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AdventureCasualIndieSimulationIncrementalEconomyIdlerCultArcade

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Game description

Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

Basic info

DeveloperIncrementalist
PublisherIncrementalist, SpaceJazz
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 10, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindwos 10 Build 19043 or later
Processor2 GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsVulkan 1.0
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 445 reviews from the past 1 year

82.1/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

Throwing a swarm of tiny diggers at walls is the hook of Hole Is Mine, an incremental game that scores 82.1 from 445 reviews.

👍 Strengths

228 reviews find it addictive and fun, recommending it for an evening. 61 like the cute art, and Visuals & Sound ranks 671st of 1249. 31 enjoy the progression, where each minion upgrade brings clear and steady growth. Some also find the final boss scene unexpectedly touching, and others enjoy naming minions after friends. Pricing & Fairness ranks 244th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

63 reviews describe fiddly controls, as items and minions pile up, making it hard to click or see, and throws drift off target. 51 say it is short, with some finishing it in an evening, and late game resource grinding gets boring. 28 find the loop repetitive and stale, as cluttered visuals hide progress and the endgame lacks a sense of power. Content Volume ranks 906th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 740th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive gameplay, pure and hard addiction” · 228 reviews
“art and gameplay are decent” · 61 reviews
“minion upgrades provide clear numerical growth satisfaction” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +2.16 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “minion upgrades provide clear numerical growth satisfaction” · 31 reviews
Negative “resource requirements spike dramatically, forcing endless repetitive grinding” · 21 reviews

Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 19% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.02 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “touching story with emotional ending that resonates with players” · 5 reviews
Negative “ending lacks narrative choices and player agency” · 3 reviews

Characters 4% · World 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.82 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “late game cluttered visuals obscure progression holes, lacks endgame power fantasy” · 28 reviews
Positive “rich and abundant game content packed into simple systems” · 1 review

Volume 36% · Replayability 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.88 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art and gameplay are decent” · 61 reviews
Negative “chaotic colors make protagonist hard to locate” · 4 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.69 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.14 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “20 yuan for a satisfying day of gameplay is good value” · 4 reviews
Negative “cosmetic DLC with no real value, just a texture for 8 yuan” · 6 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.03 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “endless mode drops frames and music stutters at higher levels” · 9 reviews
Positive “runs well even on old PC” · 1 review

Stability 2% · Developer support 3%

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

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