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Orebound

First-person dwarf mining and factory building in an open world

Emberforge · Released Oct 24, 2024 · Early Access

ActionAdventureCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 985
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 18 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 15, 2026
Minimum PC
1050ti
16 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Orebound?

This first-person voxel factory game casts you as a dwarf tasked by the king with finding the lost Emberstone. Explore procedurally generated mountains and caves, mine materials, craft tools, and build a fortress with drills, belts, and ore refineries.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy open-ended construction with a dwarven theme
  • +you like mixing exploration with factory management
  • +you want to build factories with friends online

Not for you if...

  • −you want challenging combat to lead the experience
  • −you prefer structured levels over open-world resource gathering

What players say

76% of 985 reviews are positive · 83% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the digging, dwarf-themed building, and cycle of mining, automating, and upgrading. They criticize cumbersome factory construction and limited automation depth. Recent players also report machinery bugs involving splitters and elevators.

Players over time

▼ -60% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 43 players on Oct 3, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Orebound screenshot 1

Orebound system requirements

Minimum: 1050ti, 16 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Win 10 or later
Processor
Intel i5 or AMD equivalent 9th gen
Graphics
1050ti or higher and AMD equivalent
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Requirements may vary upon development milestones.

Recommended

OS
Win 10 or later
Processor
Intel i7 or AMD equivalent 11th gen
Graphics
Geforce 980ti or RX 5600 XT or higher
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Requirements may vary upon development milestones.

Does Orebound have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Orebound run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.

Does Orebound use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

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

1 DLC available.

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