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Gold Mining Simulator

Single-player mining simulator with machinery, deformable terrain, and business progression

Code Horizon · Published by Code Horizon, PlayWay S.A. · Released Oct 13, 2017

IndieSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 16K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 41 in 30 days
Players
175
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 30, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 760
8 GB RAM · 19 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Gold Mining Simulator?

A first-person, single-player simulation of running a gold mining operation. You start with a bucket and pan, lease one of four open-world claims, dig and process gold, drive heavy machinery, repair breakdowns, and buy equipment upgrades as the business grows.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy methodical, hands-on machinery and mining tasks
  • +you want long, grind-heavy single-player progression
  • +you prefer sandbox goals over multiplayer cooperation

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repetitive tasks and slow progression
  • −you want cooperative or multiplayer mining

What players say

71% of 15,966 reviews are positive · 73% of 41 in the last 30 days

Players praise the hands-on mining loop, machinery, and long solo progression. Common complaints cite persistent bugs, stuttering, and frame-rate degradation during longer sessions. Recent negative reviews also object to fixes and quality-of-life changes being tied to paid editions or DLC rather than base-game updates.

Players over time

▼ -27% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 266 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026175
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Nov 1, 2026206
Oct 31, 2026168
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Oct 25, 2026266
Oct 24, 2026213
Oct 23, 2026157
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Oct 21, 2026175
Oct 20, 2026184
Oct 19, 2026200
Oct 18, 2026225
Oct 17, 2026191
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Oct 15, 2026189
Oct 14, 2026181
Oct 13, 2026206
Oct 12, 2026234
Oct 11, 2026248
Oct 10, 2026208
Oct 9, 2026218
Oct 8, 2026213
Oct 7, 2026221
Oct 6, 2026235
Oct 5, 2026244
Oct 4, 2026233
Oct 3, 2026235
Oct 2, 2026213
Oct 1, 2026226
Sep 30, 2026189
Sep 29, 2026203
Sep 28, 2026206
Sep 27, 2026204
Sep 26, 2026195
Sep 25, 2026168
Sep 24, 2026134
Sep 23, 2026148
Sep 23, 2026155
Sep 22, 2026154
Sep 21, 2026243

Screenshots and trailer

Gold Mining Simulator screenshot 1

Gold Mining Simulator system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 19 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64-bit) or Newer. Doesn't support Mac OS.
Processor
Intel Core i5
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 760
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
19 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 (64-bit) or Newer. Doesn't support Mac OS.
Processor
Intel Core i7
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 970
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
19 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Gold Mining Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Gold Mining Simulator 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
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Turkish, Dutch.

Does Gold Mining Simulator 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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