Idle Cave Miner

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 1,270 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 21.6h for positive, 47.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (96.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (18)

• Hats Off Unlock 1 Miner. 100%
• Coal Pits Visit the 'Coal Pits' for the first time. 77%
• Full Team Unlock 5 Miners. 76%
• Scrapyard Visit the 'Scrapyard' for the first time. 58%
• Breezing through Clear Floor 100 of the 'Caves'. 49%
• Dragon Mountains Visit the 'Dragon Mountains' for the first time. 45%
• Good Company Unlock 10 Miners. 41%
• Mining Operation Clear Floor 250 of the 'Caves'. 26%
• Deep Rock Clear Floor 500 of the 'Caves'. 17%
• Good Start Reach Max Tier on 1 Miner. 13%
• The Bottom? Clear Floor 1000 of the 'Caves'. 7.5%
• It's a Party! Unlock 20 Miners. 7.5%
• Coal Hoarder Clear Floor 1000 of the 'Coal Pits'. 7.1%
• King of the Dragons Clear Floor 1000 of the 'Dragon Mountains'. 5.9%
• Shiny Clear Floor 1000 of the 'Scrapyard'. 5.9%
• This Many Reach Max Tier on 5 Miners. 4.9%
• Star Collector Reach Max Tier on 10 Miners. 3.7%
• All or Nothing Reach Max Tier on 20 Miners. 3.1%