I downloaded this game on a whim. I will say the gameplay is ridiculously different from the ads. It’s pretty standard for an idle game. The colors are bright and the zombies are cute. I played this game free at first. It’s entirely possible to play this game without watching any ads. The ads do give you nice bonuses that reduce the time it takes to cycle through, but you don’t have to watch any of them. They aren’t intrusive, it’s always a choice. Even free, this game does better than most at being chill. After I’d been playing a bit I decided to pay for no ads. I’ve been burned on this before, but the game is cute and stable and developers deserve to get paid. It’s absolutely awesome. No ads means no ads at all. Not one. Not even for bonuses like extra treasure chests. Everything is still time limited, it doesn’t unbalance the game, it just gives you that soothing ability to just play your game. You can zone out without having to worry about whether the ads for that Ponzi scheme are still in your algorithm. You can just play. I am old enough to remember when that was what it meant when you bought a game. One of the worst things that happened is when I switched phones and lost access to the paid-for Bejeweled I used to be able to chill out to. So I recommend this game, whether you play free or buy it, it’s great both ways.

I actually love playing this game but it could use some serious improvements. The Main mine seems to be fine but it’s the Event Mines that could use some tweaking. As you restart a mine, for example the Essence Cave, you have to start all over from scratch. Don’t get me wrong, I expect the foundry and mines to reset. It’s all the mine cards/boosts the you collected previously and leveled up disappear forcing you to collect/level up again. Why can’t certain boosts be used between both the main mine and the event mines. Then there’s the gold. Often at times it becomes a bottleneck for leveling up Zombies. In the Main Mine I don’t find it to be a problem mainly because I can take my time completing each mining level. In the Event Mines, the bottleneck affects how far you can level up a Zombie or hire for that matter and you’re working against a time constraint. Honestly, it’s not a bad game but could use some improvements. Yes, there are ads but I don’t mind watching a few ads for free stuff. Was going to give it a 1 star rating but I’m being gracious by giving it 2 stars. Like I said before, this game needs some serious improvements to the Event Mines.

At first when I started playing this game I thought to myself, “oh this is fun!” I played gold and goblins for years so when I came across this one it was right up my alley….at first that is. The card drop rate is ridiculous! I maxed out all the levels, typically rate in the top 3 weekly and top 3 in 99% of the events; which should get me more cards etc. I’m currently playing a level that’s on repeat until they update new ones and I’ve unlocked 6 of the 10 mineshafts. That being said, I CANT AUTO COLLECT A SINGLE ONE!! 100 levels beat and not a single maxed out collection with almost 500k essence that is useless. You have to literally be on the game 24/7 to collect any coin because the foundry is the only one that auto collects and you have zero luck getting anything from it because it’s so expensive to upgrade and it’s always WAY behind the other mineshafts to even matter. They over charge for benefits and you don’t buy any of them and unlock them all like other games like this does. They charge individually which is absurd! If you decide to play this be ready to get frustrated and definitely DONT spend any REAL money on it!