Solana Crystal Miner
An idle-tap mining game built for Solana Mobile. Tap a crystal, mine deeper biomes and mint your milestones as real NFTs, then progress through the Arena, Missions, Syndicates and on-chain Daily Ledger activities.
Available on the Solana dApp Store. On your Solana Mobile device, open the dApp Store and search for “Solana Crystal Miner”.
The pitch
You descend into a crystal cave that no one has returned from. Each tap mines a crystal. Crystals fund permanent upgrades. Permanent upgrades unlock deeper biomes. Deeper biomes earn rarer badges.
The badges are real Metaplex Core NFTs minted to your wallet when you choose to claim them. Every month, the top of the Arena board takes a seasonal crystal payout and a unique champion NFT.
No paywalls. No private keys handed over. Just a crystal, a cave, and your taps.
Onboarding
How to play in 30 seconds
Sign in is one tap. No SOL spent at login.
- 01
Install Solana Crystal Miner from the Solana dApp Store.
- 02
Connect any Mobile Wallet Adapter wallet — Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, or the Seeker built-in wallet.
- 03
Sign a one-tap challenge message to prove ownership of the wallet.
- 04
Pick a miner name on first launch.
- 05
Tap the crystal. Each tap mines crystals and costs 1 Energy.
- 06
Hit milestones, mint badges as NFTs when you want them.
Core systems
The loop
Four systems thread the whole game. Once you've internalized them, the rest is rhythm.
Energy
Start cap is 50. Each tap costs 1. Refills +1 every 5 minutes, even when the app is closed. The Crystal Shop expands the cap to 75 → 100 → 130.
Tap multiplier stack
Crystals per tap start from your prestige multiplier, plus bonuses from the Mining Booster, Crystal Orders, Relics, the Rebound buff and Seeker perks. The Mine screen shows the live breakdown.
Prestige & biomes
Reset your crystal balance to 0 in exchange for a permanent tap multiplier and a deeper biome. Lifetime crystals, badges, and upgrades all carry over.
Rebound buff
Every prestige refills your Energy and triggers a 30-minute Rebound: 2× regen and a per-tap bonus equal to your prestige level. The fastest grind window in the game.
| Prestige | Crystals required | Biome unlocked | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 → 1 | 40,000 | Deep Resonance Layer | +0.5 tap multiplier |
| 1 → 2 | 120,000 | Void Crystal Depths | +0.5 tap multiplier |
| 2 → 3 | 300,000 | Ancient Solana Core | +0.5 tap multiplier |
Collectibles
The badge ladder
Cross a milestone, mint the badge. The app shows the SOL mint payment before you approve in your wallet. Solana Crystal is the only non-transferable badge, and minting it unlocks Ascension, the endgame beyond the ladder.
| Tier | Badge | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Stone Miner | 100 lifetime crystals |
| 1 | Crystal Apprentice | 500 lifetime crystals |
| 2 | Gem Hunter | 2,500 lifetime crystals |
| 3 | Crystal Master | 12,000 lifetime crystals |
| 4 | Diamond Legend | 50,000 lifetime crystals |
| 5 | Cave Diver | 150,000 lifetime + Prestige 1 |
| 6 | Ancient Miner | 400,000 lifetime + Prestige 2 |
| 7 | Void Shard | 2,000,000 lifetime + Prestige 3 |
| 8 | Seeker Miner | Hold a Seeker Genesis Token |
| 10 | Solana Crystal | Requires Void Shard — endgame badge |
Competitive mode
The Arena
A 60-second tap duel against the clock. Five-second warmup → 60 seconds of tapping → instant scored result. Stay in rhythm — spamming hurts your score.
Tier rewards per run
| S | 25,000+ | 5,000 crystals |
| A | 18,000+ | 2,000 crystals |
| B | 11,500+ | 700 crystals |
| C | below | 150 crystals |
Bonuses & seasons
- Take global #1 with this run → +10,000 crystals.
- First max-score run on your wallet each season → +25,000 crystals (once per wallet per season).
- Daily limit: 10 runs per wallet per UTC day.
- Monthly season at UTC rollover: top 3 take crystal payouts (50k / 30k / 10k). Rank #1 also claims a unique seasonal champion NFT.
Faction
Crystal Orders
After your first prestige, swear allegiance to an Order. Switching costs 500 crystals and has a 24-hour cooldown.
- Order of Ember
- +1 crystal per tap, permanent
- Order of Tide
- Energy regen 25% faster (4:00 / energy)
- Unaligned
- No bonus, full flexibility
Solana Mobile
Seeker rewards
If your connected wallet holds a Seeker Genesis Token, the game checks once daily on-chain and unlocks:
- Seeker Miner badge eligibility
- Permanent +0.5 tap bonus on top of your prestige multiplier
Around the loop
Missions, Syndicates, and the daily
Beyond the tap, there is always something to work toward.
Missions
Rotating Transmissions and weekly Expeditions pay out crystals, energy and Relic Dust for off-chain Relic upgrades.
Syndicates
Form a crew with other miners and compete together for weekly Excavation rewards.
Daily Ledger
A daily set of activities to complete, including an optional on-chain daily claim.
Weekly Leagues
Bronze to Diamond brackets based on crystals mined, with promotion and demotion every week.
Fortune Wheel
A free daily spin in the shop, with the odds published in the game.
Mine Foreman and discoveries
Your Foreman keeps mining while the app is closed, and discovery events surface bonus rewards as you tap.
Economy
The shops
Prices are always shown in the app before you buy, and before your wallet asks you to approve anything.
Crystal Shop
Paid in crystalsSpend the crystals you mine on permanent upgrades such as the Mining Booster, Energy Capacity and Mine Foreman promotions.
Crypto Forge
Optional · on-chainOptional boosts and supporter items paid on-chain. Every Crypto Forge item can be skipped without locking you out of progression.
FAQ
Quick answers
- Is this real on-chain?
- The badge NFTs and the Arena seasonal champion NFT are real Metaplex Core NFTs on Solana mainnet. Gameplay state — energy, taps, prestige — lives in a database for speed. There is no program signing every tap.
- Will the game ever take my private key?
- No. Sign-in is a one-tap signature on a challenge message, and the game never asks for a seed phrase. On-chain transactions only happen when you choose an on-chain or paid feature, and your wallet shows each one for approval.
- Do I need SOL to play?
- No. You need a wallet to sign in. SOL or USDC is only needed for optional on-chain features such as badge mints and Crypto Forge purchases. USDC purchases still need a small amount of SOL for network fees.
- What happens if I lose my phone?
- Reinstall and reconnect the same wallet. Your player record is keyed to your wallet address.
- Is there an iOS version?
- No. Solana Crystal Miner is an Android game, available on the Solana dApp Store.
Credits
Built by Single Hand Studio — a solo developer (Seeker) with an AI co-creator (Rune). Made for the Solana dApp Store and Solana Mobile hardware.
Feedback, bug reports, or screenshots of your minted badges are welcome via contact.