Stop-motion Handmade Digging Adventure Mashina Announces July 31 Release Date!

The new trailer shows that the wait for Mashina is almost over with release set for later this month!

Dig into the world of Mashina; a digging adventure where you play as Mashina, a friendly mining robot tasked with finding minerals to help mend, build and nurture her quirky robot community. The wholesome, hand-made adventure game had a new trailer revealing that the release is even close than you migth have expected: Mashina is set to release on Steam on July 31, 2025.

Check out the Official Release Date Trailer:

Everything in Mashina is made out of various materials and animated using traditional stop-motion techniques. The art style follows on from Talha and Jack Co’s debut game Judero which is currently nominated for Excellence in Visual Arts in the 2025 IGF Awards.

About the Game

Mashina is a digging adventure by the developers behind Judero. You play as Mashina, a friendly mining robot tasked with finding minerals to help mend, build and nurture her quirky robot community.

The gameplay in Mashina is divided into two distinct sections; a deep, mysterious underground full of trinkets and minerals and a vibrant, fully explorable 3d overground.

Underground

A lot of the game will be spent exploring, discovering and reclaiming the underground world.

• Use your radar to scope out objects of interest.
• Dig to excavate rare minerals.
• Store the rare minerals safely in Mashina’s backpack
• Turn those minerals into cash
• Build helpful machines to aid your excavations
• Find robot pals, treasures, trinkets and more!

Overground

The overground is where your pals hangout. It is here where you will find ways to enhance Mashina’s digging and broaden her horizons.

• Meet the locals and get missions
• Upgrade your equipment
• Decorate your surroundings
• Explore and find collectables and secrets

Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world.

Key Features

• Traditional Stop-Motion Animation: Everything in Mashina is handmade out of various materials and animated using traditional stop-motion techniques.
• Digging / Mining: An entire under world to explore and dig around! Dig by hand, use your radar to find precious items and work your way up to a fully automated process with tools and inventions you find along the way!
• Inventory Management: Digging up minerals, trinkets and treasures takes up a lot of space! Make sure you manage your inventory to maximize your time in the under world.
• Secret Items and Unlockables: Excavate rare minerals, find items that help you unlock new inventions and friends that will join you and help you on your adventure!
• Equipment Upgrades: Upgrade your digging and mining equipment to maximize your under world operation!
• Exploration and Base Building: Take the items you find in the under world above ground! Friends around your island help you in all sorts of ways!

About Talha and Jack Co (Developer)

Jack King-Spooner and Talha Kaya team up to bring unique stop-motion videogames to life, with decades of indie game-making experience. Always prioritizing fun and serving an interesting experience that will stay with you for a long time.

About Judatone Studios (Publisher)

Judatone Studios aims to help developers achieve their goals with marketing and production while bringing their vision for fun and soulful gaming to life. We work with development teams of all sizes and levels of experience to help bring their games to major platforms and reach global audiences.

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