My Mole (developed by GAME START LLC) is a charming, relaxing exploration game where you raise a nimble mole, dig through underground tunnels, subways, and sewers, and uncover secrets hidden beneath your town.

While the game seems simple at first glance, maximizing your mole’s efficiency requires smart management of resources like acorns, stamina, and digging speed. If you want to clear the entire map without getting stuck, follow this comprehensive strategy guide!

1. Prioritize Acorn Upgrades First

Acorns are the primary currency used to enhance your mole’s attributes. When starting out, it is tempting to spend all your acorns on speed or claw strength right away. However, the most effective early-game strategy is to upgrade your Acorn Drop Rate.

• Acorn Drop Rate: Boosting this early ensures every dirt patch you dig yields more resources, accelerating all future upgrades.
• Claw Strength: Essential for breaking through tougher dirt layers, sewers, and basement walls as you dig deeper into town.
• Speed & Stamina: Upgrade these to explore larger sections of the underground map before taking a break or napping.

2. Smart Digging & Pathfinding

Underground paths can get tricky. To conserve your mole's stamina and save time, keep these navigation strategies in mind:

1. Dig Short Distances Directly: When tapping to move, avoid auto-pathing long loops through old tunnels if digging straight through a wall is shorter. Digging across directly is often faster than turning around and retracing steps.
2. Check Basements and Sewers: Valuable collectibles like lost keys, rubber ducks, caps, and rare outfit items are frequently hidden near town structures (like residential basements or subway pipes).
3. Clear Region by Region: Fully explore one sub-layer before digging into deeper strata to avoid missing hidden quest items or collectibles.

3. Gameplay Walkthrough & Visual Guide

Want to see the underground tunnels in action? Watch this walkthrough video showing early-game exploration, item collection, and tunnel management:

4. Costumes, Care, and Nap Time

Even an industrious mole needs a break! Taking care of your mole provides subtle bonuses and keeps exploration smooth:

• Pet Your Mole: Don't forget to interact with and pet your mole regularly to keep it happy between long digging sessions.
• Equip Functional Outfits: Dressing up your mole in hats, glasses, and backpacks isn't just cute—it makes tracking your mole underground much easier when zoomed out!