Enshrouded players are literally going deep on the survival game's building systems, with underground homes to rival the halls of Moria

Enshrouded
(Image credit: Keen Games)

Digging Hobbit hole houses into the side of mountains in games like Minecraft is a survival genre tradition as old as time, and now, Enshrouded players are outdoing the competition with underground headquarters that rival the bowels of Moria. 

For those lost in a Palworld-shaped pit these last few weeks, Enshrouded is the other survival indie hit that’s been doing massive numbers since its early access debut this month. Enshrouded sets itself apart with action roleplaying elements and a beautiful fantasy world that - if you squint a little - can easily cosplay as Middle-Earth. 

To prove the similarities between the two, some players have been clawing out homes and home bases into the literal earth to live out their Hobbiton fantasies. The two Reddit posts down below show off quaint underground lodgings perfect for hairy-footed friends, though the second one is a little on the larger side for such small tenants. 

My hobbit hole, absolutely love this game. from r/Enshrouded
3 player hideout inside a mountain from r/Enshrouded

This one, down below, is more fit for a hall full of noble dwarves, complete with regal rows of columns and a lavishly built main hallway. "The way the natural cave meets the architecture gives a lot of contrast," reads one comment. Well put. 

We started with a small hobbit hole and it quickly got out of hand... from r/Enshrouded

And finally, the last underground base to gush over is this impossibly deep build that sees our adventurer leap into a hole that just keeps going. "Legit thought you were gonna land in the Skyrim intro," one commenter remarks. I thought it might lead to the fiery gates of hell or the ruins of Moria. Nope - it's just another cozy hideout for the gang. 

Anyone else build underground bases? from r/Enshrouded

Elsewhere, one Enshrouded newcomer spent three whole hours clawing out their basement before realizing that an in-game tool could get it done immediately. I wonder how long the buildings above took to create. 

For now, check out how to find amber in Enshrouded and how to craft a grappling hook for quick escapades. 

CATEGORIES
Freelance contributor

Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

Read more
Minecraft
25 games like Minecraft to play that will let your imagination run wild
Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening is so much more than a survival game or an MMO - it's a unique sci-fi experience shaped by Frank Herbert's 60-year-old lore and all that came after it
Key art for Caves of Qud, showing someone riding next to a horse next to a giant tortoise, looking at a figure in the foreground.
Caves of Qud co-creator's tip to tackle this sci-roguelike epic is also my tip for learning RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3: beef up and get a big ol' sword
Project Artemis early render
PUBG creator's goal for his new open-world project is to make "realistic Minecraft" complete with real geology
Refueling a van in Project Zomboid with the Build 42 beta's lighting making it very foggy
Playing Project Zomboid's long-anticipated Build 42 has turned me into a basement-dwelling chicken farmer
Prologue
"If we can do it… This will be something groundbreaking": PUBG creator Brendan Greene is five years into making a 10,000km "realistic Minecraft" – but there's still a decade to go
Latest in Survival
Palworld
As Palworld studio's publishing branch teases new reveals, its head is "nervous" that "people will just expect more" games like its survival hit
Atomfall
Atomfall devs don't mind Fallout comparisons "because it's got that post-apocalyptic quarantine zone atmosphere," just like Bethesda's RPGs do
A woman in a underwater machine waving during the cinematic teaser for Subnautica 2.
Subnautica 2: Everything we know about the new underwater survival game
A misty, forested mountainside in Prologue: Go Wayback!
PUBG creator's wilderness survival game actually draws inspiration from an unexpected place - a whole raft of zombie games like DayZ, Project Zomboid, and Left 4 Dead
Terraria art showing a short-haired blond man sitting atop a grassy field in metal armor, colorful slimes on either side of him
Terraria is forever: look no further than its go-to mod tool, which just hit an all-time Steam peak ahead of surely, for real, definitely final update 1.4.5
Solarpunk airship interior
The most popular open-world survival game in Steam Next Fest is coming straight for my JRPG-born obsession with floating islands
Latest in News
A AMD Ryzen 7 8700G being put into it's socket by a reviewer
AMD's new Ryzen 9 X3D processors launch today, here's the stock I've found so far
GTA 3 Mobile screenshot showing claude running away from police near a casino
The fan-made Dreamcast version of GTA 3 is looking way better in the latest look, introducing tech that "would’ve previously been a slideshow"
Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth studio asked Scarlett Johansson to join Instagram, but she refused: "The film will do fine"
Deltarune
Undertale creator Toby Fox's tomfoolery leaves Deltarune testers thinking an intentional nerf was actually a bug after they "independently" discovered it
Pokemon Go player trying to catch a Croagunk
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has been bought for $3.5 billion, CEO says it'll help its games be "'forever games' that will endure for future generations"
A Minecraft Movie
Minecraft movie's popcorn bucket is an explosive, game-accurate continuation of a cinema trend that shows no signs of slowing down