Gem Workshop

Tap, tap, crack! Strike a rough stone, chip away its rocky shell and reveal the sparkling gem inside. Gem Workshop is a tapping clicker with a twist: at every level you pick one of three tools and build your own way of cutting gems.

■ Feel every tap • Tap anywhere on the stone. Hold your finger down and it keeps tapping for you. • Cracks spread and chips fly with each strike until the gem finally breaks free. • Land a big critical hit and feel it with a jolt of haptic feedback.

■ Pick 1 of 3 tools at every level • Each level up offers three tool cards — pick one. Time stops while you choose. • Mallet, Hide Gloves, Loupe, Polish, Apprentice… your pick appears right in the workshop and changes how you cut. • Hand, Auto, Crit, Glow, Prep or Order: deciding which of six branches to build is the puzzle of every run. Pair a common tool with its matching rare tool to evolve it.

■ Beat the clock on boss stones • Every job brings boss stones. Cut them down before the timer runs out to finish the job. • Hard shells, stones that reharden, slippery surfaces, ice-wrapped rocks… every boss stone has its own trait.

■ Grow your workshop • Every gem you cut joins your Showcase, and a fuller Showcase unlocks new tools. • Spend gold on workshop upgrades like the Winder and the Stout Hammer. The turntable spins and grinds stones for you. • Even while the app is closed, your Apprentice keeps cutting and saves up gold for you (up to 8 hours).

■ Endless Master Jobs • Finish the 12 jobs of the village and seaside workshops to open endless Master Jobs. • Each Master level makes stones tougher and gems more valuable. Thousands, millions, billions… how high can you go?

■ Play your way • Runs take 1–5 minutes. Portrait screen, one-handed play. • Start instantly as a guest, and link a Google or Apple account whenever you like to keep your progress safe in the cloud. • No forced ads. The only ads are optional rewarded ads that you choose to watch. • Available in 14 languages.

What gem will you uncover today? Grab your hammer and tap your first stone.