Nullvein: Incremental Mining Evolution

Another incremental game about mining, a concept that is becoming something of a genre stereotype by now. As long as the progression is fluid, though, I do not mind the repetition. Sadly, that is not the case here. While the gameplay loop is fairly standard, progression is slow and rarely satisfying. Each run gives you a limited amount of time to crack ore tiles using a pickaxe attached to your mouse cursor. The pickaxe strikes at set intervals, so your job is simply to move it over an ore tile and keep it there until it takes enough hits to break. Every cracked tile is converted into money, which is then used to purchase upgrades. As in many incremental games, you start with a single upgrade that expands into adjacent options whenever you buy something. This continues across the tree, gradually revealing more paths and upgrades as you progress. The upgrade tree itself is extremely basic. Apart from a number underneath each upgrade indicating how many times it can be purchased, with each purchase increasing the price, there is very little presentation. Visibility could also be better. Upgrades that you can currently afford are marked with a tiny green border, while maxed out upg…

1 map, 1 upgrade tree, bad prestije system, finding fire material is clown ♥♥♥♥. not worth it