Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim

Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim

Steam Deck Verified

Merge Conflict Studio · Mining · Aug 7, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.

93%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I would absolutely love love LOVE to be able to see the characters outside of just the shop.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From the insanely adorable graphics looking like they jumped out the pages of a sketchbook, to the gameplay reminding us all of the best part of the underground system in the old Diamond and Pearl Pokémon games- I was positive this game was right up my street.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
From the insanely adorable graphics looking like they jumped out the pages of a sketchbook, to the gameplay reminding us all of the best part of the underground system in the old Diamond and Pearl Pokémon games- I was positive this game was right up my street.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
- the accessibility features are super nice, especially the part where you can hold a key instead of swiping the mouse back and forth to polish gems.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
If you threw in and end of game shop with steep price tags for customization you could easily tack on a few hours to your run time.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design supports this atmosphere with upbeat music and satisfying audio cues during mining and polishing, enhancing the tactile feel of each action.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters97 reviews
Gameplay95 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Accessibility13 reviews
Monetization8 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
95%
Interface16 reviews
88%
Steam Deck15 reviews
80%
Controls10 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $4.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.