CastleMiner Z is an Xbox Live Indie million seller

by Andrew Yoon, Sep 18, 2012 4:00pm PDT

While Xbox Live Indie game developers have lamented Microsoft's stunning lack of promotion, one game has managed to become a surprising success story. CastleMiner Z from developer DigitalDNA Games has crossed the one million sales mark, becoming the best-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time.

For the uninitiated, CastleMiner Z is an online co-op survival horror game that looks not unlike Minecraft. However, unlike Mojang's popular game, you can play as your Xbox Avatar and craft weapons for use to fight enemies. It's currently available on the Xbox Marketplace for 80 Microsoft Points ($1).

Given the success of the game, DigitalDNA is now seeking to bring the game to PC via Steam Greenlight, promising all sorts of PC-specific enhancements.

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CastleMiner Z from developer DigitalDNA Games has crossed the one million sales mark, becoming the best-selling Xbox Live Indie game of all time.

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  you got to be kidding me, THIS SELLS?! : Vogerl
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    let me guess, it looks like a minecraft ripoff so everyone hates it? just taking a shot in the dark here ... : rtrson
    - dude it's worse, it's a minecraft AND COD ripoff. with zombies (tbf minecraft also has zombies but at ... : DeBurgo
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    it's amazing, it's like they put everything I hate about the XBLIG store selection and put it into one game
    
    Sep 18, 2012 4:26pm PDT
    
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    it's amazing, it's like they put everything I hate about the XBLIG store selection and put it into one ga... : DeBurgo
    - I could see a lot of bored people paying $1 just to see how bad it is : Milleh
- Fuck everything. : zehh
- Well, considering it's only $1, I'm not surprised it sells so well. Doesn't make the game any better thou... : vai90
- I'd like to hear more about your impressions of the Indie Summer Uprising games : tyrax
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  I thought avatars weren't allowed to have guns?? : fauljosh
  - I thought that too! Imagine the possibilities! haha : ThomW
- Wow, I've never even heard of it. : dumb.
- oh man, that is hilariously bad. : aaarrrgh
- Thumbed it down on Greenlight lol : vai90
- my kids would probably love that. I bet that is where a lot of sales come from. : .frame
- That game is a copycat of Minecraft and COD. What a ripped off game! : commanderxp90

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