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FACEMINER

Desktop incremental management game about automating facial data harvesting

Wristwork · Published by Wristwork Ltd · Released Feb 27, 2025

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,611
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 50 in 30 days
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 18, 2026
Minimum PC
128MB VRAM
1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is FACEMINER?

This single-player incremental management game takes place inside a retro computer operating system. You classify and sell facial data, automate the work, and expand your hardware while managing electricity, cooling, and costs. Internal messages reveal more about the company behind the software.

For you if...

  • +you like balancing operating costs as production grows
  • +you enjoy piecing together stories through office messages

Not for you if...

  • −you need constant hands-on play instead of idle periods
  • −you want action rather than incremental management

What players say

90% of 1,611 reviews are positive · 78% of 50 in the last 30 days

Players praise the retro desktop look, soundtrack, and satire about AI and data harvesting. The most common complaint is that upgrades become repetitive once the work is automated; some players also find the ending unsatisfying.

Players over time

▼ -36% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 40 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20269
Nov 6, 202610
Nov 5, 20268
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Nov 2, 20266
Nov 1, 20265
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Oct 11, 202640
Oct 10, 202631
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Oct 7, 20268
Oct 6, 20269
Oct 4, 202615
Oct 3, 202622
Oct 2, 202612
Oct 1, 202610
Sep 30, 202613
Sep 29, 20267
Sep 27, 20265
Sep 26, 20265
Sep 25, 20267
Sep 24, 20269
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 23, 20269
Sep 22, 20268
Sep 21, 20268

How many players finish FACEMINER?

39% of Steam players have unlocked «Complete Story», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

FACEMINER screenshot 1

FACEMINER system requirements

Minimum: 128MB VRAM, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i3 or equivalent
Graphics
128MB VRAM
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does FACEMINER have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does FACEMINER run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
56
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Belarusian.

Does FACEMINER use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

FACEMINER is a concept-driven game that directly engages with the ethics of AI. For thematic purposes, the game features faces which have been generated by a GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) trained on the FFHQ dataset, a research dataset released by NVIDIA that is the backbone of many real-world facial recognition applications. Per NVIDIA, only images under permissive licenses were collected. The 'AI training' in this game is fictional and has been simulated for entertainment purposes. The game can be interpreted as a critique of AI specifically relating to the ecological impact of mass d...
Full statement

FACEMINER is a concept-driven game that directly engages with the ethics of AI. For thematic purposes, the game features faces which have been generated by a GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) trained on the FFHQ dataset, a research dataset released by NVIDIA that is the backbone of many real-world facial recognition applications. Per NVIDIA, only images under permissive licenses were collected. The 'AI training' in this game is fictional and has been simulated for entertainment purposes. The game can be interpreted as a critique of AI specifically relating to the ecological impact of mass data hoarding, surveillance concerns, and way it is used to compound corporate power.

The statement mentions: Art

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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