifically for people who are disabled with limited accessibility. This game is a lot of fun. And interesting take on the roguelike genre and the way you progress is very interesting however the fact that it does not have a setting to change the click and drag to a click move and then click again system makes it completely unplayable for anybody with accessibility issues. I don't have the ability to click and drag. Most quadriplegics or people with limited hand functionality…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10, kind of a neutral recommendation. It's a tactical 3 party member group Roguelike where you repeatedly die and farm Gems that allow you to buy stuff to make future runs easier. Eventually, you are strong/lucky enough to win with enough unlocks. Pros: - UI scaling. So, so many games don't have this - Lots of classes to unlock - Some unique classes you don't see often like Time Mage, Enchanter and Abjurer, etc - Some abilities are satisfying to use - Becomes much more fun with more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Concise Game Reviews: "Forgotten Mines" (Scroll down for the longer version) Game Value: ✅ Highly recommended for fans of tactical RPG roguelites, offering deep strategy, high replayability, and intense battles. Game Tags: ✔RPG ✔Roguelite ✔Tactical ✔Fantasy ✔Dungeon Crawler ✔Character Customization ✔Strategic Combat ✔Replayability Genre Classification: A tactical RPG roguelite set in a dark fantasy world, focusing on intense turn-based battles and team management. Game Length: Runs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright I'm not going to lie the game does seem very fun but the balancing barely works half the time, for the following reasons 1) Your characters can have random negative traits, which you have no way to reroll or control without just starting a run and instantly abandoning it. This wouldn't be a problem if the traits varied by class or had any kind of balance to them. As it stands, a lot of your characters will have -1 action which pretty much neuters them earlygame, or your literal magic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a gem developed by a solo dev. It has great replay value because it's a roguelite, and the fact that it's a tactical roguelite makes everything feel even more special. I recommend it to everyone who likes tactical games, classic RPG settings and has that itch for roguelites. Excited to follow the game's evolution and support :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is the indie studio and publisher behind games like Dead in Vinland, The Last Spell, and Forgotten Mines. They love deep games that mix uncommon pairings. Come show some different sides of your game. Follow @ishtar.games for tomorrow's thread.
unlabelledView post →Feeds my roguelite addiction and is pretty easy to pickup and play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a neutral review/recommendation button, because this game has the exact same Design Flaw as Battle Brothers, where it is mathematically impossible to defeat the first runs until you have grinded enough (you deal 1 damage, enemy heals 10 each turn, there's no other way of increasing damage if not collecting gems, upgrading class and restarting run). I simply don't like this type of approach because it completely removes the Strategy part of the game. Your classes are irrelevant…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came here after the Splatter review. Seems like it has a great game at its core, but it's currently plagued by a few very common bugs that are run-ending. It's highly disappointing to be on a roll, finally be geared aaaaand have to basically abandon runs because of bugs. It's got a great difficulty curve to it and is unforgiving. I'm OK with that and happy for the challenge; it's game-ending bugs that make it a game worth checking back in a couple weeks. The 'restart battle' will bug…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and tough game, combat system is fun, replayable Things I noticed: -use gems wisely - spears attack two spaces -beginning traits dont matter too much (you get one reroll as well) - mages can punch things for xp - did I say this game was hard?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Breaks my run whenever I restart a battle. Buttons in the pause menu don't work and my characters can't take actions whenever I restart a battle. Game is a buggy mess. Other than that, the game is very clunky and unpolished.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: A frustrating roguelite where relentless RNG turns every run into a coin flip. When the game can beat you on Easy mode through pure bad luck, the fun disappears fast. PROS: ➕Lots of classes NEUTRALS: 🔹Difficult, even on easy mode CONS: ➖No 1440p resolution option….straight from 1080 to 4k ➖Controls don’t seem very responsive or intuitive ➖Very often have run-ending enemy setups/RNG dependant ➖Can’t see abilities of class before you buy them ➖Guild upgrades are boring ➖Events too…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would be cool if you couldn't start with 4 people in a party but you could get some special event(s) that would give you more random dwarfs along the way. I think this could also potentially save some runs where you have 1 of your guys die from some random RNG bs... I get that not all runs are meant to be finished/won but maaaan game's hard as it is even on easy difficulty especially early on (in zones 2 and 3). I also feel like if you get yourself to zone 4 you are just cruising to End…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best tactics out there, on the level of Into the Breach. Fast gameplay, arcade feelings, nice progression and beatiful pixel art. Easy to get it going, but hard to master and to finish, just perfect.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the gameplay, the classes are different and interesting, but the metaprogression makes the game incredibly unfun. It is impossible to win a run without unlocking a massive amount of metaprogression. I did one run, beat the first boss, and enemies on level 2 just instagibbed all of my guys. I made 3 whole diamonds in that run to unlock stuff, and to unlock everything has got to be thousands of diamonds. That's not fun for me at all. It's also incredibly boring spending 3-4 turns at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a participant of closed beta, I'd say the game got way better after 1.0 with a lot of (all of?) bugs fixed. And, therefore, Forgotten Mines can be extremely enjoyable for a certain amount of hours. The learning curve of what works best (I'm looking at you any spear wielding guys, at least for now) and what works not that great, as well as getting started in general might seem very overwhelming at first. But after you invest some gems and coins into certain classes and permanent upgrades,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wants to waste your time. I beat the first fight of the game. You can leave the room at any time but there's ores you can attack to mine to gain the resources you will need to buy stuff. Now I have to sit there, inputting attack commands, just to gain single ingots of gold. Am I playing a strategy roguelite or minecraft? There's no puzzle to this. You have X turns until reinforcements arrive so you just mine as much as you can before they arrive and leave for the next room. Complete…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice tyight game, wherte each action feels meaningfull. Very hard to get good head-start - the class difference is really strong and you need to get classes for 10-15$ asap, makes all the difference. Quite refreshing when most of the games feel quite the same - this one feels unique due to fast-past short battles where any wrong move leads to game over. Extra cudos for Godot :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seemed really fun at first but then quickly turns into an absolute grind. The balance also seems completely out of whack, until you gathered a bunch of upgrades. It's very simple from a tactical standpoint, which doesn't really help, because you just hope for good gear at the shop and then duke it out until the enemies will completely obliterate you over and over again. Can't recommend it in the current state, progression is way too slow, classes are not interesting enough, while the ones that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome turn based tactics game, with a nice pick up and play gameplay. Hard but feels fair, it's like a mix of Into the beach + rogue likes. Runs quite well on the steam Deck! :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It might be alright for half price or less, but at full price I would avoid. The tutorial is laughably bad, and the music is horribly repetitive after only 5 minutes. It also just generally feels very rough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →no skill required at all. you just die over and over while collecting upgrades until you win. decisions mean nothing. you will lose even with perfect decisions winning comes from grinding. pointless exercise
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played the game for 3.5 hours. I have beat the first boss ONCE. This game is extremely RNG based, yet also extremely skill based. All your characters could get terrible starting traits, yet you get superb equipment drops, yet you personally fumble a turn and get a full party wipe. You're going to lose. And thats the fun. Top tier battle RPG.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, Can't Recommend I really want to love this game. The classes, upgrades, and item variety all make for a very compelling game. However, there are far too many game-breaking problems, including equipment vanishing, dead characters reviving when they shouldn't, and enemy AI failing (sometimes shooting at floor loot, sometimes stalling, etc.). Worse still, these bugs aren't rare; at least two major issues seem to occur on every playthrough. I encountered my first game-breaking bug…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is glitchy. The revive item revived the wrong character. Then in the next battle, I lost and restarted, but the game killed my berserker (who had never died up to that point) and replaced him with my knight (who was supposed to be revived) I restarted the fight, but the game then said that my sniper was dead, so I only had my knight to deploy. I tried restarting more, but the game decided it was done screwing around (no more glitches, but a screwed run) Also, new equipable items…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice Grind-Roguelike, every expedition gets deeper in the dungeon, there's a lot to be unlocked and discovered here, very pleasant surprise. The tutorial screen is a bit of an overwhelming read in the first seconds though. It's not clear that you can swap races by clicking on the symbol on the team building screen(maybe it's just me though); once you swap your dwarven spellcasters for elves, it's a much different journey down the mines.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay i'm a tough critic, at first glance this is WTF... Pass after dying right away because i did not realise you need to click next room Played another round, then another... i don't usually leave a review after only 3 hours but this game feeds an itch. With so many poor quality games out there this one is worth a shot. Hope to see higher quality stuff in the future though
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the most incredibly satisfying, well-made, and brilliantly balanced games I have ever played. It's astonishing. If you like real challenges and extremely satisfying W's, play this game! It's very hard at first, but it's extremely worth it. Great music and super satisfying Sound FX, 10/10!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun little tactics game that's more challenging than it looks. I know bashing your head against them is sort of a hallmark for this genre of game, but on normal difficulty I was getting absolutely obliterated with no apparent chance for success even if I played optimally. Knocking the difficulty down to easy felt just right when starting out; it's still challenging but able to actually proceed enough to earn some gems to unlock upgrades. It took me 9 hours to get my first clear…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are no tactics in this game - it's just pure grinding. You have to repeat the same levels millions of times to afford the passive abilities that boost your damage and allow you to move forward with the story. Without hardcore grinding, the game is impossible to beat. It's a terrible idea; I gave up after repeating the same five maps about fifteen times. If you like doing the same chores over and over again, this is the perfect game for you. If not, avoid it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't see the potential, sorry
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disclaimer for transparency : I am a volunteer for Ishtar Games yet I bought my own copy to support the solo dev and the publishing team. I also played during the private beta and tried the demo when it first came out so I'm well aware of the progress the game made since then. ------ I like the game, and I really love the attention to details Cannibal Goose made (change in characters' portraits depending on their head gear, also affected when they are heavily damaged, the characters gear…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty hesitant recommend because there's a lot wrong with this game, but I had fun with it anyway. Things wrong with it: * The unlock progression is slow and requires extra work in each level rather than just being organic (you have to actively mine gems with your limited time). Would be nice if finishing a level in a smaller number of turns also had gem rewards so you could get them a less menial way. * The tactics aspect is largely busted because after the first few levels the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too much grind. The start of the game is a forced setup of failing. Fine if you have nothing else to play while on the go with steam deck. Far better games that dont suck so much time for no gain at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like Into The Breach, but not quite as good. You play on a small tile-based map. You control 3 characters, You take your turn and then the enemies take theirs. Only, you don't know what the enemies are going to do, the attacks are not telegraphed. And I think this is the biggest flaw of this game. You can't tactically position your heroes to juke attacks. You can't make a calculated sacrifice to protect your most vulnerable hero. You can't plan ahead, every turn is a dice roll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun turn-based tactics game. Very difficult and unforgiving, though. Easy to make mistakes and ruin a run.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite how surprisingly fun the game is, won't recommend it due to how ridiculously buggy everything is, Bugs range from mild annoyance(unable to attack/move but fixable by quitting and reentering) to game ending bugs(lowered stats for the rest of that run from restarting after death). Even the save and quitting is a horrible solution to bug fixes since the enemy drops that are on the ground won't be saved when quitting. Unfortunately, these bugs are super common as well. For 26.1hours, I've…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haven't played much into the end game yet but the surprisingly deep mechanics and gear are very fun to experiment with.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really solid tactics roguelite. It can be a bit punishing at times, but you are rewarded with knowledge every time. Once I found a setup I liked, I didn't really feel compelled to experiment with different team comps. The variety in weapons, armor, and enemies is good. There is definitely room for the game to grow. Great pickup at this price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgotten Mines has pleasing aesthetics and is a nice little game to play on and off on the side. As a rogue like, I think it balances fairly well most of the time. After six hours of playtime, I didn't get unlocked a lot, but was quite pleased with my choices (tried a paladin with a knight and a white mage, the cleric also smashes nicely). There are still some bugs in the system, but the game sees constant love and improvement from the developer, so I am not too fussed about that. All in all,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →theres like 50 classes u can unlock as u play and u can change races. that alone is worth price of admission everything else is icing on cake. if u like strategy games, get it. side note, ur very first mission ur supposed to die, its a turtorial. dont uninstall it after ur first mission lmao update: im actually liking this more and more. stop reading reviews and play it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't play many turn-based RPGs, got into this for the Dwarves, but it's really quite good. I like the concept, and while I don't know how it stacks up on other turn-based RPGs, I really like a lot of the elements in this game that makes it stand out. I am excited to keep playing, and unlock characters, and equipment to see just how far the rabbit hole goes. As far as introductions, I would say the the huge wall of text as you open the game can be confusing, but much of the information comes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like playing games on the hardest difficulties, but with this game it feels like you're not meant to play Hard difficulty until after unlocking a bunch of upgrades. Here are some examples of what the first fight can look like on Normal vs. Hard difficulty to show what I mean Normal Difficulty: 5 Mountain Hounds, they have 2 movement and 1 Action Point, so they can't move and attack in the same turn. The enemy has 5 total AP. The arena is filled with boulders you can use to protect yourself…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, I've beaten the game on Hard with an a Kobold team, so the only remaining feats I have are finishing the game on higher descent modes, some of which seem borderline impossible. With this in mind, I think I know enough about the game to give it a fair judgment. There's a lot of fun to be had here, especially at the price point. Most of the classes in the game are distinct enough to add replay value, and because of all the roguelite bells and whistles, there's already quite a bit of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just completed the game for the first time. It looks way simpler that it actually is. I must say, It' definitely not about grinding meta progression! Sure you'll have to die few times to unlock few helpful things, but without good strategy it's not going to help you that much. My advice is: pay attention to action points! Both your group and monsters. Both movement and attacks use same action points, so amount of stuff done per turn is very limited, which can be to your advantage. Also, make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this game, it delivers a lot and there's clearly a lot of thought that went into it, lots of replayability, good balance, great mechanics. My only complaint is there seems to be a lot of bugs. For example, on some of my characters no matter what I am not able to raise my crit level, I also experience some game crashing from time to time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game locked up on the first mission. I am not interested in bug testing a finished product.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game. It reminds me a lot of this old modular board/wargame, Maneouvre, by GMT. The layout is simple, but the replay is endless. Forgotten Mines is a much more improved, streamlined, and digitised version of that, to me. You sort of pick your pieces and then you have to have them survive the battle sequence before time runs out. It's pretty quick and clever, with the right amount of 'getting good' required to overcome challenges, which means there's some real strategy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First and foremost I love this game. From the items to the monsters and tons of unique classes this game cannot miss. My only complaint is this bug where my gear was applying its bonus every time i would use the once per lvl reload. I got to 100 magic and just 1 shot fireballed most things(my blood knight got to 120 atk..but also -9 defense and negative hitpoints). Unfortunately i beat the game like this. But is it is nothing a night of heavy drinking and a save file wipe won't fix. I look…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just another repainted cash grab game. Yeah 8 Euros might not be much, but honestly I don't believe we should support games like these. The game is incredibly shallow and repetitive. Items sometimes work sometimes don't. There are no descriptions about the effects. Sometimes the game gives you 5 energy, but when you restart the battle it's suddenly 4 energy. Some items you can upgrade, some you can't and obviously there are no indication of which is it. Item upgrades are boring and in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game. Love the classes and game play. If the dev keeps expanding the events, enemy types, field hazards, and item variety this would be a SOLID title. Only issue I really have is the meta progression. I feel like earning diamonds should also happen from bosses at least or random drops from chests. Otherwise you basically can't progress without doing grinding runs, and the runs have to focus on farming diamonds instead of actually playing the game and killing enemies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too many bugs. Wait. Dev is working on bugs (some mentioned below). Keep up the good work. I'll return when new content arrives and update my review accordingly. The game is very interesting. Yet, cannot recommend due to game breaking bugs. First back to desktop happened during introduction mission. Later various annoying and run-breaking bugs. For example, UI not showing character placement and no pop-ups over bosses. These can often be solved by back to menu and reload. Some end your run,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Promising but very buggy. Should have been early access. It's nearly as buggy as a AAA title on launch day. Hard locks, soft locks, crashes, things that don't work as expected, balance issues. Forgotten Mines is a fantasy Into the Breach. The core gameplay is challenging and fun. Looking forward to future updates and bug fixes. This was on the (at the time) latest version 1.0.2. EDIT: devs are super responsive and working hard. I hope to update this review to positive after some more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice little tactical RPG gem that is fun to play. I like: - many different chars to choose from with many unique skills - freedom to to create own party - tactical battles (that is why we are all here ;-)) I dislike: - game is very short, after 5 hours and several new starts im now fully equipped with legendary items and chars on lvl 5, obviously I am planning to play more and new runs too (as there is lot to unlock), but you get the picture - you dont get info on enemies easily (u need a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tested on Steam Deck. Game works out of the box without having to tinker with anything but crashes a lot, especially when at the shop. Controls also did not require any tweaking. Really hope it can get verified soon as this would make a great portable game! Other than that, having a blast so far. Game seems to have a lot of replayability based on the random monsters and hero traits.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game! Like a mix of into the breach and the last spell. Looking forward to playing more, and especially once it's steam deck optimized. Couple of small bugs, but overall cool.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fairly open and fun, one screen battlefield, focusing on positioning and maximizing action point efficiency. Gathering resources is also a key to survival, so killing foes is not always the top priority. Procedural generation and unlocks such as new units offer replay value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's unforgiving but addictive and really satisfying once you get the hang of it. Could benefit from some QoL improvements, and I recommend backing up your saves as I did lose some progress due to a bug. But underneath all that there is a really great and deep tactics game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun game that definitely makes you work for it. I beat it in 11hrs.
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