Solana Crystal Miner
An idle-tap game with an on-chain spine. Tap a crystal. Mine deeper biomes. Mint your milestones as real NFTs. Run 60-second Arena duels. The leaderboard remembers.
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 the APK 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 = prestige multiplier + Mining Booster level + Crystal Order bonus + Rebound bonus + Seeker bonus. 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 — the endgame proof.
| 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 | 1,000,000 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
- 2× daily login bonus while the wallet is verified
Around the loop
Discoveries, quests, and the daily
Discovery events
Every 80–199 taps on average. Five flavors — Crystal Resonance, Void Fracture, Relic Surfacing, Energy Surge, Seismic Pulse. Real rewards, weighted by biome.
Quests
Twelve rotating quests across daily, weekly, and monthly cadences. Rewards scale with your prestige level — a 40-crystal daily at P0 pays 100 at P3.
Daily login
20 crystals on day 1, capped at 200 on a long streak. Miss a day, repair the gap with a small SOL fee. Miss two, the streak resets. Seekers earn 2×.
Economy
The shops
The Crystal Shop is the one you'll use. The Crypto Forge is optional — every Crypto Forge item can be skipped without locking you out of progression.
Crystal Shop
Paid in crystals- Mining Booster L1–L35k / 12k / 25k
- Energy Capacity L1–L36k / 14k / 30k
Crypto Forge
Paid in SOL / USDC- Mining Booster Max (L4)$4
- Energy Packs$0.20 / $0.49 / $0.99
- Arena Reset$3
- Supporter Badge$5
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. The game never asks for a seed phrase. The only on-chain transactions you approve are badge mints, Energy Packs, Mining Booster Max, Arena Reset, the Supporter Badge, and daily streak repair.
- Do I need SOL to play?
- No. You need a wallet to sign in. SOL is only needed for optional badge mint payments 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?
- Android only, via the Solana dApp Store. iOS isn't on the roadmap.
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.