Motherload

Enjoy Playing Motherload

You start Motherload with a modest mining pod and a simple drill, eyeballing the ground below and wondering how deep you can go before you run out of fuel or shatter your hull. It’s oddly peaceful at first—just you, the hum of your engines, and the clink of rocks tumbling into your cargo hold. Every time you surface to sell ore, you’re faced with the same delicious dilemma: should you save up for that extra fuel tank, or finally upgrade your drill bit so you can slice through tougher strata?

As you burrow deeper, the crust gives way to strange crystalline formations and pockets of explosive gas that can shatter your pod if you’re not paying attention. The pressure ramps up when you start uncovering wreckage from an old expedition—bits of a broken spacecraft, a flickering audio log that hints someone got here long before you did. That little narrative thread turns what might’ve been a simple treasure hunt into a small mystery: Who were they? What happened here? And did you uncover something that was better left buried?

By the time you’ve maxed out your hull, filled every slot on your upgrades menu, and decoded that final log entry, you’ve invested way more hours than you intended. But there’s a real satisfaction in watching your pod clash through bedrock, stacking up gold and precious gems, knowing you made it happen with your own two thumbs. It’s a straightforward thrill—dig, risk a cave-in, surface with riches, repeat—but somehow Motherload turns that loop into an addictive, small-scale epic of exploration.