Fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Tons of dumb fun with the boys. If you wanna just go into a lobby and shoot your friends, this game is as perfect as it gets.”
Steam review · 64.7 h played ↗
Murder Miners
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%JForce Games2014Arena Shooter · FPS · Shooter
$2.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, Halo-meets-Minecraft arena shooter that is great with friends and a 4-pack, but the public player base is nearly dead. Skip it if you have no friends to play with.
Great for
Groups of friends wanting cheap, chaotic Halo-style multiplayer, split-screen nights, and custom maps
Main risk
Servers are nearly empty, so playing solo or without friends is dull or impossible
What players love
Nostalgia from the Xbox 360 era
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“What a classic man. I remember the good days on xbox 360 when you had a spare dollar or two”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Map editor, many modes, and ongoing updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“if you get bored with normal deathmatch or infection then hop over to map makeing and do whatever you want.”
Steam review · 1042.5 h played ↗
Very cheap, 4-packs are great value
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“crazy value for what it is, even off sale, i recommend picking this up, i bought the 4 pack for 3 aud”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Tight Halo-like gunplay and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Wall Jumping, dashing, and other movement tricks combined with smooth multiplayer I think are what set this game apart.”
Steam review · 1047.9 h played ↗
Runs on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“this runs super well on low specs.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
What players complain about
Servers are dead or nearly empty
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Literally nobody plays this anymore. You'll maybe find 1 or 2 servers here and there, but thats about it.”
Steam review · 28.7 h played ↗
Coin miner malware flagged in files
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the file is literally called "PUA:Win32/CoinMiner" and every time i download this game my computer refuses to go into sleep mode for more then 2 seconds.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Developer controversy over MMX content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“In the most recent update video of the progress on their sequel game Murder Miners X, they've showcased a blatantly sexist addition to the game.”
Steam review · 65.4 h played ↗
Technical issues and missing PC options
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“recent updates have been destroying this game on a technical level invincible players, game breaking bugs, desync problems, crashes, etc. etc. etc.”
Steam review · 168.7 h played ↗
Toxic players, kicks and hackers
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“If you are legit and good at the game expect to be kicked from just about every 11 year old's game (100% of them).”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive, and shallow
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Fun for an hour, then you realize nostalgia is carrying way more of the experience than the game itself”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support250 MB
Minimum
OSWindows
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage250 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows
Memory2 GB RAM
Storage250 MB available space
OSWindows
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage250 MB available space
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