CastleMiner Z
Block-based survival sandbox with zombies, dragons, and online co-op
DigitalDNA Games · Released Feb 3, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 11 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 24
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Aug 25, 2025
What is CastleMiner Z?
CastleMiner Z is a first-person survival game set in an endless block-based world where zombies, skeletons, and dragons roam. You mine materials, craft weapons and tools, build structures, and explore alone or online with friends. Its modes include randomized Endurance runs with permanent party death, persistent Survival worlds, Creative building, and dragon attack waves.
For you if...
- +you enjoy surviving hostile nights with friends
- +you like building with the option to reduce enemy threats
- +you want survival runs where death ends the attempt
Not for you if...
- −you want deep progression beyond mining and fighting
- −you dislike gathering materials while monsters attack
What players say
81% of 11,156 reviews are positive · 90% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the nostalgia and the fun of surviving with friends. They criticize shallow, dated gameplay and report bugs; some describe invisible enemies and terrain that fails to render after recent patches.
Screenshots and trailer
CastleMiner Z system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8, 7 , Vista, XP
- Processor
- 2.8 GHZ Dual Core
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c or better with 500 mb memory
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8, 7
- Processor
- 3.0 ghz Quad Core or Better
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c or better with 1 GB memory
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian.
Tags
- Open World Survival Craft
- Survival
- Zombies
- Multiplayer
- Action
- Sandbox
- Adventure
- Indie
- Open World
- Crafting
- Co-op
- FPS
- Shooter
- Dragons
- First-Person
- Walking Simulator
Recent updates
- Aug 25, 2025 · 1.9.9.8
- Aug 20, 2025 · Update 1.9.9
- Feb 14, 2017 · 1.9.8 is Live
- Feb 12, 2017 · Update 1.9.8 is in the Beta Branch
- Feb 12, 2017 · Update 1.9.8 is in the Beta Branch
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