Fit check
Is UnderEarth worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle-adventure players who prefer difficult games without tutorials or handholding
- Players who enjoy examining documents and equipment to reconstruct what happened at a facility
- Explorers who want air and battery levels to factor into subterranean traversal
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a forgiving puzzle-adventure, since the game is described as difficult
- Players who want tutorials, in-game menus, or direct guidance while progressing
- Players who prefer a broader setting than one malfunctioning subterranean research and refinery facility
Our take on UnderEarth
The defining detail is the absence of guidance: no tutorial, in-game menus, or developer messages are provided, leaving the player to inspect the facility, use its equipment, and reconstruct the events independently.
What is UnderEarth?
UnderEarth is a subterranean puzzle-adventure set 40 miles below Earth's surface, where a research and refinery facility has lost communication.
An engineering specialist must assess the site, recover information, restore facility output, and rescue fifteen workers whose status is unknown. Progress involves finding tools, lifts, documents, and devices scattered throughout the facility, then putting them to use. High temperatures and limited breathable oxygen make the suit's battery and air levels important to monitor. The suit displays current status, logs discovered documents, supports magnetic boots for vertical and upside-down movement, and connects to terminals requiring rudimentary programming skills. The game has no tutorial, in-game menus, or developer messages, leaving players to examine the facility and piece together what happened.
How UnderEarth plays
- 01Suit resource management
- The suit's battery and air levels must be monitored during the descent.
- 02Scattered facility equipment
- Tools, lifts, documents, and devices found throughout the site provide resources for the mission.
- 03Magnetic boot movement
- Boot attachments support vertical and upside-down traversal in particular situations.
- 04Terminal programming
- Terminals require rudimentary programming skills to access.
- 05Document logging
- The suit keeps a record of documents discovered inside the facility.
UnderEarth compared to similar games
UnderEarth focuses on investigating a failed underground research and refinery facility while managing suit air and battery levels, using magnetic boots, and accessing terminals. Jusant focuses on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, exploring routes, and uncovering secrets from a bygone civilization.
UnderEarth: platforms & release
Is UnderEarth worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle-adventure players who prefer difficult games without tutorials or handholding. Skip it if: players seeking a forgiving puzzle-adventure, since the game is described as difficult.
Where can I download UnderEarth?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens UnderEarth's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is UnderEarth on?
Windows and macOS.
