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Deep Core Protocol

Smash ore, chain explosive skills and turn your Mining AI loose until the whole mine becomes one big chain reaction. Socket 65 gems, take down bosses that move and fight back all the way to D80, and climb the global leaderboard in the endless CORE RUSH mode.

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September 3, 2026
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Windows
Developer
Shinum
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Shinum
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UPDATE 2.0 — GEMS · CORE RUSH · LIVING BOSSES · D80CORE RUSH — endless mode. One pickaxe, no floor. Pick 1 of 3 cards every time the gauge fills, beat a boss every 10 depths and climb the global Steam leaderboard.65 Gems, 24 sockets. Change how your attacks work, when they trigger and how hard they hit. Living bosses. Every boss now moves and fights back — splitting, summoning guards, casting mirror images and spinning webs.

Down to D80. A new D70 boss, the Abyss Weaver, and a final boss waiting at D80.10 Damage Skins, each with its own normal and critical numbers.DESCEND. MINE. EVOLVE. Deep Core Protocol is a mining incremental game about diving deeper, building powerful synergies and turning simple mining into a storm of automated attacks and explosive skills. Start with nothing but a pickaxe. Break ore. Earn gold. Upgrade your gear. Build your Core Matrix. Then go deeper.FROM A PICKAXE TO A MINING MACHINEEarly on, every vein is broken by hand.

As you progress you unlock Mining AI, Mining Drones, powerful skills, gems, new pickaxes and Core Matrix upgrades that completely change the pace of each dive. What begins as simple mining becomes a screen-filling chain reaction of attacks, explosions and lasers.SOCKET YOUR BUILD WITH GEMSYour pickaxe, Mining Drone and skill slots hold 24 sockets that open as you go deeper.…

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★ 0.0/10Steam · 3 ratings
SteamLast checked November 4, 2026

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Not recommended
In its current state... The game's lacking a bit. Some translations are missing, the menu is hard to navigate... But the core gameplay isn't too…

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In its current state... The game's lacking a bit. Some translations are missing, the menu is hard to navigate... But the core gameplay isn't too…

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