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About Hard Rock Clicker
Hard Rock Clicker is a casual indie simulation where you repeatedly smash rocks to earn gold. Each hit makes you stronger, letting you tackle tougher ores and collect increasingly valuable rewards.
Progress is driven by spending gold on extensive upgrade trees, equipping pickaxes of varying rarity, and selecting random Augments that reshape each run. The game is single‑player and runs on Windows with family‑sharing support.
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Rock Breaking
Each click cracks a rock and grants gold, moving you toward the next upgrade. As rocks become more valuable, the gold per hit rises, encouraging continuous play.
The loop repeats indefinitely: break, earn, upgrade, then break stronger rocks. This simple cycle underpins the game's growth focus.
- Watch which rock types give the highest gold after each upgrade.
- Compare early‑stage and late‑stage rock values to gauge progression speed.
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Upgrade System
Gold can be spent across massive upgrade trees that affect damage, attack speed, critical power, economy, and luck. Upgrades stack, letting you shape a build that matches your goals.
Combining upgrades creates synergies, and the large number of options encourages experimentation each run.
- Start with a small cluster of related upgrades to see clear impact.
- Balance economy upgrades with damage upgrades for steady growth.
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Random Augments
When you level up, you choose from random Augments that change the way you mine. These can add new effects, alter stats, or introduce unexpected interactions.
Because Augments are random, you may need to adapt your upgrade choices to make the most of the offered effects.
- Note which Augments complement your current upgrade path.
- Try contrasting Augments to discover novel synergies.
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Pickaxes
Pickaxes appear with different rarities, stats, and bonuses. Equipping one aligns with your build, providing extra damage or special effects.
Pickaxes come with different rarities, stats and bonuses, encouraging you to keep searching for something even stronger.
- Compare pickaxe stats before equipping to match your upgrade focus.
- Watch rarity indicators to prioritize stronger tools.
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Summoning Miners and Machines
You can summon miners or machines that assist in breaking rocks. These helpers support your mining, accelerating gold accumulation.
Summoned helpers work alongside your upgrades, allowing you to stack critical hits, luck, and large gold gains in each run.
- Test a miner versus a machine to see which adds more damage.
- Combine helpers with critical‑power upgrades for maximum effect.
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