A red-capped gnome with a white beard and a lantern leaps through a crystal cave as a huge round boulder rolls behind him and a golden gem bursts from the dirt, with a mole, a bat and a mushroom looking on beneath the carved Glimmerdeep Gnome title.

Glimmerdeep Gnome · Cover art

In Development

Dig-and-collect cave puzzler

Glimmerdeep Gnome

Dig for crystals, shove stones and slip past cave creatures on your way to the gate.

Dig through caves as Nolle the gnome, gather enough crystals to open the exit and watch out for falling stones and cave creatures. Forty caves, two worlds.

Full game$1.99
PlatformWindows
A good breakEach cave has a clock of between two and seven minutes, and two calm caves have no clock at all.
Players1 player

Windows edition in development · $1.99 full game.

YOUR NEXT “ONE MORE GO”

A small game with plenty to get stuck into.

You are Nolle, a lanternkeeper gnome who digs down through the caves to bring back what the roots need.

40 hand-built caves in two worlds: the Rootward Warrens and the Glowspore Gardens.

Dig soil, push stones, carry brass keys to locked gates and time your moves around breathing Puffers.

Earn Bronze, Silver or Gold in every cave, with undo and three hints from Flick when you need them.

STILL BEING MADE

Glimmerdeep Gnome is on its way.

IN DEVELOPMENT

Coming to Windows

When the lamps above begin to dim, Nolle, a lanternkeeper gnome, climbs down into the caves below to bring back what the roots need. Every cave is a small puzzle. Dig through the soil, gather enough crystals to open the rune gate and think about gravity before you move. Round stones push sideways, loose stones fall, brass keys open locked gates and living Brightroot barriers part only when you carry enough crystals. Gloomweb Scouts and Caplings patrol routes you can learn, and glowing Puffers breathe in a steady rhythm, so timing matters as much as digging. Flick, your companion, gives you hints when you are stuck.

  • One-click Windows installer
  • DRM-free, no subscription
  • $1.99 one-time purchase

RELEASE NEWS

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GET COMFORTABLE

Play your way.

Move and dig with the arrow keys or WASD, or with the D-pad or left stick of a controller. Press Z or Backspace to undo, R to retry a cave and Esc to pause, or click the Undo, Hint and Pause buttons.

Reduced motion, a high-contrast interface and larger captions are in the Accessibility Settings, and your choices stay on your device. Warnings for loose stones and breathing Puffers appear as words on screen as well as pictures.

QUICK ANSWERS

Before your next break.

When is Glimmerdeep Gnome out?+
Glimmerdeep Gnome is still in development and has no release date yet. Join the release news list on this page and you will hear as soon as it is ready.
How much will Glimmerdeep Gnome cost?+
The full game is priced at $1.99 (US dollars) as a one-time purchase with no subscription.
What platforms will Glimmerdeep Gnome run on?+
The full game is a one-click Windows installer for Windows 10 or newer (64-bit).
How long does Glimmerdeep Gnome take to play?+
Each cave has a clock of between two and seven minutes, and two calm caves have no clock at all.
What will the full game include?+
When the lamps above begin to dim, Nolle, a lanternkeeper gnome, climbs down into the caves below to bring back what the roots need. Every cave is a small puzzle. Dig through the soil, gather enough crystals to open the rune gate and think about gravity before you move. Round stones push sideways, loose stones fall, brass keys open locked gates and living Brightroot barriers part only when you carry enough crystals. Gloomweb Scouts and Caplings patrol routes you can learn, and glowing Puffers breathe in a steady rhythm, so timing matters as much as digging. Flick, your companion, gives you hints when you are stuck.
How do I play?+
Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad controls. Move and dig with the arrow keys or WASD, or with the D-pad or left stick of a controller. Press Z or Backspace to undo, R to retry a cave and Esc to pause, or click the Undo, Hint and Pause buttons.
How will buying work?+
When the game is out, choose Buy full game to open secure checkout by Creem. Your purchase gives you the Windows installer: download it, double-click it and open the game from the shortcut on your desktop. It is a one-time purchase with no subscription.