Review

gistfile1.txt

## **First Impressions**

- **No wallet needed** – very good for onboarding.
    
- **Welcome bonus funding** – smart way to boost player engagement.
    
- **Tutorial / initial information** – explains the basic mechanics, but does not provide any **context or setting** for the game. (Why are we drilling? Earth? Space? Fictional world?)

---

## **Gameplay Feedback**

### **Clarity & UI**

- Important game information is presented early on, but I’m not sure **why it matters** to a new player.
    ![[Screenshot 2025-08-29 at 10.53.47.png]]
    
- Drill icons should **show usability at a glance**:
    
    - Greyed-out image if I can’t use/buy it.
        
    - Still allow interaction to view details.


### **What I Like**

- Visual **style**.
    
- Watching numbers go up is satisfying – but feels like a gimmick. I’d suggest incorporating that progression mechanic directly into the **drill designs** to make it more meaningful.
    

  

### **Areas to Review with the Team**

- **7-day rewards**: engagement mechanic works, but feels “set and forget.”
    
    - Suggestion: allow players to see **other players’ drilling sites** (social proof & curiosity).
        
    - If that’s not possible, give players **actions** to feel more involved in the action/reward loop.
        
    
- **Lack of setting**: every game needs context. Why drilling? Earth? Space exploration?
    
- **Slot limitation**: 6 slots feels restrictive.
    
- **Time component**:
    
    - Add a **countdown timer** in the UI.
        
    - Should be visible without needing to click each individual drill.
        
    

---

## **Technical Implementation**

  

### **Desktop (Chrome on Mac)**

- Performance: **fast, smooth, no noticeable delays**.
    
- Logs: too many messages in the console.
    

### **Mobile**

- UI adjusts correctly.
    
- Didn’t encounter issues.
    

### **Errors**

```
Access to fetch at 'https://api.py.rocks/api/game/state/poll' 
from origin 'https://www.py.rocks' has been blocked by CORS policy: 
Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: 
No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.
```


---
# Why you should read this feedback :P 


### **Realm of Pepe**
  

“Realm of Pepe” is a cooperative adventure RPG featuring novel resource‑management mechanics powered by streams

https://github.com/ngmachado/realm-of-pepe


## PlanetIX 

In the “Superfluid-PlanetIX” project, the gameplay revolves around **tile renting** using Superfluid streams. This is very similar with drills, tiles generate resources.

https://github.com/ngmachado/Superfluid-PlanetIX