Big Demo Update for Steam Next Fest!

The biggest demo update yet brings new systems, content, and visuals to Gem Miner TD just in time for Steam Next Fest and Finnish Games Week!

🚨 Release date locked in: December 12, 2025 January 20, 2026! Mark your calendars (or save yourself the trouble and wishlist now!)

🌟 New Content

• AddedNEW MinerPathmaker Places blocks that stop flying enemies but let projectiles pass , opening new maze-building tactics.

• NEW Meta-currency: Blue Dust Earned from bosses, waves, difficulty, and victories, used to unlock Miners and skins!

• NEW Augments:

  • Venomcap – boosts poison damage.

  • Extra Bite – +1 action per wave.

  • Waterforge – turns water tiles unpassable for the flying mobs.

  • Power Circle – increases AoE size.

  • Egg-celerate – when a Gem gains a permanent buff, it has a 10% chance to gain an additional buff.

• Procedural Map Generation:

  • Lava Cave and Frozen Trail now feature slightly random layouts for more replayability.

• New Synergy Visualization: Easily see which augments synergize with each other!

• New Map Backgrounds: No more black void! All maps now feature proper themed environments.

⚙️ Gameplay & UI Improvements

• Aura towers and Hematite scale AoE visuals with AoE size.

• Tutorial improvements.

• Added logic to prevent drawing augments with no compatible gems.

• Downgrader buff: downgraded gems gain +25% fire rate.

• Spelunker’s starting augment is now Transposer (reposition starter gem).

• Second starting augments unlock earlier (level 2 → was 3).

• New gem chance level-up visualization.

• Improved Victory/Defeat screens, tooltips, popups, and loading screen.

• Enhanced merge animation with smoke effects and animated Start Wave button.

• Scroll through the 6 upcoming Miners — exclusive to the full version! 👀

💎 Start mining, earn Blue Dust, and unlock the Pathmaker. Your next favorite Miner!

Thank you for all the support and wishlists!

-iFeral