In contrast, Bill from video gaming-focused blog ExtraGuy stated in his review that Total Miner is 'essentially just Minecraft'. However Kenney did give a fairly positive review on it, stating that this is one of the best Minecraft clones on the Xbox Live Marketplace. To a comment on 'Wait… Another Minecraft Clone?' opening that Total Miner was plagiarized from Minecraft, author Briley Kenney responded that 'unless the developers copy the actual programming code' it is not considered plagiarism. If done correctly you wil get another door with your original one still standing. One person must keep opening and shutting the door rapidly while the second person then mines the door. Use stamina to be able to activate Unlimited Stamina, etc. Game Cheats: Door Duplication: To be able to do this you need two people. For example: Take damage for Unlimited Health to be activatable. In order to make purchases, the player uses gold pieces, which can be earned from the mining and selling of blocks, or tools, the killing of mobs, or from looting treasure chests in caves. Due to how the game is coded the cheats will not be able to be activated until the game has loaded the relative part of the code.

There are also stores from which blocks, tools, and weapons can be purchased. The player also has the ability to craft items and resources to create various blocks, tools, or weapons. And lastly, Survival mode, a game mode in which the player's objective is to survive the onslaught of hostile mobs with limited resources. Dig Deep mode, in which the objective is to reach the bottom of the generated world, finding blueprints to craft items with limited resources and scripts. Creative, in which the player has unlimited block resources, and is encouraged to create worlds for other players to explore and enjoy. There are three game modes in total miner. Gameplay in Total Miner consists almost entirely of placing/mining blocks, battling various fantasy themed enemies, and scripting.

Castle miner z code for creative mode