EternaMine
- April 28, 2023
- Seyloj
- 14h median play time
Get on Steam"EternaMine is a single-player Simulation game offering 14 hours of playtime, focused on mining for various currencies to upgrade pickaxes and unlock content. Mines include standard, deep, and dark types, with unique challenges and rewards. Your pickaxe is crucial, with upgrades for strength, speed, reach, and more."
PC
Web Browser
Windows
Reviews
- A fun and relaxing game that allows players to zone out while engaging in repetitive mining activities.
- Offers a decent amount of content and a nostalgic feel reminiscent of old flash games and Minecraft prison servers.
- Great potential with a well-structured rebirth system and enjoyable gameplay for casual players.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and lacks polish, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- Gameplay can become repetitive and boring after a short period, with limited upgrades and depth.
- Progress can be lost due to save issues, and the game lacks essential quality-of-life features like the ability to play while tabbed out.
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the grinding in the game can be tedious and may feel like a slog, particularly due to the necessity of collecting artifacts for progression. While some players appreciate the game's value and innovations compared to similar titles, they suggest that those seeking a deeper experience might find better alternatives. Overall, it is recognized as a solid grinding game, albeit with some repetitive elements.
“The quotes around that previous word are very purpose-placed, and I am now reasonably suspicious the trailer cutting down the combat showcasing to just the beginning and end for the most part was intentional to avoid showcasing how huge a tedious slog many may find it.”
“Artifacts are not just tedious bores, but also required to progress.”
“I can definitely see why this game has positive reviews and it deserves them; it's a good grinding game, and definitely cheap per dollar, but there are better options if you want a truly deep experience.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging and fun, particularly for the first 30 hours, but it tends to become repetitive and idle-focused as players grind for upgrades. While it incorporates elements from similar games like Haste Miner 2, it introduces innovations such as combat, diverse mining types, and quests, along with a rebalancing that reduces idle gains and streamlines progression.
“Very fun game, definitely recommend. That being said, it does kind of run out of gameplay after around 30 hours.”
“I personally like that the game requires active gameplay, but essentially, just like an idle game, it really devolves into AFK and watch the numbers go up as you grind upgrades.”
“This is more of the gameplay you got in Haste Miner 2, but with some innovations (combat, mining types, quests) and rebalancing (less idle gains, less overpowered treasure chests, less tedious prestiging).”
“Very fun game, definitely recommend, that being said it does kind of run out of gameplay after around 30 hours.”
“I personally like that the game requires active gameplay but essentially just like an idle game it really devolves into AFK and watch numbers go up as you grind upgrades out.”
“This is more of the gameplay you got in Haste Miner 2, but with some innovations (combat, mining types, quests), and rebalancing (less idle gains, less overpowered treasure chests, less tedious prestiging).”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is reported to be extremely buggy, with various issues such as misplaced visual elements and menu glitches, indicating a significant need for bug fixes to improve overall stability.
“It's extremely buggy; other than that, it's good, but this needs a lot of bug fixing.”
“Finally, to close out the disappointments, the game was also a bit buggy, with particles you can get as a customization option floating off the bounds of the menu when scrolling it. Additionally, ore blocks are transparent, showing all of the block breaking squares seemingly on the wrong plane, appearing behind things rather than to the sides or in front.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for being overly drawn out and lacking depth, with enemies described as repetitive and simplistic in their AI behavior, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Character development is shallow, leaving players with little emotional investment in the narrative.”
“The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises or excitement.”
