Chicken Miner (2026)

Developer: Team Cloud
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 34 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A silly, low-pressure loop of catching birds and hauling them down into a mine, the kind of odd little task you chip away at without much thought.

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What players say

Players consistently describe a short incremental game finishable in around 2 to 3 hours, where a hunting minigame and an idle mining loop feed a skill tree. Many say the early game drags then progress explodes once green ore arrives, and several note the gacha and upgrade menus go unexplained. Others find it grindy and the final boss trivial, with the brightness and repetitive music called out.

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