Mining and Dwarves

An incremental mining game with persistent progress instead of resets

Sockhouse Studios · Published by Aarimous and Thornity · Released Aug 27, 2026

Reviews: Mixed; 67% of 156
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 13 in 30 days
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Aug 29, 2026
Minimum PC: HD 4000; 16 GB RAM · 500 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Mining and Dwarves?

In this 2D incremental game, you break rocks, collect ore, and recruit five types of dwarves to help with mining. You buy upgrades for yourself and your helpers, work through a skill tree, and use eight active abilities to increase your gains.

For you if...

+you prefer leaving a game running in the background

Not for you if...

−you want strategic trade-offs and complex resource management

What players say

67% of 156 reviews are positive · 76% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the low-key music and mining sounds. The most common complaints are a repetitive mining loop, upgrades that feel inconsequential, and limited content.

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Mining and Dwarves system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.0 GHz) or equivalent
Graphics: Integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000 or better)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 500 GB available space
Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Mining and Dwarves have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Mining and Dwarves run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
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: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Mining and Dwarves 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam