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# Install Manic Miners in Lutris
- URL: https://dees.co/install-manic-miners-in-lutris/
- Published: 2026-09-27T19:48:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T10:53:32.000Z
- Description: Manic Miners is a fan remake of LEGO Rock Raiders. This guide covers installing it with Lutris, plus fixing its incorrect cover art.
- Author: Garrett Dees
- Tags: Lutris

Manic Miners is a complete faithful remake of the 1999 game LEGO Rock Raiders. It has been in development since May 2019 and is developed by a single person; Baraklava.

## Links

- Official site: [https://manicminers.baraklava.com/](https://manicminers.baraklava.com/?ref=dees.co)
- Manic Miners on itch.io: [https://baraklava.itch.io/manic-miners](https://baraklava.itch.io/manic-miners?ref=dees.co)
- Game cover art from SteamGridDB:
  - Vertical cover (600x900): [https://www.steamgriddb.com/grid/55780](https://www.steamgriddb.com/grid/55780?ref=dees.co)
  - Banner (460x215): [https://www.steamgriddb.com/grid/227878](https://www.steamgriddb.com/grid/227878?ref=dees.co)

## Lutris Installer Script

Copy this script and save it as **manic-miners.yaml**.

```yaml
description: Manic Miners
game_slug: manic-miners
installer_slug: manic-miners
name: Manic Miners
notes: |
  https://manicminers.baraklava.com/
  https://baraklava.itch.io/manic-miners
runner: wine
script:
  files:
    - zip: N/A:ManicMinersV1.0.zip
  game:
    exe: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Games/Manic Miners/ManicMiners.exe
    prefix: $GAMEDIR
  installer:
    - task:
        name: create_prefix
        prefix: $GAMEDIR
    - extract:
        dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Games/Manic Miners
        file: zip
slug: manic-miners
version: V1.0.4
year: 2023

```

## Install Manic Miners

1. Open **Lutris** and click **Add Game**
2. Click **Install from a local install script**
3. Click **Select a file**, locate **manic-miners.yaml**, click **OK**
4. Click **Install** to start the process
5. Click **Install** again when prompted to confirm the installation
6. Click **Continue** to proceed
7. Click **Select a file**, locate **ManicMinersV1.0.zip**, click **OK**
8. Click **Install** to begin the game installation
9. Click **Close** when the installation completes

### Update Lutris covers

Lutris downloads cover art automatically, but it pulls incorrect images for this game.   
Download the two correct images from the SteamGridDB links above before following these steps.

#### Step 1: Delete the cached artwork

1. Open **Dolphin** and navigate to **\~/.local/share/lutris/**
2. Delete the file **coverart/manic-miners.jpg**
3. Delete the file **banners/manic-miners.jpg**
4. Navigate to **\~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/**
5. Delete the file **lutris\_manic-miners.png**

#### Step 2: Replace with correct covers

1. In **Lutris**, right-click **Manic Miners**, click **Configure**
2. Click the **vertical cover art** slot
3. Browse to the 600x900 SteamGridDB image and select it
4. Click the **banner** slot
5. Browse to the 460x215 SteamGridDB image and select it
6. Click **Save** to apply changes