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Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
Developer Merge Conflict Studio
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time. From the Steam store page
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60 of 97 · most liked first💎CONTENT CREATOR OPEN CALL💎 Gemporium is a cute mining & shop management game where you: ⛏️Mine for Hidden Rocks ✨Chisel and Polish Gemstones 💰Sell to Animal Customers Creators! Want early access before #SteamNextFest ? Fill out the form below and RT to support #indiegames 🫶 #SNF #WholesomeDirect
unlabelledView post →💎Our game about rocks turns one year old in 3 days! We're giving away 1 key for every 15 reposts⛏️ 💜follow + repost to enter🪨 #indiegame #gemporium
unlabelledView post →Good morning friends! Today I am panning for amber and it got me to thinking how it feels like life where you have to selectively sift through the negativity to find the positives, but it's totally worth it to do so 💎 Hope you all are well! Game: Gemporium Amber & Amulets DLC Platform: PC
unlabelledView post →I could mine all day long with how fun and nostalgic the mining is in this game ⋆˙⟡💎 Plus who doesn't love to see shiny gems after you polish them? Game: Gemporium Platform: PC
unlabelledView post →Today was the Secret Sauce Showcase with a copious amount of new & creative indies. Alabaster Dawn continues to look incredible. Neon Inferno, Gigasword, Demon Bluff, Worship, Angeline Era, Deskop Explorer, Gemporium and Lost Twins all caught my attention. Watch it and see what you like!
unlabelledView post →🎵 new music! 🎵 @mergeconflictstudio.com asked me to write a song for their game 💎Gemporium 💎, which just came out! this was a lot of fun to write. youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnC... play gemporium: store.steampowered.com/app/2836100/... will probably be part of an album later! stay tuned
unlabelledView post →💎Gemporium 2.0 and Amber & Amulets DLC is OUT NOW 🥳 👒Over 70+ Cosmetics ⛏️Deeper Mines 💬A new Side Story 🎮Controller Support!!! Celebrate Gemporium's 1 Year Anniversary with us 🎉 👀also launch the game in August for a birthday surprise 🎂
unlabelledView post →💎NEW INDIE GEM ALERT💎 In case you missed it, here’s an overview of what you can expect in our new game Gemporium (demo link in replies!!) #indiedev #gamedev #pokemon #indiegame
unlabelledView post →I would give this game a neutral review if I could. It's just... meh. Since Steam doesn't let us give neutral reviews, I *barely* recommend this game, with a bunch of caveats. The gameplay loop is extremely simple and exactly the same every single day: mine, refine, sell. That's it. I kept waiting for Grandmole to reveal some weird conspiracy or for Pietro to do literally anything; I thought surely something cool or exciting was bound to happen, but nothing ever did. It's a fine game if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gemporium is a mining simulation game inspired by the Pokemon Underground where you play as an anxious mole building a successful gemstone business! #PitchYaGame ✨ 💎Mine for Gemstones ⚒️Refine them into Cut Gems 🦉Sell them to animal customers 💰Pay off your generational debt
unlabelledView post →We're excited to announce that Gemporium is going to be featured in the Secret Sauce showcase by @offbrand.games and Open Sauce Live!! Make sure to catch the showcase on July 19th and if you're going to be at Open Sauce in person, come find our booth and say hi 💎✨
unlabelledView post →OUR NEW GAME DEMO IS LIVE!!! 🎉🎉 Check out the Gemporium demo now on steam :) wishlist the full game now and leave a review if you enjoyed it! Links down below!! 💎⛏️ #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gemporium
unlabelledView post →For the style is adorably sweet, and the shine and look of the gems is great. that, however is as far as my praise can go. I cannot call this game casual OR relaxing. This game has me STRESSING. not even the good kind, with such short days and only a certain times to sell along with the hazing pressure of debt. It becomes such a race to compete with the system that I can't enjoy the mining part of the game, or the gems... which is what I was super excited for. when you have maybe 4 minutes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hiya, our game about mining for rocks launches in 3 days!!! Like supporting small indies? Help us get Gemporium to 25k wishlists before it releases to make our mole dreams come true 💎⛏️🥹
unlabelledView post →just in case you forgot, GEMPORIUM IS PARTICIPATING IN #SteamNextFest WITH AN UPDATED DEMO!!! New content in the form of ⬇️ ⛏️More Mines to explore 🦴Collectable Artifacts to uncover 💬Haggling with Animal Customers 💰New Upgrades for tools, mining and more!
unlabelledView post →GOOD NEWS ALERT!!! our indie game about rocks just got nominated for a @gamescomlatam.bsky.social award!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shout out e nos vemos no Brazil! :) #Gamescom #BIGFestival #Gemporium
unlabelledView post →Gemporium is releasing tomorrow on Aug 7th! ⛏️ Do you like digging in the Pkmn Underground? ⛏️ Have you played the demo & want to know what changed? ⛏️ Do you like paying off debts? ⛏️ Is this gem 💎 (haha) of a game for you? Join me to find out the answer in this Cozy Highlight! youtu.be/V5ZFoag6eps
unlabelledView post →💎CONTENT CREATOR OPEN CALL⛏️ Gemporium, is a cute mining sim game where you... 💎Mine and polish shiny rocks 🪱Sell to animal customers 💸Pay your grandmole's debt! ❓and MORE... Want early access to our NEW CONTENT? Fill out the form below and RT to support our #indiegame 🫶
unlabelledView post →DAY 2 OF #DHDallas !!! Stop by booth I34 to play Gemporium and get a pet rock :) #dreamhack
unlabelledView post →Hey I'm gonna have to delay my stream a bit, I'm expecting a really important call in just a moment and idk how long it'll take and don't wanna keep you all waiting. Thankyou for understanding, I promise we'll get to the game today because I'm excitedto play Gemporium with y'all. 💕
unlabelledView post →Short stream today digging up gems and paying off my grandma's debt. Thanks to @mergeconflictstudio.com for sending me this copy of Gemporium. It's super cute and hard to put down. Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
unlabelledView post →I played this game religiously for about seven hours. I had a lot of fun, enjoyed the main plot line, and quickly became obsessed with finding gems. The problem is... only seven hours. After the plot line is over it really doesn't have much replayability other than if you wanna beat the amount of time it took you clear off the debt. Because of that I can't in recommend this game as it is. HOWEVER, I see a lot of potential for updates. Perhaps simple skill trees, deeper levels of the mines,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HUMAN DEVS, use only one piece from your game to convince people to follow you! ⛏️💎💰 #IndieGames #Gamedev #Cozygame #Gemporium
unlabelledView post →I got this one on sale and Im so happy I did. I had my eye on it for a while and I loved it so much, there is an option for a cozier mode which I did switch out from at the end to finish up cleaning achievements but other than that the normal mode was a perfect amount of challenge! The gameplay routine is super fun and it's super satisfying getting all those highly sold gems and the art style is supppper pretty, I loved the watercolour kinda thing it had going on! Its super cheap even when its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game with the hope that it would scratch the same itch as going underground in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. It somewhat did. The pace of the game ended up being much faster than I liked. Each day is, unfortunately, timed. It makes sense given the nature of the game is to pay off a debt as fast as possible, but I really wish there had an option to make the days last longer. Thankfully, time of day becomes less of a pain the further you progress and start to upgrade things.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gemporium by @mergeconflictstudio.com Play a mole in this #cozy #indiegame. Pay off your massive debt by playing mining & refining minigames, then sell your gemstones. Haggle with customers & maximize profit by paying attention to their preferences. Try cozy mode with no timer! #indiedev #gamedev
unlabelledView post →It's kind of a mind-boggling week for #IndieGame releases (hi, Aug 7). Sizzle & Stack Oscuro: Blossom's Glow this game will end in 205 clicks. Static Dread: The Lighthouse 1000 Deaths Artis Impact Gemporium MakeRoom Paper Animal Adventure Ritual of Raven The Royal Writ Tiny Bookshop
unlabelledView post →I'm home and I yearn for the mines! More Gemporium today. Come hang out and tell me about your weekend! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
unlabelledView post →Gemporium is an adorable mining and shop management game made by a team of 5 from my home town of Austin TX- and I got to chat with all of them! Here's the story behind one of this year's coziest games. @mergeconflictstudio.com youtu.be/9K9e8UwtVio?...
unlabelledView post →If your favorite features of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl were the underground mining segments and badge polishing, Gemporium is for you! Before starting a file: if you like optimizing your movement and don't mind the stress of a time limit, play with the regular settings. If you want time to think things out, chat with others, or just be comfy while you mine, choose cozy mode to get rid of the day timer. I blitzed through the game with the normal settings but once I finished I realized I should have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is adorable and addictive too! I already like mining and gems a lot, so don't mind the grind. I get to dig, refine & polish, and sell games every day. Already sold 100 gems. 😊 #Gemporium
unlabelledView post →📢 THE MOLE IS OUT! WE REPEAT, THE MOLE IS OUT!! Gemporium by @mergeconflictstudio.com 🔗 s.team/a/2836100 #Dames4Games & #IndieGames & #NewRelease
unlabelledView post →Fun and cute game that gives me warm, fuzzy nostalgia for secret bases in pokémon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made @berylvegha.bsky.social a new pet. Pietro Jr., inspired by @jojohorak.bsky.social and co's Gemporium game.
unlabelledView post →Simple but satisfying game play loop. If the day length or loan payback schedule is too stressful you can adjust both in the options. I bought all upgrades and finished the story in about 9 hours. You can continue to play as long as you like and work on achievements. I found the last achievement for selling 1,000 gems too grindy for me but overall it's not hard to 100% the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE GRANDCHILDREN YEARN FOR THE MINES!! Plus side? WE OWN A GEM SHOP, Down side? We inherited Meemaw's debt!! Playin' some @mergeconflictstudio.com 's Gemporium a little later than expected but we're live !! #twitch | #live | #indiegame | #gemporium | #gifted twitch.tv/kiwisnstars
unlabelledView post →Do you remember going to the Underground in Pokemon Diamon/Pearl/Platinum? Want to relive those days, but instead of stones and shards you dig up gems? Buy this game!! Does get dull and repetitive once the main story is done, unfortunately, but for a cute short game it's worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✨ GAME FOCUS | Gemporium ✨ Refine precious gemstones in this cozy mining simulation game! Mine gems as a cute mole, refine them for more profit, and sell them in your shop ⛏️ #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev @mergeconflictstudio.com
unlabelledView post →Gemporium is a mining simulation game where you have to build up your gem emporium to pay off your generational debt! 💎Mine for Gemstones ⚒️Refine them into Cut Gems 🦉Sell them to animal customers 💰Pay off your generational debt Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3466550/...
unlabelledView post →To celebrate @mergeconflictstudio.com 's Gemporium anniversary and their Amber and Amulets DLC release, I will be highlighting the game on stream today! Drop on by at 11am EDT! 💎Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2836100/... 💎Watch on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/dbrivera55
unlabelledView post →Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim, developed and published by Merge Conflict Studio, is a charming management simulation that blends mining, crafting, and shopkeeping into a tightly structured daily gameplay loop. At its center is Moel, a timid but determined mole who unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s struggling gem shop. What begins as a simple family favor quickly becomes a race against mounting debt and limited daylight hours, creating a surprisingly engaging mix of cozy aesthetics and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started playing #Gemporium. It's a cute and cozy game! 😄 First thing I did was to configure a #JoyToKey profile, because there is no native gamepad support. It works! 🎉 Now I can mine, polish and sell gems to my heart's content. ✨💎✨
unlabelledView post →Thanks for joining me for #Gemporium! I HAD SO MUCH FUN IN THE MINES! Selling gems to chat was a blast, lotsa goofy customers! We'll DEFINITELY be playing more in the near future! Thanks again @mergeconflictstudio.com for the key, and for hanging out in chat! Loved your special rainbow names! 😊
unlabelledView post →Don't get me wrong. I love the gameplay but I hate that gaslighting grandma so much that I contemplated just not finishing the game. I skipped through the dialogue every evening she called because she was insufferable and my character a doormat. I hate people like this and I certainly don't want to suffer their digital presence in a cozy game. Suggestions for the devs: - Put the number for the space inside the bag outside the bag. I missed the Q for the TAB too many times, when I wanted to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦉Did you know it's #OwlAwarenessDay We added a Burrowing Owl to Gemporium because all the NPC's in the game are themed around animals that burrow or are in the ground.
unlabelledView post →Streamer pals! Merge Conflict Studio is looking for people to play Gemporium ahead of the upcoming Amber & Amulets DLC! If you loved the Sinnoh Underground in Pokémon and wanna run a gem shop as a cute mole, this is for you! I had so much fun getting 100% on stream! There's Twitch integration too! 💎
unlabelledView post →Fun little game. You can full clear + 100% achieve in 10 hours or less, so it's up to you if the price meets that value. It would be fun if the game had more modes, after the storyline you're pretty much done. Also, personally, I felt there was a ton of mouse action with this game when it comes to cleaning gems as fast as you can, so you might want to take it slow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it just me or is this game somewhat stressful? Go mine some gems, but be fast! Quickly polish those gems, so you have enough time to sell them. Also, the faster you do stuff, more money you can make. And loanshark is breathing down your neck (and wallet) so you need to be fast to make some extra coins for upgrades (so you can make money more efficiently). And thus cycle repeats again. Don't let the cute aesthetic fool you! Great game though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR GAME ABOUT ✨ROCKS✨ IS IN #SteamNextFest #Gemporium
unlabelledView post →Can you tell we grew up in the DS era😅 We just released a demo for our new game, Gemporium which is a mining shop simulation game! The demo is available now for FREE on #steam #upcominggames #gaming #gamedev #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Lets dig up some gems shall we!? We are trying out the demo for GEMPORIUM!💎 @mergeconflictstudio.com Come hang out <3 www.twitch.tv/small_quinn #indiegame #vtuber #vsky
unlabelledView post →I'll be playing Gemporium later today discussing the gems in it! It's a casual mining sim and shop management game with a demo out NOW on steam! Join me at 4pm PST for cozy mining and a load of gem funfacts! Thanks to @mergeconflictstudio.com for making such a cool game!
unlabelledView post →A very Soapy Schedule 💜💜💜 With Soapy's marathon going on this week, I'm only streaming this weekend in return. We're joining her on Friday for Splatoon 3, and then I have more Gemporium and the start of another new game! #TimpaniConcert #Streamer #PNGTuber
unlabelledView post →This was fun to play! It's very cozy and straightforward. Just dig for gems, clean them off, and sell them. The art style is adorable, there's a clear objective, and I LOVE that there's a cozy mode option! If you don't want to be on a time crunch, in-game days last however long you want. The dialogue for the customers is great. There's a decent variety of gems to find. It's a very chill time overall! My only picky complaint is that I do wish there was more to do besides mine and sell. I know…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I get that most of these "cozy" games are just chore simulators, but god this one's one of the worst kinds of chore simulators. The gameplay is just so repetitive and tedious, there's just nothing here to make up an interesting game. It's also "Steam Deck Verified", but you're not meant to use a controller for this game. The only thing worse than playing this game is playing it mainly using the touch screen or track pads of the Steam Deck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game because it reminded me of the mining in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, and a ds game called Fossil Fighters. As others have mentioned, regular mode can feel a bit stressful (loan shark fr fr), but there's a cozy mode for people who want to just take their time mining and refining their gems. I think the art is super cute, and the gameplay, though repetitive, is just what I wanted! I'm nowhere near paying off the debt yet, but I think even after I pay it off, I'll continue to come…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did like playing the game, even thought there are quite some flaws. I have completed it as i'm writhing this review. I liked the mechanic of digging for gems and selling them at the store. In normal mode (with timer on) it was really stressfull to play. The days felt way too short, even with the upgraded day time. It's best NOT to pay the loan shark becayse the debt will grow exponentialy if you do. It is managable if you use the early bird payment method. The ending to the story was very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game truly scratches the mining and shopkeeping itch i had which made me locked in for a whole workweek! the debt at the start might scare players but with cozy mode on and a ton of upgrades, you will actually earn more than a million after obtaining that last achievement :p plus it's so convenient after revealing an artifact, it will never spawn twice! all in all, i love a truly cozy game without time mechanics and pressure (you can challenge yourself if you'd like by turning the cozy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has the harshest, most stressful timers and demands of dexterity. Plenty of penalties and plenty to screw-up. It is not relaxing in the slightest.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been playing Gemporium for like five hours total and I am just in love with this one. Digging! Mining! Polishing! If you liked the Sinnoh underground in Pokemon DPPt you are going to absolutely *adore* this game. Thank you @mergeconflictstudio.com for such a gem (ha) of a game!
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