Super Motherload

Indie· Adventure· Mining· Local Co-Op

Released Apr 2014

76% positive · 946 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $14.99

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Evaluation

Super Motherload launched on April 4, 2014 as a complete, self-contained couch co-op digging game. In the months following launch, XGen Studios shipped a handful of quality-of-life patches — adding particles, Steam trading cards, and custom key binding — plus a bug fix in April 2014. These updates tapered off quickly, and the developer's attention shifted to a new title, The Low Road. By 2017, XGen's communications about Super Motherload were limited to sale announcements tying the game to The Low Road's release. The last developer communication of any kind was on July 26, 2017. There has been no developer activity on this game since that date. No DLC was ever announced or listed, no roadmap was published, and the store description presents the game as a complete package that includes the bonus Motherload Goldium Edition. The game launched as a finished product and has received no post-launch content expansions.

Evidence

Store description presents the game as a complete package with all features listed, including the bonus Motherload Goldium Edition. No DLC, season pass, or future content is referenced.

store metadata · Apr 4, 2014 source content shipped

high

Last developer communication: a sale announcement tied to the release of XGen's new game, The Low Road. No mention of Super Motherload updates or future content.

news post · Jul 26, 2017 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

XGen Studios

Publisher

XGen Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer

Mining Indie Local Co-Op Adventure Casual RPG 4 Player Local Loot Underground Local Multiplayer Sci-fi Procedural Generation Great Soundtrack Exploration Classic

About this game

Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play. Purchase powerful upgrades and supplies for your mining pod as you progress and prosper, as well as rare Specials Abilities with random availability.

You, the player, work for Solarus Corporation, an inter-planetary mining operation that has developed the infrastructure needed to harvest the precious resources of Mars to meet demand back on Earth. Soon after being dropped on Mars, you begin to discover that things aren't quite as they seem.

Included free with the Steam version of Super Motherload is Motherload Goldium Edition, the 2004 cult classic that inspired games like Infiniminer.

Key Features:

Up to 4-player co-op, perfect for Big Picture (local-only)
Storyline by award winning Image Comic's writer Kurtis Wiebe of Peter Panzerfaust & Green Wake fame
Full Voice Overs and a Full length original score by indie electronic artist Eric Cheng
RPG-inspired mechanics, including upgrades, quests & special abilities
Branching storyline choices with Multiple Game Endings
Over 150 Explosive-based Puzzles to solve
An Epic Boss Battle
Normal and Hardcore game modes, for new players and fans of the original
Support for 4 simultaneous Gamepads -- ideal for Big Picture
Runs at 60FPS in Full HD (1080p)
Super Motherload is the sequel to XGen Studios' original hit Motherload, and is available on Windows, PS4, and PS3
Includes Motherload Goldium Edition

Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026