Great fun in co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“We can play at the same time, in different locations, one of us mining the other running the factory or both of us teaming up to do stuff.”
Steam review · 75.9 h played ↗
Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
Worth buying? What 255 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 255 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%threeW2026Sandbox · Automation · Simulation
−28%$12.99$9.35
US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, relaxed dig-and-build co-op game with a satisfying mining loop and active updates. Content is thin and automation shallow, so skip it if you want a deep factory game or play solo.
Great for
Friends who want a relaxed co-op mining game, and players who enjoy a chill grind on a budget
Main risk
Content runs out after roughly 15-30 hours and the factory and automation feel shallow
What players love
Satisfying, relaxing mining loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Definitely a great game to turn music on, turn your mind off, and just play.”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Good value for the low price
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Considering the low price, the game delivers.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Stable and polished, few bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“For a new game there has been 0 issues with the game and the digging is flawless”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Active, responsive developers and roadmap
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“We encountered a bug, but it was fixed via an update within an hour of being reported.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Funny vehicles, dynamite and chaos
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Bought an excavator. Got it stuck. Got it out. Got it stuck again. Clipped through the ground. Flew across the map.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, grindy gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Overall, it's interesting for the first couple of hours. After that, it gets too repetitive.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Too little content, feels like early access
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This is an early access game, but not marked as such.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Shallow, underpowered factory and automation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The factory part of the game has no depth and is pretty boring. There is no complexity in the production lines you make, and they are almost all one input one output.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and save problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“there is no reason for this game to be crashing as much as it does. I have lost so much ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ progress because of it.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Weak upgrades and slow digging
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“its fun for a few hours but the upgrades you buy don't feel impactful enough”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Bad excavator controls and usefulness
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I don't think you could have made the Excavator control worse if you tried.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processori7-6700 or Ryzen 3 1200X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD equivalent
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 or later (64-Bit)
Processori5-12400 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2070 or AMD equivalent
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processori7-6700 or Ryzen 3 1200X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD equivalent
Storage15 GB available space
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