Miner Wars 2081 is a video game that combines story-driven single/multiplayer action with cooperative and competitive elements. Players take control of an advanced mining ship in a vast open world asteroid belt, tunneling kilometers deep to find ore, exploring the solar system, battling enemies and uncovering alien secrets. Gameplay features missions such as rescue operations, exploration, revenge plots, base defense and transportation tasks as well as harvesting resources or simply flying around wreaking havoc.