The Dig Face
Warm earth, mossy stone and amber lamps. Learn to dig, snap, push and read a falling slope. All ten caves and three side dungeons are in the browser preview.
Tinkerlode A digging puzzle game, free in your browser
Guide Pinion, a small brass clockwork digger, down through living caves. Dig through the earth, gather Aether Shards to open the shaft, and keep out from under the stones that fall and roll.
Play free in your browserNo download, no account, no ads. Early-access preview: The Dig Face and the first caves of The Copper Foundry, with more caves being added.
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Android, Google TV, Windows and Mac.
How a cave works
Every cave is a hand-made puzzle on a grid. The rules are strict and the same every time, so a good plan always works.
Dig
Pinion's auger claws carve through dirt. Every tunnel you dig changes what can fall next.
Gather Aether Shards
Collect enough of the gold and cyan crystals and the cave's quota is met.
Mind the stones
Stones and shards fall when nothing holds them up, and roll off anything rounded. A falling one crushes whatever is under it.
Take the shaft down
Once the quota is met, the shaft opens. Reach it before the timer runs out and Pinion descends to the next cave.
Moments you'll remember
Stones fall, and they roll
Dig out the dirt under a stone and it drops one cell at a time. Stones roll off each other and off walls, so a whole slope can come down at once.
A creature turned into crystals
In The Copper Foundry, Pinion meets Spark-Mites and Aether-Moths. Drop a stone on an Aether-Moth and it bursts into a ring of Aether Shards.
Hidden ways
Some dirt is hollow. Dig into the right patch and a grate opens onto a side dungeon. Carved glyphs nearby hint where to look.
Rewind, tick by tick
Misjudged a stone? Hold rewind and step back through the last ten seconds. In Relax mode there is no timer and rewind has no limit.
Caves of the descent
Each cave is hand-made, from lamplit earth and loose scree to the brass of the foundry. These are real frames from the browser edition.
Pick and Lamp · The Dig Face, cave 1 
Loose Scree · The Dig Face, cave 2 
The Flooded Shrine · The Dig Face, side dungeon 
Caged Wings · The Copper Foundry, cave 1
The descent
The Copper Foundry
Brass machinery takes over, and the Spark-Mites and Aether-Moths arrive. Its first three caves are in the browser preview, with more on the way.
Play now, and soon everywhere
Play now in any modern browser on a computer, phone or tablet, with a keyboard, touch or a gamepad.
Coming soon to
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Google TV
- Windows
- Mac
Questions
What kind of game is Tinkerlode?
A single-player digging puzzle game. You guide Pinion through caves on a grid, digging dirt, collecting Aether Shards to open the exit shaft and avoiding stones that fall and roll. The rules work tick by tick, so every cave is a puzzle you can plan.
Is it free?
Yes. The browser edition is free to play, with no account and no ads. There are no energy timers, lives or paid power-ups.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Tinkerlode runs in your browser. Open the play page and the first cave is a tap or a key press away.
Is my progress saved?
Yes, in this browser on this device. Cleared caves, best times and settings are kept in your browser's local storage and never leave your device. Clearing the site's data removes them.
Which devices and controls work?
Any recent browser with WebGL 2 on a computer, phone or tablet. Play with the keyboard (arrow keys or WASD), on-screen touch controls, or a gamepad. Every key can be rebound in Settings.
Is this the whole game?
Not yet. The browser edition is an early-access preview: all ten caves of The Dig Face with three side dungeons, and the first three caves of The Copper Foundry. More caves are being added.
When is it coming to phones, tablets, TV and computers?
Tinkerlode is coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Android, Google TV, Windows and Mac. This site will link to each store when it is live.
Who makes Tinkerlode?
Halfsky Publishing, a small independent game publisher.
Pinion is waiting at the dig face
The first cave takes a minute to learn. The rest go deeper.
Play free in your browser