Idle Miner places a persistent mining operation at the edge of your screen, letting you tap passive income while managing other tasks. You'll upgrade workers, unlock branching story paths, and gather artifacts before triggering rebirths to multiply your crew's output. Perfect for anyone seeking an unobtrusive, low-demand game that rewards patience and occasional tinkering.
About this game
A little mining crew, right on your desktop. Idle Miner is a relaxing idle game that sits along the bottom of your screen. Upgrade your miners, explore branching fantasy routes, collect rare artifacts, and rebirth to grow your crew while you work, browse, or unwind.
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Work your way up the Mining Guild, grab contracts with a click, and browse your collection in the improved Journal. Mining Guild ranks Your lifetime completed contracts now determine your guild rank and grant a bonus to contract payouts: - Recruit: Starting rank. - Digger: 10 completed contracts, +5% payouts. - Prospector: 25 completed contracts, +10% payouts. - Foreman: 50 completed contracts, +15% payouts. - Master: 100 completed contracts, +20% payouts. - Guild Legend: 250 completed contracts, +25% payouts. Previously completed contracts count automatically. Open Journey to see your rank and progress toward the next one. Clickable contracts Click or tap a contract pickup to accept it immediately, even while your miners are busy. You can also use the Accept contract button in Journey. Miners still collect contracts automatically. Complete accepted contracts by depositing the requested ore as usual. UI fixes - Bottom taskbar panels now keep fixed sizes. Long messages wrap without shifting the background. - Fixed Journal scrolling so you can reach the entire collection. - Journal ore entries now show their matching in-game sprites.
The Collection Journal is here! Open Journal to browse 165 ores, 21 routes, and 20 artifacts. Search by name, filter by route, and track your discoveries and lifetime mining counts. Existing recorded discoveries count toward your collection, and your journal stays with you through rebirths.
Background progression fix Your miners now keep working at normal speed while the game is minimized or you're using another window. - Fixed mining and deposits slowing down while minimized. - Artifact drops and contract progress tied to deposits now continue at the expected pace in the background. Keep mining while you work, browse, or play something else!
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