There Is mORE s a compelling mining roguelite game for Linux, Steam Deck, and Windows PC, plus the demo is already a blast. Thanks to the creative energy of ByteBeyond, fresh content keeps rolling in. Coming to Steam Early Access this spring.
The first time I loaded up There Is mORE, I had that “oh no… I’m about to lose my entire evening” feeling. You know the one. The screen fades in, your lamp flickers, and suddenly it’s not just a game, it’s a promise that something down there is waiting for you. And it’s hungry.
Indie developer Carsten Herzog (publishing as ByteBeyond) is officially bringing There Is mORE to Steam Early Access on March 3rd, 2026. So, if you’ve touched the massively popular playable demo, you already know this isn’t some half-baked prototype. This is the kind of mining roguelite that encourages you to play just one more run.
Dig by day… or die in There Is mORE by night
Here’s the hook, and it’s dangerously good: you mine by day and defend by night.
The world is a procedurally generated tile map, which means every run pushes you into a fresh underground maze. At daytime, you’re down there digging for precious ores, chasing upgrades, hunting treasure, and trying to go deeper than you did last time.
But you can’t get greedy. Because eventually, nighttime hits.
And when the sun goes out? You have to return to the surface and protect THE CORE, the beating heart of your base, your energy source, and the one thing the monsters want more than your loot.
Skeletons. Slimes. Worse stuff. They crawl out of the dark like they’ve been waiting for this exact moment. And trust me, when you’re under-geared and the night starts stacking enemies, it gets intense fast.
The lamp isn’t optional it’s survival
One of my favorite parts (and also the most stressful): your lamp matters.
This isn’t just “dark equals spooky.” In There Is mORE, staying in the dark messes with your sanity. The longer you go without light, the closer you get to full panic mode. And when that happens, the gameplay doesn’t politely punish you.
It sends the nightmare worm.
Yeah. A worm. From the depths. Coming to hunt you down because you couldn’t keep your lamp burning. It’s terrifying in the best way, while daring you to keep pushing deeper while also whispering “you’re not built for this.”
There Is mORE Early Access Trailer
A There Is mORE mining roguelite where every run actually matters
At its core, There Is mORE is a roguelike experience with meta progression, and it really nails the “every run counts” feeling.
You mine ores, you sell them, you earn gold, and then you upgrade. Armor. Weapons. Backpack space. The stuff that makes the next run feel possible. Because the game scales hard, enemies get more dangerous with every night, and survival becomes less about luck and more about how smart you played your upgrades.
And the spell system? That’s where things get spicy.
You can unlock 20+ unique spells, and each one is tied to runes you find during your runs. Collect 4 runes, and you earn a powerful new spell. Some save your life with protection. Others just erase monsters with raw damage. Either way, it creates that constant dopamine push: “If I can just find one more rune…”
Night 10 is the moment of truth
There’s a full 10-day cycle, and it builds toward a boss fight, plus endless mode if you’re the kind of player who enjoys pain (respect).
The nights unlock more content as you go, giving you new ways to prepare and fight back. And if you can survive long enough, night 10 gives you an awesome reward. I won’t spoil the vibe, but it definitely feels like the game is saying: “You earned this. Now go deeper.”
Steam Deck and Linux players: this one’s for us
This part genuinely made me smile: There Is mORE was crafted with handheld gaming in mind and is optimized for Linux and Steam Deck. Not “kinda works” optimized, actually built to feel smooth and natural.
And yes: it’s coming to Linux, Steam Deck, and Windows PC on Steam Early Access.
That alone makes this hit different for Linux players. It feels like a game that wants performance-focused players. The kind of people who care about responsiveness, smooth controls, and tight gameplay loops.
March 3rd is going to be a problem for my free time
Early Access launches March 3rd, 2026, and the developer is already teasing what’s coming in the full version: more monsters, more ores, new spells, new weapons, new skills, a deeper spell system, and extra content across the board.
So yeah. If you like roguelites, mining titles. If you like the feeling of “I barely survived, but I’m going again”…
There Is mORE is one to watch. Go wishlist it now, when Early Access hits, your backlog is about to get punched in the face.