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Run your grandmother’s indebted gem shop as a mole: mine carefully, polish finds, and sell to customers before each day ends.
Released 07 Aug 2025
Crack Open Gemstones
Polish Rough Gems
Sell to Gem Seekers
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Developed by Merge Conflict Studio · Published by Merge Conflict Studio
You take over your grandmother’s mine and gem shop as Moel, a mole tasked with keeping the business running and paying off its debt. Each day asks you to divide your time between digging underground and serving customers.
Mine for gemstones and artifacts, using tools carefully so you don’t crack the stones and lower their value. Then remove the rough rock and polish your finds through short refining minigames.
Open the shop during its daily selling hours and match gems to customers’ preferences to earn more and build the shop’s reputation. Reinvest in tools and other upgrades, while managing the day timer and debt payments. Cozy Mode turns off the daily timer.
Reviewers who enjoyed the game often praised its cute art, the satisfying routine of mining, polishing, and selling, and the option to switch off the timer in Cozy Mode. Some also liked the characters and the familiar feel of the mining minigame. Criticism commonly focused on the loop becoming repetitive, the short amount of content, and the pressure of timed days; some reviewers also found gem sorting and scrolling tedious.
Grow your small gem business in this short, casual simulation miner, Gemporium! Manage your time wisely between mining gemstones, refining them for more profit, and selling them to awaiting customers. After your Grandmole goes on vacation, you’re in charge of running her shop, and you quickly learn it also comes with a price of massive debt. Now, on top of building your business, you must appease the Loan Shark without going broke!
Gemporium features a timed day cycle where you have to balance completing tasks and running the gem store. Each day consists of:
Explore deeper and deeper in the local mines to stock up on gems of different rarities. Utilize various mining tools to prevent cracks and maintain the highest quality product for your shop!
Polish and prepare your recent finds in the mine to convert those lumps of rock into something collectors adore! Unrefined gemstones sell for way less than their refined counterparts, so make sure to visit the refinement table before you set up shop.
Sell your stockpile of gems to eagerly awaiting customers, but make sure to keep their tastes in mind to maximize your profit and increase your shop's reputation! The shop is only open for a limited amount of time each day, so don't be late!
Upgrade your tools, shop, and home to progress from being an anxious little mole to a master market manipulator.
For fans of a more relaxed experience, you can activate Cozy Mode to turn off the daily timer entirely and play at your own pace.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 20 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
