Murder Miners

Shooter· Split Screen· Voxel· Arena Shooter

Released Jul 2014

The #1 rated Xbox Live Indie Game. Halo-inspired. Destructible/constructible environments. Vehicles. Zombie survival. Hookshots. Infection mode: Be the zombie & eat the dead to level up your zombie abilities. Community playdates are still hosted every week, join us!

87% positive · 6,361 reviews

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $2.99

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Evaluation

Murder Miners launched on PC on July 25, 2014 and has been receiving updates for over a decade. The most recent major update — Update 40, shipped on May 15, 2025 — is described by the developer as the biggest update in the game's history. It added two new weapons (Double Barrel Shotgun and Plasma SMG), a new four-player vehicle (the Murder Car), dramatically expanded map sizes (up to 512×512×512 blocks), over 123 new blocks with unique functional properties (including explosive, hazard, and passthrough blocks), new block sets including "Frostbite," trigger volumes for map makers, and improved legacy map compatibility. This major release followed a public beta that was active through at least September 2024. The developer's store page confirms that weekly community playdates are still being hosted and explicitly states that work is underway on a sequel, Murder Miners X. The game has received two confirmed major content releases in the data provided, and no statement ending development has been made. With the last major update arriving on May 15, 2025, the developer remains actively engaged with the game.

Evidence

Update 40 released — described as the biggest update in Murder Miners history, adding new weapons, a new vehicle, massively expanded map sizes, 123+ new blocks, new block sets, trigger volumes for map makers, and improved legacy map support.

news post · May 15, 2025 source content shipped

high

12th Anniversary event announced alongside confirmation that Update 40 was nearing release and a public beta was available on Steam.

news post · Sep 9, 2024 source content planned

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Murder Miners - Believer's Pack DLC

Sep 2019

Media

Details

Developer

JForce Games

Publisher

JForce Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

Split Screen Voxel Arena Shooter Zombies FPS Competitive Level Editor First-Person 4 Player Local Shooter Building Action Local Multiplayer Sandbox Indie

About this game

Murder Miners is the #1 rated Xbox Live Indie Game.

Community playdates are still hosted.

We're working on the sequel, Murder Miners X. Please add it to your wishlist.

Halo-inspired core gameplay

3-shot-kill pistol included, with new additions such as wall-jumping, unlimited sprint, multi-directional dashing, and alt-fire modes. Options let you choose your weapons when spawning, or have weapons as map pickups for classic arena shooter style gameplay.

Unique Infection mode

One player starts as a zombie with the goal of infecting the other players until they've all turned over to the zombie army. The humans can use the Minergun to build forts, while the zombies can dig through walls and use their tentacle grab to reach higher places or pull players toward them. Unique to our game is the ability to feast on player corpses to level up your zombie. You can play this mode with up to 30 players. We'll usually have a full 30 player lobby in our weekly JForce play date. Come join us! It's a very intense experience when you're the last man standing and you have a whole swarm of player-controlled zombies coming after you.

Online co-op map making + completely destructible maps

The Minergun makes map-creation easy and fun. Almost every popular map you can think of has been remade by our community, and you can share them via Steam Workshop.