Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
@arielsan.bsky.social
Indie Game Dev making ✨Ship Miner✨(on Steam Now!!) a 1bit pixelart mining game 🎮
Previously senior engineer at Ironhide Game Studio
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner/
https://arielcoppes.dev - Devlog
Previously senior engineer at Ironhide Game Studio
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner/
https://arielcoppes.dev - Devlog
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This is Ship Miner, a twin stick 1-bit PixelArt mining game I am developing mainly for Steam and Steam Deck (for now).
It is a retro modern game, a tribute to the games I played as kid and what I imagined while playing.
Add it to your Steam Wishlist if you like it.
It is a retro modern game, a tribute to the games I played as kid and what I imagined while playing.
Add it to your Steam Wishlist if you like it.
Ship Miner is participating in the Tiny Roguelikes event! #TinyRoguelikes weeeeee!
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Tiny Roguelikes Event 2026
The first edition of a new event series celebrating small ideas, big replayability, and endless runs. At Rogue Duck Interactive, we love roguelikes. Our very first hit game was a roguelike called Dice...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Ship Miner is participating in the Tiny Roguelikes event! #TinyRoguelikes weeeeee!
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INCOMING NEWS! 🤘
NEW PLAYTEST UPDATE: Select destinations with good and bad modifiers that change the Gameplay. 🔥
For new readers, SHIP MINER is a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics, you can PLAY THE DEMO or ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST the game NOW on Steam! 🚀
NEW PLAYTEST UPDATE: Select destinations with good and bad modifiers that change the Gameplay. 🔥
For new readers, SHIP MINER is a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics, you can PLAY THE DEMO or ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST the game NOW on Steam! 🚀
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
INCOMING NEWS! 🤘
NEW PLAYTEST UPDATE: Select destinations with good and bad modifiers that change the Gameplay. 🔥
For new readers, SHIP MINER is a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics, you can PLAY THE DEMO or ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST the game NOW on Steam! 🚀
NEW PLAYTEST UPDATE: Select destinations with good and bad modifiers that change the Gameplay. 🔥
For new readers, SHIP MINER is a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics, you can PLAY THE DEMO or ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST the game NOW on Steam! 🚀
Some time ago I made a selection history plugin, here is a reminder that it exists. It also comes with a favorites window for things you want always there. Both support drag & drop to/from scene/hierarchy/etc. #unity #unity3d #unitytips
github.com/acoppes/unit...
github.com/acoppes/unit...
GitHub - acoppes/unity-history-window: A simple selection history window for Unity.
A simple selection history window for Unity. Contribute to acoppes/unity-history-window development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Some time ago I made a selection history plugin, here is a reminder that it exists. It also comes with a favorites window for things you want always there. Both support drag & drop to/from scene/hierarchy/etc. #unity #unity3d #unitytips
github.com/acoppes/unit...
github.com/acoppes/unit...
Happy new year!!! 🍻 I hope this is the year for Ship Miner release! 🚀
For those who don't know, Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience that merges combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Demo available on Steam! 🥳
For those who don't know, Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience that merges combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Demo available on Steam! 🥳
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Happy new year!!! 🍻 I hope this is the year for Ship Miner release! 🚀
For those who don't know, Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience that merges combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Demo available on Steam! 🥳
For those who don't know, Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience that merges combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Demo available on Steam! 🥳
Every year I take some time to write a review about it and my expectations for the next one personally and for my projects. I mention both Cleared Hot and Ship Miner in my review, here it is if you want to read it:
arielcoppes.dev/2025/12/26/r...
arielcoppes.dev/2025/12/26/r...
2025 summary and my expectations for 2026
The end of the year is approaching and I have made a summary of what happened during 2025 and what to expect for 2026.
arielcoppes.dev
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Every year I take some time to write a review about it and my expectations for the next one personally and for my projects. I mention both Cleared Hot and Ship Miner in my review, here it is if you want to read it:
arielcoppes.dev/2025/12/26/r...
arielcoppes.dev/2025/12/26/r...
Ship Miner has 3k wishlists on Steam! 🤯
Time to celebrate with a gif 🍻
Thank you so much! 🤟
Time to celebrate with a gif 🍻
Thank you so much! 🤟
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ship Miner has 3k wishlists on Steam! 🤯
Time to celebrate with a gif 🍻
Thank you so much! 🤟
Time to celebrate with a gif 🍻
Thank you so much! 🤟
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
Cool! I added this line to PancitoMerge's credits a couple weeks ago, glad to see many others are pushing the same idea in different ways.
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cool! I added this line to PancitoMerge's credits a couple weeks ago, glad to see many others are pushing the same idea in different ways.
I'm a Solodev here making a minimalistic pixelart 1bit miner game by the name of "Ship Miner"
Gather minerals, improve your ship and survive threats.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Gather minerals, improve your ship and survive threats.
Demo available on Steam right now!
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I'm a Solodev here making a minimalistic pixelart 1bit miner game by the name of "Ship Miner"
Gather minerals, improve your ship and survive threats.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Gather minerals, improve your ship and survive threats.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
It's live! 🚨 Cleared Hot has launched into Steam early access !! 🚁💥
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's live! 🚨 Cleared Hot has launched into Steam early access !! 🚁💥
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
When you start playing being a gamdev and decide to implement your own pathfinding solution (because you know, there are not 100 already), instead of making the actual game xD.
I promise having path finding will make sense in the game later.
I promise having path finding will make sense in the game later.
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When you start playing being a gamdev and decide to implement your own pathfinding solution (because you know, there are not 100 already), instead of making the actual game xD.
I promise having path finding will make sense in the game later.
I promise having path finding will make sense in the game later.
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
After years of building, it’s finally happening 🤯
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After years of building, it’s finally happening 🤯
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
Random video but with full audio (music too) in this case.
Random note: 1-bit graphics are difficult to read from videos/screenshots but they have some kind of magic. Also, they are easier to assimilate by playing the game (demo available btw).
Random note: 1-bit graphics are difficult to read from videos/screenshots but they have some kind of magic. Also, they are easier to assimilate by playing the game (demo available btw).
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Random video but with full audio (music too) in this case.
Random note: 1-bit graphics are difficult to read from videos/screenshots but they have some kind of magic. Also, they are easier to assimilate by playing the game (demo available btw).
Random note: 1-bit graphics are difficult to read from videos/screenshots but they have some kind of magic. Also, they are easier to assimilate by playing the game (demo available btw).
Can a simple Ship Miner save the Universe?
October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Can a simple Ship Miner save the Universe?
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
A new episode is out today! Check out here youtu.be/X68IIH4gYlA Where I interview @arielsan.bsky.social where we talk about the challenges of designing for a 1bit art style and lo-fi asteroid mining.
#gamedesign #indiedev #indie #gamedevelopment #podcast
#gamedesign #indiedev #indie #gamedevelopment #podcast
Ship Miner Developer Interview
YouTube video by Paper Prototypes Podcast
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A new episode is out today! Check out here youtu.be/X68IIH4gYlA Where I interview @arielsan.bsky.social where we talk about the challenges of designing for a 1bit art style and lo-fi asteroid mining.
#gamedesign #indiedev #indie #gamedevelopment #podcast
#gamedesign #indiedev #indie #gamedevelopment #podcast
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience with combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience with combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience with combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
September 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining experience with combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics.
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Collect minerals from procedural generated asteroids and improve your ship.
Demo available on Steam right now!
Captain Lucky Pixel and his crew got trapped in the Unfortunate Galaxy! Help them explore the galaxy and escape it in our FTL-like adventure named Faster Than Luck!
This is our entry for the GameBoy Game Jam #GBJAM13
PLAY IT HERE:
arielsan.itch.io/gbjam13
This is our entry for the GameBoy Game Jam #GBJAM13
PLAY IT HERE:
arielsan.itch.io/gbjam13
Faster Than Luck by arielsan, Esti
Escape the Unfortunate Galaxy in a FTL-like adventure where bad luck is one step behind.
arielsan.itch.io
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Captain Lucky Pixel and his crew got trapped in the Unfortunate Galaxy! Help them explore the galaxy and escape it in our FTL-like adventure named Faster Than Luck!
This is our entry for the GameBoy Game Jam #GBJAM13
PLAY IT HERE:
arielsan.itch.io/gbjam13
This is our entry for the GameBoy Game Jam #GBJAM13
PLAY IT HERE:
arielsan.itch.io/gbjam13
I've just released the Demo of Ship Miner! Weeeee!!!🍻
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game with some elements of combat. Explore procedural generated asteroids to collect minerals, survive threats and improve your ship.
Play the Demo Now on Steam! 🚀
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game with some elements of combat. Explore procedural generated asteroids to collect minerals, survive threats and improve your ship.
Play the Demo Now on Steam! 🚀
September 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I've just released the Demo of Ship Miner! Weeeee!!!🍻
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game with some elements of combat. Explore procedural generated asteroids to collect minerals, survive threats and improve your ship.
Play the Demo Now on Steam! 🚀
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game with some elements of combat. Explore procedural generated asteroids to collect minerals, survive threats and improve your ship.
Play the Demo Now on Steam! 🚀
Mockups for our GameBoy Jam game, the theme is Unlucky and our idea is to make a FTL inspired game (we casually named it Faster Than Luck) where you have to escape a bad luck galaxy by solving events and saving enough luckies for the space jump.
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Mockups for our GameBoy Jam game, the theme is Unlucky and our idea is to make a FTL inspired game (we casually named it Faster Than Luck) where you have to escape a bad luck galaxy by solving events and saving enough luckies for the space jump.
This is Ship Miner, a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics and modern controls. Explore and collect minerals, improve your ship and survive some threats.
Add to your Wishlist now on Steam and/or join the private Playtest!
Add to your Wishlist now on Steam and/or join the private Playtest!
September 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is Ship Miner, a relaxing mining game with retro aesthetics and modern controls. Explore and collect minerals, improve your ship and survive some threats.
Add to your Wishlist now on Steam and/or join the private Playtest!
Add to your Wishlist now on Steam and/or join the private Playtest!
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game where you can buy powerful 💥 tech to simplify your task and make it more fun too. I call this one: the ball of destruction 😆
August 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game where you can buy powerful 💥 tech to simplify your task and make it more fun too. I call this one: the ball of destruction 😆
And this is how I ended up making a Pinball game ....
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining retro game with some combat (and some bugs too, for now).
Wishlist or Join the Playtest on Steam :)
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining retro game with some combat (and some bugs too, for now).
Wishlist or Join the Playtest on Steam :)
August 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And this is how I ended up making a Pinball game ....
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining retro game with some combat (and some bugs too, for now).
Wishlist or Join the Playtest on Steam :)
Ship Miner is a relaxing mining retro game with some combat (and some bugs too, for now).
Wishlist or Join the Playtest on Steam :)
Just a reminder that I have a private Playtest on Steam page if you want to join:
store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner
I will be activating more and more players each week.
You can also join Discord (link in steam page) and I will send you a playtest key directly.
store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner
I will be activating more and more players each week.
You can also join Discord (link in steam page) and I will send you a playtest key directly.
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Just a reminder that I have a private Playtest on Steam page if you want to join:
store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner
I will be activating more and more players each week.
You can also join Discord (link in steam page) and I will send you a playtest key directly.
store.steampowered.com/app/3113690/Ship_Miner
I will be activating more and more players each week.
You can also join Discord (link in steam page) and I will send you a playtest key directly.
Reposted by Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀
Longest-running diversity panel at @officialgdc.bsky.social #1ReasonToBe is looking for panelists for 2026
We are looking for underrepresented women in video games living in the U.S., or from abroad, who normally attend GDC, due to the challenges of entering the country
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We are looking for underrepresented women in video games living in the U.S., or from abroad, who normally attend GDC, due to the challenges of entering the country
forms.gle/QWSK8wPjLu5t...
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Longest-running diversity panel at @officialgdc.bsky.social #1ReasonToBe is looking for panelists for 2026
We are looking for underrepresented women in video games living in the U.S., or from abroad, who normally attend GDC, due to the challenges of entering the country
forms.gle/QWSK8wPjLu5t...
We are looking for underrepresented women in video games living in the U.S., or from abroad, who normally attend GDC, due to the challenges of entering the country
forms.gle/QWSK8wPjLu5t...