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Life & fun · January 17, 2026

Speed Miners – A tiny RTS resource mini-game

I've always loved RTS games and wanted to make a game similar for a long time. I thought I'd just try and build a mini / puzzle game around the resource gathering aspects of an RTS. Objective: You have a base at the center and you need to mine and "refine" all of the resources on the map in as short a time as possible. By default, the game will play automatically, but not optimally (moving and buying upgrades). You can disable that with the buttons. You can select drones and right click to move them to specific resources patches and buy upgrades as you earn upgrade points. I've…

Speed Miners – A tiny RTS resource mini-game launched on January 17, 2026 with 49 votes, #557 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Speed Miners is a resource-gathering puzzle game inspired by real-time strategy mechanics. Players manage drones from a central base to mine and refine all resources on a map as quickly as possible. The game runs automatically by default but can be controlled manually to select drones and purchase upgrades. It features three difficulty levels and operates best on desktop. The game was built with Phaser and emphasizes the resource collection aspects of traditional RTS games in a condensed format.

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From the sources

Command drones to gather minerals and gas in this fast-paced 2D mining game. Compete on global leaderboards!

In the maker’s words, at launch

I've always loved RTS games and wanted to make a game similar for a long time. I thought I'd just try and build a mini / puzzle game around the resource gathering aspects of an RTS. Objective: You have a base at the center and you need to mine and "refine" all of the resources on the map in as short a time as…

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