Cube Miner: Escape from Prison

Overview · The basic loop

You start locked in a prison, and the story gives you one route out: through the mines. The game is built from blocks. You click to dig through layers of soil, move with W A S D or the arrow keys, and collect the materials that come out of the ground. On a touch screen, a joystick handles movement.

What you dig up does not sit idle. Poki lists merchants you can trade with, gear you can upgrade, and dynamite for clearing ground faster. There are also cakes that help you climb, and a mine generator you can pump to make mining faster. Somewhere below is the locked door that ends the escape.

So the loop is short and readable: dig, collect, trade, upgrade, dig deeper. The puzzle part is deciding what to spend materials on and how to reach the next layer. The platformer part is moving through the shafts you have opened.

Controls · Input map

Click

Dig

W A S D / Arrow keys

Move

Joystick (touch)

Move on phone or tablet

Tips · Ways to play better

• Dig with a plan. Every block you remove changes where you can stand, so open a clear shaft rather than clicking at random.
• Collect what the ground gives you before moving on. Materials are what the merchants and upgrades depend on.
• Trade and upgrade early. Better gear is listed on Poki as part of the game, and it makes the next layer less of a grind.
• Keep dynamite for blocked or dense stretches instead of using it on easy soil.
• Pump the mine generator when mining feels slow. Poki lists faster mining as its effect.

Fit for your taste?

Players who enjoy block worlds, steady upgrades and a single clear goal. It works on a computer or a touch screen, and it needs no second player.

Downsides to weigh

— Poki shows ads around its games, and they can interrupt a session.

— The Poki page does not state a typical session length, so plan for it to run longer than a quick break.

— It is a digging-and-upgrading loop. If repeating that loop is not your thing, the goal may feel far away.

— Last updated on Poki in August 2025, so it has not changed in a while.

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