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Quicksilver Software, Inc. · Published by Quicksilver Software, Inc. · Official site ↗
Positive — 95% positive (22 reviews) · 52 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The well-loved board game comes to Steam. This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
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Indie, Strategy, Casual · 2018 · More £5 - £15 games
Dive into Gem Rush, a fast-paced casual strategy game from Quicksilver Software. Combine gems and explore new rooms in this engaging board game adaptation, perfect for solo play or competitive multiplayer.
About this game
The Classic Board Game comes to your iPhone and iPad!
You are a dwarf and dwarves dig; it is a matter of pride and honor. But very few can join you among the ranks of the best. In a magical mine, pickaxe in hand, you race together or separately to claim the prestige your skills can earn - Board Game Geek
This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
Features
"The gameplay is great, I think it's a super fun game...This is a great tile-laying exploration game, one that I would very much recommend..."
Zee Garcia - The Dice Tower
"It's a nice little filler game...it's all about optimizing your turns, making sure you're in a position where you can maximize your options depending on which cards you're going to draw."
Ricky Royal - Box of Delights
"A simple, light game...the gives me enough to think about and keep me engaged. I personally like the fact that the game feeds me constantly new problems to solve."
Marco Arnaudo
Building Rooms
Building rooms is the main way to score points! If you move into a room that doesn't exist yet, you have to build it. Spend cards from your hand that include all the gems on the door you're building. (Most cards have 2 gems, and can be spent as either or both!) Choose the rotation of the new room and add it to the mine.
Collecting Gems
For your action, use a room's special ability to draw more gem cards. Different rooms have different rules for drawing cards, so choosing the right room for your situation is key! (If you can't find a useful room, you can always draw a single card instead.)
At the start of your next turn, if you have more than 4 cards, you'll have to discard down to 4.
Winning
In Rush Mode, the players race against each other. Have the most points at the end of the round when anyone reaches the point target.
In Crisis Mode, the players race against the clock. You'll be forced to "burn" cards from the deck every turn, removing them from the game. Reach the target score before the cards are all gone!
You are a dwarf and dwarves dig; it is a matter of pride and honor. But very few can join you among the ranks of the best. In a magical mine, pickaxe in hand, you race together or separately to claim the prestige your skills can earn - Board Game Geek
This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
Features
- Leverage more than 60 room abilities
- 20 unique player skills adorned with dwarven poetry
- Competitive, cooperative, and solitaire game modes (1-7 players)
- Online and hotseat multiplayer options
- Cross-platform play: iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux versions can all play together
- Play a quick game and watch the action unfold, or play an asynchronous game where you only need to take one turn per day
- 4 levels of AI to play with or against
- Faithful adaptation of the Gem Rush board game, programmed by the designer
Reviews of the Board Game (first edition)
"The gameplay is great, I think it's a super fun game...This is a great tile-laying exploration game, one that I would very much recommend..."
Zee Garcia - The Dice Tower
"It's a nice little filler game...it's all about optimizing your turns, making sure you're in a position where you can maximize your options depending on which cards you're going to draw."
Ricky Royal - Box of Delights
"A simple, light game...the gives me enough to think about and keep me engaged. I personally like the fact that the game feeds me constantly new problems to solve."
Marco Arnaudo
How to Play
On your turn, move up to 3 steps in the mine, then do one action.Building Rooms
Building rooms is the main way to score points! If you move into a room that doesn't exist yet, you have to build it. Spend cards from your hand that include all the gems on the door you're building. (Most cards have 2 gems, and can be spent as either or both!) Choose the rotation of the new room and add it to the mine.
Collecting Gems
For your action, use a room's special ability to draw more gem cards. Different rooms have different rules for drawing cards, so choosing the right room for your situation is key! (If you can't find a useful room, you can always draw a single card instead.)
At the start of your next turn, if you have more than 4 cards, you'll have to discard down to 4.
Winning
In Rush Mode, the players race against each other. Have the most points at the end of the round when anyone reaches the point target.
In Crisis Mode, the players race against the clock. You'll be forced to "burn" cards from the deck every turn, removing them from the game. Reach the target score before the cards are all gone!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Archive Update
NEW FEATURES You can now view replays of your previous online games on the new "Archived Games" tab of the game menu. Note that you can play single-player games in online mode if you would like them to be archived. The Joinable Games tab will now always show at least 1 game to join (if there are no existing games, a new one will be created) Bots in new online matches will receive randomly-assigned names FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS If you have no ongoing games, the games menu will default to showing Joinable Games instead of My Games Games list has some additional color-coding to help make important information pop Fixed some display bugs when loading a game that has already ended The pause menu no longer allows you to resign from games that have already endedRead full article on Community Announcements (Jeremy)Patch NotesOfficial
Neophyte Bot
A fourth level of AI player has been added to the game, at a difficulty level lower than the previous lowest level.Read full article on Community Announcements (Jeremy)Patch NotesOfficial
Gamepad Support
It is now possible to do almost everything in the game using a gamepad (basically everything except text entry, such as in multiplayer chat or account management).Read full article on Community Announcements (Jeremy)Patch NotesOfficial
Steam Turn Notifications
If you play Gem Rush using a Steam-linked account, Steam can now tell you when it's your turn in an online game without you needing to open the game to check. You can also launch the game directly into a specific session from the notification screen. Steam will ask you if you want to receive notifications the next time you log into Gem Rush through Steam. To see your current notifications or adjust notification settings, you can navigate in your browser to (your Steam profile URL)/gamenotifications If it is currently your turn in any games, a link will also show up under Steam's green mail icon.Read full article on Community Announcements (Jeremy)Patch NotesOfficial
Replays and More
Several new features in today's build! Replays: You can now look backwards in any game and re-watch prior events to see what happened. When loading a match, the game will automatically replay everything that's happened since the end of your most recent turn (this can be disabled in game options). Lobby Codes: Each new game lobby is automatically assigned a short code. If you give this code to your friends, they can use it to join the lobby even while it's private, allowing you to host multi-player games without ever opening them up to strangers. Offline Autosave: Your current offline game is saved automatically while you play and can be resumed later, even after closing and relaunching the application. Automatic Gem Tallies: When viewing the discard and burn piles, the game will automatically tally how many of each kind of gem are present, making it easier to see what's still in play. The build also includes several minor bug fixes.Read full article on Community Announcements (Jeremy)
