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Coal Duty Enters Early Access With Five-Player Co-Op Mining
Indie.io and Corecrew Games have opened early access for Coal Duty, a cooperative escape horror comedy for 1 to 5 players on Steam for PC.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Why it matters
Coal Duty sells the quota grind and the escape plan as one loop, letting the hub between shifts carry the story that the procedural mine cannot.
Key Facts
- Indie.io and Corecrew Games have begun early access for Coal Duty.
- Coal Duty supports online co-op for 1 to 5 players on Steam for PC.
- Each shift in Coal Duty takes place in a newly generated mine with difficulty scaled to depth.
- Coal Duty is 20% off until November 11.
- Early access for Coal Duty is expected to last 12 to 18 months.
Each shift drops players into a newly generated mine where they chase production quotas, pocket unrecorded loot, and trade with smugglers in restricted areas while plotting an escape. It is 20% off until November 11, and early access is expected to run 12 to 18 months.
The mine generates fresh each shift, and difficulty scales with depth, so the better haul sits where the company is worse. Proximity voice chat means teammates hear you only when they are close, and the game notes other things in the tunnels hear the same way.
Between shifts, players return to a persistent hub with barracks, a workshop, a tavern, and smugglers in the restricted area. Escape routes lead to multiple endings. Corecrew plans to add new routes and endings, creatures, biomes, hub activities, tools, and items during early access.
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