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Idle Obelisk Miner

by Checkbox Entertainment · 2022
9.2
house score
The verdict

A genuinely deep mining incremental that does the unthinkable in mobile idle: zero ads, not even optional ones. Prestige artifacts, then whole new systems (stargazing, archaeology, fishing) keep unfolding for hundreds of hours.

Hot take

It's the cleanest free idle game on mobile and it embarrasses the ad-riddled competition. A 60k-strong Discord for a game with no monetization hooks tells you everything — people stay because it respects them.

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The facts

Developer Checkbox Entertainment
Released 2022
Status active
Platforms android, ios, web
Primary mechanic mine rocks, craft bars, prestige for artifacts
Prestige system artifact resets
Active vs idle hybrid
Offline progress Yes
Monetization free
Pay to win No
Complexity high
Est. length hundreds of hours
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Last verified by the Almanac: 2026-09-04