Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 5114890 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $3.99 (20% off from $4.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 20% |
| Original price USD | $4.99 |
| Current price USD | $3.99 |
| Release date | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Developer | Shinum |
| Publisher | Shinum |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Not available |
| Positive review percent | Not available |
| Positive reviews | 0 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 0 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/5114890/ |
Short description
Deep Core Protocol is a mining incremental game where you mine ores, upgrade powerful pickaxes and skills, automate your operation with Mining AI, defeat bosses, and push deeper underground through Rebirth and New Game+.
About this game
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 equipment. Build your Core Matrix. Then go deeper. FROM A PICKAXE TO A MINING MACHINE Early on, every ore vein is broken by hand. As you progress, you unlock Mining AI, powerful skills, relics, advanced pickaxes, and Core Matrix upgrades that completely change the pace of each dive. What begins as simple mining gradually becomes a screen-filling chain reaction of attacks, explosions, lasers, and automated mining. BUILD YOUR OWN CORE MATRIX Choose how your build grows through 7 distinct paths : POWER — heavy hits, burst damage, and overkill PRECISION — critical hits and timing SKILLS — ability chains and frequent skill activations AUTOMATION — stronger Mining AI and target control ECONOMY — more valuable mining and faster growth PRESSURE — greater rewards for surviving dangerous depths RESONANCE — combine multiple systems into powerful synergies Your build should change how you play — not just make numbers bigger. PUSH DEEPER UNDER PRESSURE The deeper you descend, the more unstable the mine becomes. Deeper layers drain stability faster, but contain more valuable resources and greater rewards. Push your luck for one more vein — or extract before everything collapses. UNLEASH FIVE POWERFUL SKILLS Build around five distinct abilities: Quantum Drill — devastating single-target damage Core Explosion — massive area destruction Arc Storm — chain attacks across multiple targets Mining Pulse — repeated attacks that grow stronger through triggers Orbital Laser — enormous attacks that sweep across the mining field Upgrade them, combine them, and turn the entire mine into a chain reaction. FACE THE GUARDIANS OF THE DEEP Bosses await at key depths. Each encounter tests a different part of your build — damage, pressure management, automation, skill timing, and synergy. A build that destroys ore may not always survive what waits below. DIVE. UPGRADE. GO DEEPER. Every dive makes the…
Supported languages
English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese