Play StarMines II - Planet of the Mines Online

StarMines II: Planet of the Mines was released as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games collection, though details about its original developer or publisher are sparse. It belongs to that era of PC gaming where simple mechanics and unforgiving difficulty were the norm, a time when games didn't hold your hand but demanded your full attention.

You control a lone miner navigating a grid-based planet surface, one screen at a time. Your goal is to collect all the gems on each level while avoiding enemies and, most importantly, the hidden mines buried beneath the terrain. The signature mechanics involve careful tile-by-tile movement to uncover safe paths, strategic luring of enemies to trigger mines for you, and managing a limited supply of bombs to clear obstacles or create shortcuts. The pacing is tense and deliberate; mistakes are punished instantly, sending you back to the start of the level. It feels like a constant, nerve-wracking puzzle where every decision carries weight.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".