Satisfying automation once running
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“once you get it set up you feel the snowballing”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗
Hydroneer
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Foulball Hangover2020Base Building · Automation · Sandbox
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A physics-driven, water-powered mining and automation sandbox that turns addictive once your first drill runs. Skip it if you want an inventory, online co-op or polish.
Great for
Patient players who like slow, relaxing, chaotic-physics automation and tinkering with pipes and drills
Main risk
Tedious no-inventory handling and clunky item dropping, plus a risk of save wipes
What changed in the last 30 days
64 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly repeat save wipes, stuck ores and clunky no-inventory design. No specific new patch is clearly identified, so confidence is low.
64 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive, creative factory building
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The real task is to control the chaos. I absolutely love this game.”
Steam review · 88 h played ↗
Relaxing, calm pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“This game probably amongst the top three most relaxing games I have ever played because of the scenery, lack of threats, and automation.”
Steam review · 92.3 h played ↗
Runs well on weak hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“I play on a low quality laptop and have very few problems with running the game.”
Steam review · 306.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky controls and item dropping
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Rather than items dropping where you point your cursor, there is a little shadow cursor to the bottom right which is where items drop.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
No inventory, one item at a time
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You have to grab each item individually no matter what size.”
Steam review · 21.7 h played ↗
Only split-screen/Remote Play co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game doesn't offer multiplayer, only "shared/split screen multiplayer", which is an insult to all players.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Little content or endgame after automation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I had my machine and could easily make money, so I do not see any reason to build more machines just to make more money.”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
Save files wiped or corrupted
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the devs STILL haven't fixed a game breaking bug where all of your progress is randomly wiped when you load a save”
Steam review · 39.5 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and unexplained mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“There is no instructions, the tutorial doesn't teach anything at all about how to build automation”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorQuad-Core 64-bit Intel or AMD processor, 2.4 GHZ CPU
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB DirectX 11 dedicated video card
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorQuad-Core 64-bit Intel or AMD processor, 2.4 GHZ CPU
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB DirectX 11 dedicated video card
Storage10 GB available space
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