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Keep on Mining!

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

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Quick resume

Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!

Global score

94/100

Genres

Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Satisfying and addictive incremental progression
    • Relaxing and accessible gameplay with minimal clicking
    • Smooth performance even with many effects
    • Well-paced upgrade and talent systems
    • Good value for price and short playtime

    Cons

    • Game is short with limited replayability
    • Late game becomes repetitive and grindy
    • Mine and some upgrades feel underpowered or pointless
    • Lack of prestige or extended progression systems
    • Minimal strategic depth and player agency

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      3

      "Players can choose upgrades and progression paths freely, but gameplay involves repetitive clicking and some fixed routines."

      Capsule for To The Core To The Core

      "Players direct their mouse freely to mine and choose upgrades from a skill tree, allowing personal control over progression."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      2

      "The game involves incremental skill improvement and upgrading, but the challenges are relatively simple and repetitive, with limited complexity."

      Capsule for Deep Space Cache Deep Space Cache

      "Game involves incremental skill improvement and upgrades, but gameplay is simple and repetitive with limited technical challenge."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -4

      "No evidence of competitive modes or player comparison; focus is on personal exploration and self-paced play."

      Capsule for Smushi Come Home Smushi Come Home

      "No evidence of competitive modes or player comparison; focus is on personal progression and self-paced play."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      -3

      "Game is short (2-4 hours) and some players finish in one or two sessions; limited habitual or long-term engagement."

      Capsule for Iris.Fall Iris.Fall

      "Game is short (3-6 hours), with some grind near the end; players tend to complete it in one or two sessions and then disengage."

    • Cooperation

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      -5

      "Entirely single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative features."

      Capsule for Loddlenaut Loddlenaut

      "Entirely single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative features."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      -3

      "Players follow predefined upgrade paths and mechanics; minimal customization or creative expression."

      Capsule for Lemonade Apocalypse Lemonade Apocalypse

      "Players follow a fixed upgrade tree and mining mechanics with minimal customization or creative expression."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No social dominance or power dynamics; gameplay is solitary and non-confrontational."

      Capsule for Floating Point Floating Point

      "No social interaction or power dynamics; gameplay is individual and non-confrontational."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      3

      "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief."

      Capsule for Spectraball Spectraball

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, dopamine-inducing distraction and stress relief."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and relaxation, not out of obligation or external pressure."

      Capsule for Raft Raft

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and relaxation, not out of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      1

      "Some minor experimentation with upgrade paths and skill optimization, but overall progression is straightforward."

      Capsule for Magic Archery Magic Archery

      "Some experimentation with upgrade paths and talents, but overall progression is linear and repetitive."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      -4

      "Game environment is static with no new areas or secrets to discover."

      Capsule for Cats Cats

      "Game environment is static with no new areas or secrets; focus is on mining known resources."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -4

      "No character customization or personalization; upgrades are functional rather than expressive."

      Capsule for DubWars DubWars

      "Limited to no character or environment customization; upgrades follow preset paths without self-expression."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -2

      "Game is grounded in mining and factory simulation with some whimsical elements but mostly realistic."

      Capsule for Hydroneer Hydroneer

      "Game is a stylized mining simulation with some fantasy elements (e.g., lasers), but mostly grounded in simple mechanics."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community features; players experience the game individually."

      Capsule for Darksiders III Darksiders III

      "No social or community features; players experience the game individually."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players experience progression through upgrades and unlocking new content, though learning curve is shallow."

      Capsule for Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game

      "Players experience clear progression through upgrades and skill trees, though learning curve is mild."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with mouse control; no physical activity involved."

      Capsule for Heavy Weapon Deluxe Heavy Weapon Deluxe

      "Sedentary gameplay with mouse movement only; no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires constant attention and clicking; no true idle or automation features."

      Capsule for Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden

      "Requires active mouse movement and attention; idle mining feature exists but is minimal and not impactful."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -5

      "No social or emotional connections formed through gameplay."

      Capsule for Nodebuster Nodebuster

      "No social or emotional connections formed through gameplay."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements present."

      Capsule for Stray Stray

      "No leadership or group management elements present."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading skills, and unlocking multiple endings."

      Capsule for My Lovely Wife My Lovely Wife

      "Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities in a clear progression loop."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      4

      "Many players describe the game as relaxing, calming, and providing flow states."

      Capsule for Soda Drinker Pro Soda Drinker Pro

      "Game is described as relaxing and satisfying, providing a flow state and dopamine hits."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Satisfying sound effects and visual feedback provide sensory enjoyment."

      Capsule for Puzzle Together Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzles Puzzle Together Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzles

      "Satisfying visual and audio feedback from mining and upgrades enhances sensory enjoyment."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

      Capsule for Bad North: Jotunn Edition Bad North: Jotunn Edition

      "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -4

      "No significant narrative or plot; gameplay is context-free incremental mining."

      Capsule for Mr.Mine Mr.Mine

      "Minimal narrative or lore; gameplay is context-free incremental mining."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      1

      "Some strategic decisions in upgrade and manager selection, but overall gameplay is straightforward and repetitive."

      Capsule for Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game

      "Some strategic choice in upgrade paths and talent selection, but overall gameplay is straightforward and repetitive."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      -3

      "Gameplay is low risk and predictable; no suspense or tension."

      Capsule for Poop Clicker Poop Clicker

      "Gameplay is low risk and predictable; no suspense or tension described."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      3

      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for its price and playtime."

      Capsule for Creaks Creaks

      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for its price given the fun and completion time."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      -5

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay centers on constructive mining and building."

      Capsule for Super Mining Mechs Super Mining Mechs

      "No combat or destructive violence; gameplay centers on constructive mining and upgrading."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      -5

      "No survival mechanics or threats; stable and safe game environment."

      Capsule for Machinarium Machinarium

      "No survival mechanics or threats; stable and safe game environment."

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Creativity, Exploration, Expression, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Thrill, Violence.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026