Genuinely great work! I always love a game with upgrades at a cost and I also love a good space game so this was right up my alley. I sunk myself far too deep into debt to pay it off but it felt like my fault entirely rather than the game's which is always what you're aiming for as a designer. Just an overall nice game

The models are satisfying, It did not work well on the browser which is understandable but in these cases I just suggest not including a browser version that might lower your score. other than that impressive for a solo!

great game, I got some issue in control in web so I download the file and it work perfectly and i also clear my debts now i feel light. 

Sorry it took long for me to give feedback. Life has been hectic but I'm back to play games!

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First off:

You managed to make this game.. BY YOURSELF.. IN JUST ONE WEEK! Looking at your account, this is also your first game here in Itch.io. So bravo to you! 

Now about the game:

• I did end up downloading the game since it wouldn't load in the browser. Is it because of the 3D assets?
• Boney Mags. Hehe..
• I am not sure if it's a bug but when a rock is being fired on then you switch to a different rock (still holding left-click) it's the first rock that gets blown away. Used this "feature" to destroy the big rocks pretty quickly :P
• I am an unstable person so I kept my instability high. Muwahahaha.. (Boney Mags wasn't happy with my performance though)
• I think movement can be improved? It was weird how I could go through some rocks but other rocks are locked in their position and I can't even push them away D:
• I opened the game for hours while I was cleaning because the music was my jam!

Very nice game. Great job making this in a week! I really like the music and graphics. The only issue I had was with locking onto rocks. Sometimes it would not lock on unless I clicked a few times. Or if it was locked on, sometimes it would randomly lock off of the rock I was going for. Other than that, good job!

I really liked the interaction of the effectiveness and the instability bars. The push and pull between them gave the game a solid foundation of tension and mastery. It did take me a bit to understand that I needed the effectiveness bar in the green to move the progress at all, but I did end up getting quite good at it. There is a bit of a disconnect where the progress isn't inherently linked to being hit by a laser, as it'll progress even if the laser is off, and effectiveness is where it should be. I also found the upgrades a little too incremental, making them never feel like a viable risk. Even the big asteroids can be mined in like a minute, so it never really felt like I needed them, but I was really strapped for cash. The general power fantasy of mining an asteroid field is inherently satisfying. Especially considering you don't randomly generate a bunch at the end of each day, you let me clean them all up, which I appreciate. I actually quite like the slightly unorthodox movement of the ship and camera placement as well; it gives the ship some weight with very few unintuitive rules. Good work

Fun little game, well done! The amount owed it crazy 😂I thought I had it but hadn't realized that the numbers are both centered so I'm not just missing a 1 in front but also a 0 in the back. 

Feedback for improvement. I instinctively wanted to turn the shop with A and D (or alternatively Q and E). Took me quite a while to get used to turning it with my mouse. It's also unintuitive to click on an asteroid and then hold mouse to fire the laser. It might be more fun to fire the laser any time with mouse but having to aim with WASD. Standing still with E is a huge help, on the other hand this could be an upgrade as it would make sense for a crappy ship to drift a little while mining. 

One thing that I found weird is how the laser works when something is in front of the marked target. 

Had a bit of a rough initial experience. I played through a round, and ended up getting lost in space somewhere, never to return to the asteroid space. Another aspect was confusion around the progress bar. I understood what the effectiveness and instability were, but I didn't get what progress was about. 

After getting back to it, I managed to get somewhere this time! I must say, having camera controls would be nice, sometimes when I rotated the ship my controls would reverse! Also you can aim the laser away from the asteroid you are hitting and there's no reprocussion, which is kind of weird. Finally  I will say though, the laser graphics are cool, and the asteroids look quite good. Basically, most of the graphics are quite good (especially that fresnel effect, great way of indicating the lock-on mechanic!) I also like the idea of mining simulator, but I didn't particularly feel at risk. Sorry if the review sounds a bit harsh, I guess I just ended up running into quite a few problems. Still, nice work!

Nice to see someone with a similar idea for this jam I had to play. I like the direction you took, the upgrades with unique downsides is very nice and the asteroid belt and space visuals are crisp. My only critique is about the progress bars, it took me a while to figure out that laser straight into the rock goes past the sweetspot and destroys the value. I think more visual feedback that you are damaging the minerals in the asteroid would help a lot with this. Also the effectiveness bar fills up too fast before updating to the players visuals. If you hold down the laser for say 5 seconds and let go, it will keep climbing for a while after likely going past the progress sweetspot and adding instability, this can make it hard to recover from a back starting drill. Other than that I really like this game and idea, good luck!!

Nice entry for the jam! I liked the mining space styel and the risk of the upgrades. I found it a little confusing how to think about the bars, it's not very intuitive, but super interesting!

Beautiful, the music is amazing! I like how you have to pay attention to the debt and take the risk of buying upgrades or not. On my first run I failed by a HAIR!!! I had only bought one thing and then used the ‘only huge rocks’ strategy xD and lost at 200,000. On the second run I think I found a bug because the camera didn’t move, but oh well. I would’ve loved to have a 360° camera movement, but still, I really enjoyed it! Great job.

Most asteroid mining games are 2D as its the most simple and straightforward Strat. So generally  i was shocked to realize that this is 3D. The controls are pretty nice and the game is Complicated but its easy to understand and get well acquainted with. Had a lot of fun playing it, I've been yearning for a good mining game besides Minecraft for a quite a while, ill be keeping an eye on this game specifically to see how and if it developers more, as a browser game this has a lot of potential :D
Rated: 10/10
Be sure to try out my game Racookie Heist :D. See you in the Comments section and the ratings 😁

I like what you're going for, but I think a more fast-paced approach would be better.

I also don't understand the effectiveness and progress bars when all I care about is the instability.

I do really vibe with the aesthetic and atmosphere.

Pretty good fun, the upgrades feel meaningful and the idea is very creative, also i love how the game feels, just one nitpick, it felt like i wanted instability at first maybe i do maybe i don't idk really know but the upgrades and the gameplay felt great anyhow

Nice implementation of roguelike element with the upgrades!

I loved stuff like Star Valor etc, and this piqued my interest. I had a lot of problems running the game in browser, but it eventually loaded. From one dad to another, good job! Cheers!

I couldn't play it unfortunately my game crashed every time and my browser began to lag...