# Lodestruck — The Minesweeper Roguelike

> The Minesweeper Roguelike (iPhone/iPad app by Sven Below.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lodestruck/id6804747074 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sven Below](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896238466)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-24

## What is Lodestruck?

Dig your way down, depth by depth. Collect gold, buy relics, sign contracts.
And you will never lose because you had to guess.

THE PROMISE
Classic Minesweeper has that moment: two tiles left, one mine, no
information — the coin decides. In a roguelike with hearts and permadeath,
that's why players quit. Lodestruck removes it: every floor is played through
by a solver before you see it. Only boards that can be cleared entirely by
logic make it into the game. The opening is a gift, and always a zero tile.

If you lose a heart here, it was your call.

THE PROOF AFTER DEATH
And when it happens anyway, the game shows you the position one more time:
the tile you died on, and the logical proof why another tile was safe. Not a
rebuke — evidence that the information was there.

THE DAILY DESCENT
Five depths, one attempt, the same board for everyone. New every day, no
server, fully offline. Share your result without spoilers — scoring is pure
precision: depth, hearts, gold.

THE PATTERN ACADEMY
The game guarantees the information is there. The Academy teaches you to read
it: four chapters, from trivial counting to the standoff — every lesson
solvable only by the rule it teaches. Free for everyone.

BETWEEN DEPTHS
The merchant offers relics: the dowsing rod that senses chests, the detector
that reveals safe tiles, the clover that dodges monsters. Contracts give each
run a direction — more gold against more risk.

PAY ONCE, THAT'S IT
The first five depths are the free trial. After that, a single purchase
unlocks everything — 94 more depths, contracts, relics. No ads. No
subscription. No consumable extra hearts selling you exactly the unfairness
this game was built to remove.

Fully offline. No accounts, no tracking. Game Center achievements and
leaderboards strictly opt-in.

99 depths. Every one provably solvable. How deep can you get without
guessing?

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Lodestruck | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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## Related topics

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