Underplayed Gems

Mint Works (2020)

Mint Works cover
Developer
Unboxed Games LLC
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
2.5 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 16 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A breezy, low-pressure board game adaptation where you place mint tokens to build plans and earn victory points in short, easy-to-learn rounds.

casuallight strategyquickfamily friendlyaccessiblerelaxedlow-stakessimple

What players say

Players say the digital version fails to teach its simple rules clearly, with a tutorial that leaves newcomers lost and a solo AI that moves too fast to follow. The game is riddled with spelling and punctuation errors, and early adopters report bugs, server issues, and a sense that updates stalled soon after release.

Screenshots

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