PETAPETA Cursed Mine Island — First steps in the lobby
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OverviewPETAPETA Cursed Mine Island is a horror exploration game set in a cursed mine on a remote island, where you dig for ores and gems while hiding from a shadowy creature called PETAPETA. This guide covers how to get started, how to push deeper into the mine, how to handle PETAPETA, and how to grow your classes.
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First steps in the lobby
Step
When you first load in, you land in the lobby. From there the game walks you through the basics before you ever set foot underground. It teaches you how to mine and how to carry ores to the altar.
- Enter the Lobby just arriving earns you the Welcome to Cursed Mine Island badge.
- Complete the Tutorial work through it to learn mining and altar delivery; finishing it earns the Start the Forced Labor badge.
- Find a Well once you are in the mine, drink water from a well to earn the Thirst Quencher badge.
- Visit the Jizo Room this is a special room inside the mine where picking up an item earns you the Being Watched badge.
How the mine loop works
Summary
The core of every run is a simple repeating loop.
- Mine ores use your pickaxe to break ore veins throughout the tunnels.
- Fill the OresBag collected ores go into the bag, which you then carry.
- Deliver to the altar bring the OresBag to the altar to unlock the next floor; doing this ten times earns the Altar Offering badge.
- Rest on a Safe Floor Safe Floors offer a brief break; leaving one safely earns the Safe Return badge.
- Hunt for gems and diamonds digging also turns up diamonds, earning the Sparkling Discovery badge when you first find diamonds.
- Go deeper floor milestone badges unlock at Floor 5, Floor 10, Floor 15, and Floor 20.
Hiding from PETAPETA
Warn
PETAPETA lurks in the dark parts of the tunnels. The game is built around one rule: if it sees you, you are done. Your only options are to avoid it before it spots you and to use the environment to break its line of sight once it is close.
Classes and leveling them up
Tips
Two classes are available: Runner and Mad Scientist. Each has three levels. Unlocking a new class earns the New Profession badge; leveling any class earns the Step Up badge. Both classes have their own Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 badges, giving you six class-specific badges to work toward in total.
- Unlock the Runner class to earn the Runner Level1 badge, then push it to Level 2 and Level 3 for the remaining Runner badges.
- Unlock Mad Scientist for the MadScientist Level1 badge, and level it up through Level 2 and Level 3 the same way.
Mining milestones worth chasing
Table
The game tracks how many ore veins you have broken across all your runs. These milestones are long-term targets, not something you clear in a single session.
| Rock Breaker | mine 1,000 ore veins |
| Veteran Miner | mine 10,000 ore veins |
| The Demolisher | mine 100,000 ore veins |
Weekly gem rankings
TipsRankings reset on a weekly basis. Finishing in the top ten for any of the three categories earns you a badge.
- Gem Rush Champion rewards placing in the top ten for total gems obtained that week.
- The Big One rewards placing in the top ten for the single largest gem found that week.
- Gem Baron rewards placing in the top ten for total gem sales that week.
Glossary
Glossary- PETAPETA
- The shadowy creature that hunts players inside the mine — being seen by it ends your run.
- OresBag
- The bag you fill with mined ores and carry to the altar to unlock the next floor.
- Altar
- The structure you deliver your OresBag to in order to descend to the next floor.
- Safe Floor
- A floor where you can recover briefly; leaving it safely earns a badge.
- Jizo Room
- A special room in the mine where picking up an item earns the Being Watched badge.
- Runner
- One of the two unlockable classes, with three levels to progress through.
- Mad Scientist
- The second unlockable class, also with three levels to progress through.
Common questions
FAQHow do I get to the next floor?
Fill your OresBag with mined ores and carry it to the altar. Delivering it there unlocks the next floor and lets you descend.
What happens when PETAPETA sees me?
Your run ends immediately. Use narrow tunnels and items to stay out of its sight.
How do I unlock a new class?
Classes are unlocked through gameplay inside the mine. Unlocking one earns the New Profession badge, and leveling it up earns a badge at each stage. Both Runner and Mad Scientist follow a three-level structure.
Do the weekly rankings reset automatically?
Yes, all three gem rankings reset on a weekly basis. That means your totals for gems collected, largest gem found, and gem sales all go back to zero at the start of each new week.
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