Mining Merchant Developer Opens Up About Inspiration, Parental Leave, and Player Feedback
Solo developer Barry of Delayed Victory released Mining Merchant for PC on May 1. The shop management mining game supports co-op and a day-night cycle. Barry discussed inspirations from Motherload, Dave the Diver, and Schedule I. Development took twice as long due to his newborn daughter, and he named an in-game character after her. Players have requested more content after 50 hours of play.