The First Million

Fun game

公式化指数，公式化长期投资，放弃大脑回归直觉还是可以的

Good game , the full name is "The first million is the hardest" and it doesn't lie, everything is hard before you unlock all cards and even understand some synergy, but once you get the hang of it everything is super fast , I've 100% (and prestige 100%) the game in 30H , short but good game.

Quite a fun little game for the price, has me coming back.

Fun game. Played for a few hours, passed the $2 million mark. I'll probably come back in a few months and play a few more rounds and come back a few months after that.

RecommendedPlayed 10.0 hours (all achievements unlocked)This is an idle card game where players earn silver/gold coins to unlock cards, and use different card combinations and buffs to reach a million or even ten million within a time limit. Each run takes about 20–40 minutes. Thank goodness for the 5x speed option — without it, I don't know how much longer this would've taken. Even at 5x speed the entire time, it still took me 10 hours to 100% it. I've currently got all achievements and unlocked every single card.The game is pretty novel — at least, it's the first time I've seen this kind of concept. Lots of strategic depth in terms of card combinations and build variety.Here's my feedback though:Since both the time limit and stack count can be increased, why not add a research-type card that increases hand size? That feels like a natural addition. Also, I think an endless mode with no time limit would be great.And about the upgrade system — that so-called "exclusive membership" feels completely useless. It reduces time limit by 20% and increases card speed by 20%, which essentially cancels each other out. The only real benefit is the starting $100 balance. If it weren't for that time reduction penalty, I would actually consider upgrading.On top of that, the cost is way too steep. If it were just the time reduction, I might still consider it — but the upgrade requires resetting your entire save file. That's a hard pass for me. I have zero interest in grinding this game all over again.Overall, this game is worth recommending. It's a solid choice for casual play or just killing time. With over 50 cards, it's decently fleshed out for now, but honestly, it still feels a bit too few. I came straight here to write this review right after finishing the game — and without the speed-up option, it would probably take 50–100 hours to complete

I'll put this at a slightly positive because I don't think it's BAD exactly, but it needs work. I really like the concept, but it seems like the balance needs a pass: so many of the strategies require getting the exact right cards at the exact right time and only barely work if they do hit, and I suspect many of the strategies are just ultimately doomed. There's this idea of "oh man if I get X Y and Z I can set up a super cool synergy" and then you won't get the cards in time, or you'll get it but it can't scale up in time and you lose to the timer. The runs feel about the right length, and the scaling makes sense, so maybe the base tick rate of cards just needs to be faster so that the builds can do their thing in the allotted time. I don't mind the meta-progression, but the upgrades feel kind of anemic: you're spending 1-2 runs of silver to go from 2% crit chance to 3, which isn't exactly going to do anything crazy. Maybe tying back into the idea of the strategies not really working, but it feels punishing to unlock cards and dilute the pool for stuff that is much worse than what you'd otherwise be doing. Progressing should never feel like a downgrade, and the fact that blocking cards is a meta-progression thing kind of illustrates the problem: you could get a lot of silver worth of card blocks if you just strategically identified the best cards and didn't do unlocks once you had them.

I dont understand people who cant seem to win or think that a 20% nerf on your last played "highest producing card" forces you to play another tactic. With a few tricks you have almost unlimited time / money, i.e you can break the game, consistently. I found it fun and enjoyable.