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And the grind required to unlock all the skills feels like a complete waste of time. The requirements get high, and at that point you’re mostly just waiting.

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It's a well-polished appearing game, it somewhat scratches at a "number go up - brain go brrr" place. But it doesn't change anything 'level' to 'level' and somewhere (feels like it should be endgame, but the empty spaces on the ability panel say maybe still midgame) it turns into an absolute slog as you're held up by one currency type that only drops every x amount of the other currency and no where near the amounts you need to unlock the next thing.

And there's just something about the game that feels soulless/lacking in personality, like it was made by checking off a list of what a "successful incremental game" should have.

","score":0,"kind":"approval","endorsements":20,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:233859216","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T22:39:49.000Z","title":"","text":"Obviously, you'll expect there to be more to this game than what happens in the first 30 seconds, right?\nSurely, as you spend an hour or two branching out the skill tree, something new will shake things up, right?\nMost assuredly, the ENTIRE GAME can't possibly just be \"wiggle your mouse for 1 second, then press Q+W and hold your cursor perfectly still in the middle of the screen for 20 seconds, and repeat for 2 hours,\" right?\nNo, that's all this game is. There is absolutely no depth of any kind whatsoever. It is not fun, or engaging, or worth your money.","html":"

Obviously, you'll expect there to be more to this game than what happens in the first 30 seconds, right?

Surely, as you spend an hour or two branching out the skill tree, something new will shake things up, right?

Most assuredly, the ENTIRE GAME can't possibly just be "wiggle your mouse for 1 second, then press Q+W and hold your cursor perfectly still in the middle of the screen for 20 seconds, and repeat for 2 hours," right?

No, that's all this game is. There is absolutely no depth of any kind whatsoever. It is not fun, or engaging, or worth your money.

","score":0,"kind":"approval","endorsements":15,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:234273928","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T00:59:17.000Z","title":"","text":"Decent idle game with about an hour or two of gameplay before you just let it chill for a day and then come back to it.\nMost of the negative reviews are talking about how it isn't worth the money for how much gameplay you get out of it. I picked the game up on sale for $4.89 USD plus tax. I played it for about 2 hours before going to bed and then just let it idle. It costs $3.99 - $5.99 to rent a movie, and then after that I don't even get to keep the movie.\nIf you are expecting to pay $6.99 (or less) and get a live service game with hundreds of hours of content made by one guy, probably skip this one. If you're a normal person, it's good.","html":"

Decent idle game with about an hour or two of gameplay before you just let it chill for a day and then come back to it.

Most of the negative reviews are talking about how it isn't worth the money for how much gameplay you get out of it. I picked the game up on sale for $4.89 USD plus tax. I played it for about 2 hours before going to bed and then just let it idle. It costs $3.99 - $5.99 to rent a movie, and then after that I don't even get to keep the movie.

If you are expecting to pay $6.99 (or less) and get a live service game with hundreds of hours of content made by one guy, probably skip this one. If you're a normal person, it's good.

","score":1,"kind":"approval","endorsements":14,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:234750309","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T04:15:36.000Z","title":"","text":"It's less \"mining\" and more \"destroy the orb that spawns constantly after a three second zoom in animation\" ... Most of the \"upgrades\" are just meaningless. This is easily one of the worst incremental game I've played so far.","html":"

It's less "mining" and more "destroy the orb that spawns constantly after a three second zoom in animation" ... Most of the "upgrades" are just meaningless. This is easily one of the worst incremental game I've played so far.

","score":0,"kind":"approval","endorsements":8,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:233843871","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T18:44:12.000Z","title":"","text":"Game is offensively simple. Was bored by 10min mark, kept expecting something interesting to happen and it never did.\nIt's like every incremental on the market was blended together and watered down.\nEven the art style is bland and low effort.","html":"

Game is offensively simple. Was bored by 10min mark, kept expecting something interesting to happen and it never did.
\nIt's like every incremental on the market was blended together and watered down.
\nEven the art style is bland and low effort.

","score":0,"kind":"approval","endorsements":18,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:234207560","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T02:44:15.000Z","title":"","text":"I'm not gonna lie, I was going to give this game a negative review because I was SO ready for the game to be over, but the heartfelt message from the dev about why they made the game won me over.\nI also enjoyed the background music and found it very relaxing. The dialogue was witty and I wished there was more of it. Maybe flavor text for the upgrades?\nThe gameplay though, it got stale fast. Really fast. I was emotionally done within an hour. I kept playing to see if it got better, but it just stayed the same. The special abilities were interesting, though. That was my favorite part of the gameplay.\nOverall, it's a game that is not better than the sum of its parts. I'll give it a 6/10, and that's generous. You'll like it if you aren't a stranger to incremental games, but when there's stuff out there like The Last Cat in the Universe or Skritchy Scratchy, there's better uses of your time.","html":"

I'm not gonna lie, I was going to give this game a negative review because I was SO ready for the game to be over, but the heartfelt message from the dev about why they made the game won me over.

I also enjoyed the background music and found it very relaxing. The dialogue was witty and I wished there was more of it. Maybe flavor text for the upgrades?

The gameplay though, it got stale fast. Really fast. I was emotionally done within an hour. I kept playing to see if it got better, but it just stayed the same. The special abilities were interesting, though. That was my favorite part of the gameplay.

Overall, it's a game that is not better than the sum of its parts. I'll give it a 6/10, and that's generous. You'll like it if you aren't a stranger to incremental games, but when there's stuff out there like The Last Cat in the Universe or Skritchy Scratchy, there's better uses of your time.

","score":1,"kind":"approval","endorsements":9,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:234164911","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-31T14:25:37.000Z","title":"","text":"I have nothing against short games, but it doesn't work for idle games.\nYou will see all of the \"gameplay\" in a couple of hours and unlock everything the game has to offer in 5-6 hours (the longest are the last ranks of the last few upgrades that barely offer anything.\nNot really worth the price TBH, it lacks the length that make idle game worth investing time into","html":"

I have nothing against short games, but it doesn't work for idle games.
\nYou will see all of the "gameplay" in a couple of hours and unlock everything the game has to offer in 5-6 hours (the longest are the last ranks of the last few upgrades that barely offer anything.
\nNot really worth the price TBH, it lacks the length that make idle game worth investing time into

","score":0,"kind":"approval","endorsements":8,"spoiler":false},{"ref":"steam:233906503","audience":"player","origin":"steam","author":"","url":"","language":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T14:28:10.000Z","title":"","text":"The game just release so it don't have many thing to do, the first 2 hours okay but get bored then. I think the game should add offline earn mechanic for last 2 achievements.","html":"

The game just release so it don't have many thing to do, the first 2 hours okay but get bored then. I think the game should add offline earn mechanic for last 2 achievements.

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Mining and Dwarves

2026 |68Worthwhile|Few reviews so far

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