Meteors full of surprises
A golden meteor drops in every now and then. It can bring a pile of coins, an income frenzy, turbo miners, a sale on everything, a meteor shower or even a rare star shard.
The idle mining game on floating islands
Tap the rocks, hire miners and hop from island to island, from the Meadow to the Origin, the 25th island. Your miners keep working even when you close the game.
Free, no download, no sign-up. Works on mobile and desktop.
How to play
You start with a small island and a pickaxe. A few minutes later a whole crew is mining for you.
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Tap the rocks
Every tap breaks ore and earns coins. Now and then you land a critical hit worth four times more.
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Hire miners
Miners work on their own. At 10, 25, 50 and 100 miners on the same island, production doubles.
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Unlock islands
Build bridges to new islands, each one with a more valuable ore than the last.
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Set off on expeditions
Start over with star shards that boost your income forever and open the most distant islands.
25 islands, 25 ores
Every island has its own biome, ore and atmosphere, from the copper of the Meadow to the Primordial Essence of the Origin. The last ones are a challenge that takes weeks.
- MeadowCopper
- HillsTin
- QuarryIron
- Snowy PeakSilver
- Gold MineGold
- DesertPlatinum
- Bamboo GroveJade
- JungleEmerald
- VolcanoRuby
- Frozen LakeSapphire
- CraterDiamond
- Ancient RuinsOrichalcum
- NebulaStar Crystal
- The VoidDark Matter
- Heart of the SunSolar Core
- Asteroid BeltIridium
- Pale MoonMoonstone
- Aurora GardenAurorite
- Sky ReefStar Coral
- Titan ForgeMeteoric Iron
- ThunderstormThunder Crystal
- Black HorizonHorizon Shard
- Garden of TimeEternal Amber
- Galactic CrownSupernova Dust
- OriginPrimordial Essence
More than breaking rocks
37 skins, 6 rarities and mutations
Three kinds of keys open wooden, golden and star chests. Every skin can come out mutated in bronze, silver, gold, diamond or obsidian, and your star shards raise those odds. With guarantees so bad luck never lasts forever and the odds always shown.
A 222-entry index
Complete each rarity in each mutation and earn a different bonus per line: miner income, tap damage, crits, offline earnings, meteors and keys. Duplicates sell for dust, which buys the mutations you are missing.
Invite friends and both win
Share your invite code. Whoever joins with it gets keys and instantly becomes your friend on the leaderboard. You earn golden keys when your friends get far, plus an exclusive skin at the third.
Expeditions that make you stronger
Once you have enough coins, set off on an expedition and start over with star shards. Each shard adds 10% income forever and unlocks permanent bonuses.
Earn even when you are away
Miners keep working for up to 12 hours while you are gone. A daily reward waits for you every day, and it is bigger on Wednesdays and Sundays.
On your phone or your computer
Pickadrift runs right in the browser on any computer, tablet or phone. Pick a name to join the global leaderboard, add friends to see who gets farthest and use your recovery code to continue on another device.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pickadrift free?
Yes. It is completely free and has no real-money purchases.
Do I need to download anything?
No. You play right in the browser, on your phone or computer, without installing anything.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. It was designed for phones first and works on iPhone and Android, in Safari, Chrome and other modern browsers.
Is my progress saved?
Yes, automatically on your device. If you pick a name, your progress is also saved in the cloud and you can continue on another device with your recovery code.
Does the game keep going when I close it?
Yes. Miners work for up to 12 hours while you are away, at a slower pace that grows as you collect star shards.
What is an idle game?
It is a game where progress keeps going almost by itself. You make decisions, like hiring miners or unlocking islands, and watch the numbers grow, even during breaks.
Does the game have violence or chat?
No. There is no violence and no chat, and leaderboard names go through an offensive-word filter.
How do invites work?
Every player with a name has an invite code. Whoever picks a name with that code gets 3 keys and becomes friends with the inviter, who gets a golden key when the friend reaches island 5.
What are skin mutations?
Every skin can come out normal, bronze, silver, gold, diamond or obsidian. The rarer the mutation, the bigger the bonus, and completing index lines grants permanent bonuses.
Which languages are available?
English and Portuguese. The game picks your device language and you can change it in the settings.
Your first island is waiting
One pickaxe, four copper rocks and 25 islands to discover.
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