JULY 9, 2026 – Spicy Koala, a publisher dedicated to helping exceptional indie games reach a global audience, today announced a publishing partnership with indie studio Laskeblask Games for Mighty Miners, a ridiculously replayable incremental mining game. For those who want to check out the game early they can do so now with a new demo releasing today on Steam.
Check out the demo here!
Inspired by the spirit and aesthetics of 80s cartoons and pop culture, Mighty Miners carries a playful, nostalgic tone. From subtle visual references to retro-inspired design touches, the game captures the feeling of growing up with classic animated adventures while delivering a modern roguelike mechanic built around replayability and discovery.
Mighty Miners invites players to dig deeper with every run in a satisfying race against time. Players complete tasks and mine Mightium to unlock new weapons, items, characters, new powers, and gold for permanent upgrades. The game is ideal for players looking for meaningful progress in short bursts powered by automated weaponry and straightforward controls.
The indie studio behind Mighty Miners, Laskeblask Games, is led by Jocce Marklund who describes himself as a “toy maker”. Rather than forcing players into a rigid path, Jocce wants to design game systems that invite experimentation and creativity.
- We have developed Mighty Miners through a close dialogue with players and community members. Feedback from play sessions, forums and Discord discussions have directly helped shape the evolving experience, said Jocce Marklund, Founder of Laskeblask Games
- I fell in love with Mighty Miners from minute 5 in the game. The art style, the music, the gameplay, everything delivers what Laskeblask Games promises – fun, highly satisfying and (mildly) addictive gameplay. So it was a no brainer to partner with Jocce to bring Mighty
Miners to the global stage, said Anna Frangogianni, Game Scout and Producer at Spicy Koala
Spicy Koala will publish Mighty Miners on Steam, bringing the game to players worldwide, including China.
The collaboration and publishing partnership has been made possible with the support of We Make Realms, whose involvement helped make the project a reality.
Download assets here.
Read more about the game here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3325490/Mighty_Miners
For more information reach out to: davidfurberg@yodo1.com
About Spicy Koala:
Spicy Koala is the PC publishing arm of Yodo1, an experienced publishing firm renowned for its mobile hits, including Ski Safari, Rodeo Stampede, and Transformers: Earth Wars, each with hundreds of millions of downloads and lifetime revenue. The team endeavors to build, grow and monetise creative games, previously helping the Hands of Fate series achieve a thrilling success in the Chinese market.
About We Make Realms:
We Make Realms is the collective voice, engine, and meeting place for the games industry in Umeå, Sweden. We bring together our entire ecosystem - from passionate creators, indie studios, and global developers to students, workspaces, and cutting-edge research - under one single identity.
About Laskeblask Games:
Laskeblask Games is an independent game development studio based in Umeå, Sweden. The studio creates 2D games that are easy to pick up, with a focus on fun and satisfying gameplay. The small team is excited to release their debut title Mighty Miners worldwide in 2026, an incremental mining game influenced by the colorful action cartoons of the 1980s. At Laskeblask Games, we believe in crafting games that are more like "toys", where experimentation and simply having fun come first.