Idle Cave Miner
- December 7, 2023
- Cold Hours
- 23h median play time
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Get on Play Store"Idle Cave Miner" is a relaxing idle game that lets you tap to mine resources and craft items to upgrade your mining operation. Assemble a team of miners, each with their own strengths and abilities, to dig deeper and discover new ores and gems. Use the items you craft to boost your miners' stats and progress even further. Prestige, smelt ores, and travel to different mines to increase your strength and uncover the mysteries below.
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Reviews
- The game features no forced ads, allowing players to enjoy the experience without interruptions.
- It has a charming art style and engaging gameplay mechanics that keep players entertained.
- The developer is responsive and supportive, addressing player concerns and feedback promptly.
- Recent updates have reset significant player progress, causing frustration and loss of motivation.
- The game lacks true idle mechanics, requiring players to keep the app open to progress through levels.
- Progression can feel slow and grindy, especially in the mid to late game, leading to potential boredom.
- monetization101 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 5 % neutral mentions
- 81 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game is largely praised for its lack of forced ads, allowing players to choose whether to watch ads for rewards, which many find to be a refreshing change from typical mobile games. While some users note that progression can feel slow without engaging with optional ads, the overall sentiment is that the game strikes a good balance between monetization and gameplay, with reasonable in-app purchase options and a non-intrusive ad experience. Overall, players appreciate the ability to enjoy the game without being pressured into watching ads or making purchases.
“You can earn plenty of gems without paying, and there are no ads unless you choose to play one for gems.”
“No real need to make in-app purchases unless you enjoy the game and want to support the dev.”
“There is next to no ads, and you do not need to spend money to play this enjoyably.”
“My main issues with the game is how ads feel forced in order to gain any meaningful progression.”
“It's fairly boring as it is, but if you don't pay the $10 required to get rid of ads, you'll be spending about a quarter to a third of the time just watching ads.”
“The microtransactions are abhorrent for such little content.”
- gameplay31 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, featuring a solid and engaging loop that balances active play with idle mechanics, allowing for satisfying progression without the pressure of forced ads. While some players appreciate the unique elements and aesthetics, others note a lack of variety and depth, with certain gameplay aspects feeling repetitive or overly reliant on prestige cycles. Overall, it offers a fair experience with optional monetization, appealing to fans of idle games.
“The gameplay is solid, the premium currency can be earned at a reasonable rate, and the skip ads purchase is reasonably priced for how often you can choose to view them.”
“Progression feels satisfying and the gameplay loop is engaging.”
“Really well thought out idle game with a good mix of gameplay to be engaging when you have it open.”
“Theoretically endless progress; however, the game seems to have failed to connect certain gameplay elements together, so certain progress trees are locked out.”
“The gameplay, though, is just like all the other idle games, and progress quickly becomes slow, to the point where I lose interest in the game.”
“Needs to have different mechanics apart from just the endless cycle of prestiges.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming and aesthetically pleasing art style, featuring smooth visuals and distinct differences across various zones that keep the experience fresh. Players appreciate the attention to detail in character design and menus, as well as the pixel art that adds a unique charm. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's appeal, enhancing both gameplay and immersion.
“Art style is great, with enough visual difference between the different zones and sections within those zones to keep it fresh.”
“Aesthetically pleasing, smooth and harmonious gameplay, with spectacular artwork in all aspects from characters to menus.”
“I'm loving the pixel art style; the game is full of charm, and it's clear that a lot of love has gone into it.”
“The newest update has simplified the graphics, and now it's also asking for my data.”
- music10 mentions
- 70 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its beauty and relaxing qualities, which enhance the overall experience. However, some feel that the music can be somewhat stereotypical or even depressing, contributing to a sense of pointlessness. Overall, while the sound effects and music are praised, there are suggestions for more variety and improvement in gameplay.
“The rewards are well placed in my opinion and the music and sound effects are nice.”
“Beautiful music, solid gameplay loop, no pressure to watch ads.”
“Love the game, very relaxing and fun; love the music too, great job on the app.”
“The music is rather stereotypical for its art style.”
“Also, the music is kind of depressing, which adds to the overarching feeling of pointlessness.”
“Maybe add more music?”
- grinding9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, players appreciate that the game strikes a balance with grinding, offering a more enjoyable experience compared to other idle games. However, some users find the need to frequently return to earlier stages for resources tedious, and there are concerns about developers increasing grindiness to encourage spending. Despite these issues, many recommend the game for its casual farming elements and less stressful gameplay.
“This game takes grinding to an absolute halt.”
“Most of the upgrades depend on coal which is only available in the early stages - which you can travel back to but this process is tedious and too frequent.”
“The garbage devs always reset upgrade progressions and make it more and more grindy to make people pay more.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its quest structure, which includes a frustrating requirement to prestige at a high level, and for the imbalance in damage and health mechanics that detracts from the overall experience. Players feel that these elements create unnecessary burdens rather than enhancing the narrative.
“The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Character development is shallow, leaving me with little emotional investment in their journeys.”
“The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent freezes that render it unplayable, particularly on devices like the Pixel 7 Pro.
“No idea what it's like; it only freezes and can't be played on my Pixel 7 Pro.”
“Freezes at the beginning; unplayable.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is negatively impacted by technical issues, as players express frustration over glitches that lead to lost resources, such as gems, during critical moments in gameplay. This can create a sense of disappointment and anger, detracting from the overall experience.
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely regarded as very funny, contributing to a relaxing overall experience for players.
“Very funny and relaxing.”
