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CasualIndieSimulationStrategyIncrementalIdlerDwarvesMiningResource Management

429 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 534

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Game description

Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

Basic info

DeveloperGreen Wizard
PublisherGreen Wizard
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 18, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −20% $9.99 $7.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $7.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $7.99 · 3-month low $7.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
Processorpotato or 2.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB
Graphics512MB, but not really
Storage130 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 443 reviews from the past 1 year

76.8/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (81%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

This incremental game about a dwarf eating through a mountain scores 76.8, and its 443 analyzed reviews mostly find it hard to put down.

👍 Strengths

193 reviews find it fun and addictive, and several enjoy the explosive power scaling that keeps the loop engaging despite its flaws. 30 praise the progression, describing upgrades that unlock new tactics and an ascension system with satisfying structure. 27 appreciate the amount of content for an idle game, with some valuing that it has a real, reachable ending. Tech & Support ranks 220th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 630th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 65% of analyzed reviews and ranks 939th of 1396. 78 reviews say the progression feels unrewarding, with weak prestige upgrades, stacked reset layers that turn into a grind and costs that outpace gains. 25 find the runs repetitive, with little variety in builds or upgrades from one prestige to the next. 25 criticize the balance, saying one tower or dwarf type outclasses the rest and leaves a single viable playstyle. Pricing & Fairness ranks 881st of 1399, and Visuals & Sound ranks 763rd of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“played for 3 days straight, 10/10 rating indicates genuine enjoyment despite life impact” · 193 reviews
“tons of content, one of the longer incremental games” · 27 reviews
“only one viable playstyle with poor balance and limited build options” · 25 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.22 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “synergies and scaling design well-executed” · 23 reviews
Negative “no meaningful choices; one artifact makes all other builds obsolete” · 16 reviews

Progression 50% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 5% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

World +2.16 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 2% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.65 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of content, one of the longer incremental games” · 27 reviews
Negative “insufficient content volume does not justify price; 100 levels then repetitive endgame” · 17 reviews

Variety 18% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style and overall feel are outstanding” · 24 reviews
Negative “visual styling could use more variety in mountain designs” · 1 review

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.31 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “only one viable playstyle with poor balance and limited build options” · 25 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 11% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.12 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs very active in discussions and take feedback to heart” · 6 reviews
Negative “no Japanese language support despite Japanese voice lines present” · 4 reviews

Stability 1% · Performance 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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