Growing My Manhole guides
Start with the run loop, then work on the upgrade or card choice holding you back.

No matching guide. Try hunger, upgrades, or boosters.

Runs ending too soon?
Understand Size and Hunger, read your run result, and work toward the five areas without confusing the early demo with the full game.
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What should you upgrade?
Separate a shortage of objects from a collection problem. Read the upgrade tree, compare the next purchase, and test whether it improves your run.
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Are your boosters helping?
Understand the Hypersonic speed-versus-range tradeoff, find the Gallery, and compare Booster Packs against the problem holding your run back.
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Explore the five areas
Understand the five named areas, object tiers and Size without confusing an area overview with exact unlock requirements.
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Read your collection results
Identify the objects shown in the run result and compare collection counts, Total and Best Run without guessing item prices.
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Find your way around the menus
Navigate the run, upgrade tree and card menus with the pictured controls, plus browser focus and controller-selection checks.
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Choose the right game edition
Compare the early browser showcase, Steam demo and full Steam game, with official links and clear save-transfer boundaries.
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Fix lag without losing progress
Separate crowded-scene lag from Hunger endings, retry safely and understand the early demo Delete Data control.
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