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SeriesMotherload

Super Motherload

Critic score6 critics
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First release
Nov 15, 2013
Publisher
XGen Studios
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

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.

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Release dates
PlayStation 4
Nov 15, 2013
PlayStation 4
Nov 22, 2013
PlayStation 3
Nov 26, 2013
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 3
Nov 27, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 04, 2014
Age ratings
ESRB E10+PEGI 7
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
cold war, action-adventure, mining, steam greenlight, digital distribution
… All 8, cross buy, retro future, fuel management

At a Glance

Critic Score
73
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 783 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 3 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 3 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 3 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 16 Oct

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