Grid Miner

Nice calming game.

This is much more of a puzzle game and much less of a free-form sandbox than what I expected going in. That said, it is not only gorgeous and very serene, it does what it indents to do well. I can see how someone could enjoy puzzling out where and in what order and how to build tractor beams and magnets to optimally get as much asteroids into the pre-placed (until later) crushers as possible. It's just not for me.

Price corresponds to the lenght and quality of the game. You will get aprox. 2 hours of gameplay. The mechanics are pretty basic and the maps are not challenging, so you will stuck with basic buildings without the need to use advanced ones. Mineral/water collection is extremely fast (relative to silo sizes) so its not really satisfying to mine and stock up. Each building is useful for like 30 seconds and then you delete it to replace it with corridor. It has really solid base, but the game would need a lot of polishing to make it satisfying.