Independent game guide

River Mill

Drag to move a lumberjack between the river and mill, collect floating logs, and carry the growing stack into a production route.

Play on Astrocade ↗

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River Mill

Start by collecting the river's logs

River Mill opens beside a fast river carrying loose timber. Hold and drag to move the lumberjack toward the highlighted log; walking into the water switches to a wading animation while touching logs adds them to a visible stack on the character's back.

The opening test moved from the bank into the current and collected several logs. The tutorial then placed new arrows over the riverside pallet and saw station, turning the first pickup into a clear delivery route.

Turn raw timber into a production chain

Carry logs to the marked station so the mill can process them into planks. The same drag movement takes finished material through the next step and brings generated cash back into the upgrade economy.

Capacity matters because the carried tower grows with every pickup. Short routes keep the operation moving, while a longer collection pass can deliver a larger batch at once.

Upgrade and automate the yard

Colored pads around the operation spend earnings on capacity, machinery, and workers. New helpers take over repeated hauling jobs so the player can push farther along the river and open the next part of the business.

River Mill runs from its stable official Astrocade page without a download. Astrocade does not offer an authorized reusable player embed, so the external game page remains the place to play.

Guide

Move: Hold and drag in the direction you want the lumberjack to walk or wade
Collect: Enter the river and touch floating logs to stack them on the character's back
Deliver: Follow the tutorial arrows back to the riverside pallet and mill route
Process: Move materials through the mill, collect the resulting cash, and keep the production chain running
Expand: Stand on upgrade pads to spend earnings on capacity, equipment, and workers
Access: Opens on Astrocade in a new tab; no download is required

Creator's description

The opening tutorial marked a log in the river and explained drag movement. Dragging upward moved the lumberjack into the water, collected several floating logs into a visible backpack stack, and revealed the next arrows toward the pallet and saw station.