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CastleMiner Z
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“This game is still as good as I remember, if you want something similar to Minecraft but a bit more intense and action packed and horror like, this is for you!”
“This game changed my life, The amount of hours I put into this game doesn't even tickle the tip of the amount of content this game contains, there's many enemies to smite, many weapons to craft, and where do I even…”
“fantastic indie game ive loved playing since it came out on the xbox 360 still lots of fun with others no matter how old”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“I first played it on Xbox when I was 12 right after it was released. Now 15 years later I played it again with two friends and we had three and a half hours of great fun. Nice.”
“fantastic indie game ive loved playing since it came out on the xbox 360 still lots of fun with others no matter how old”
“It's just you and the zombies, demons, and dragons LOVE. Brings me back to the 360 days with my friends.”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“This game changed my life, The amount of hours I put into this game doesn't even tickle the tip of the amount of content this game contains, there's many enemies to smite, many weapons to craft, and where do I even…”
“This game is unbelievably good. Don't get fooled by the first impressions given by the graphics. The game's difficult and sometimes completely impossible to defend yourself from the hordes of zombies that swarm you and…”
“-Start game -Spawn into some abandoned military camp -Everything feels way too quiet -Start looting crates like nothing’s wrong -Hear skittering under the floorboards -Get jumpscared by a bug the size of a labrador…”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“its funnn, but the lucky blocks ruin the ballance. like no i dont want a full diamond set 5 seconds in. EDIT: apparently in the steam betas you can select the original xbox version! so thats actually really good!”
“Esse jogo é muito divertido, sinto muita falta de jogos índies assim, espero que um dia a desenvolvedora, lance uma continuação, recomendo muito”
16 of the 83 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“its funnn, but the lucky blocks ruin the ballance. like no i dont want a full diamond set 5 seconds in. EDIT: apparently in the steam betas you can select the original xbox version! so thats actually really good!”
“this ♥♥♥♥ sucks and the only reason anyone likes it is because nostalgia”
“IF CASTLEMINORS Z RESSURACTION IS AS BAD AS THIS I AM GOING TO SUE. SONS CRYING NOW THAKS”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is crazy as ♥♥♥♥. started a survival game for the first time and 2 minutes later I'm 90% sure these two hacker guys just joined and gave me free ♥♥♥♥ and they legit opened up 180k plus lucky blocks and crashed my…”
“Game is cool but refresh rate for the game locks to 60 in fullscreen mode which is very annoying. Has a lot of technical issues like this that makes it annoying to play.”
“still as janky and fun as it was”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“its funnn, but the lucky blocks ruin the ballance. like no i dont want a full diamond set 5 seconds in. EDIT: apparently in the steam betas you can select the original xbox version! so thats actually really good!”
“pretty fun and enjoyable minecraft clone. the fact that the achievements are locked to endurance mode is pretty disgusting, but based.”
“old ass game but still really good if you dont like 100 percent some are broke and only work in one mode”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is unbelievably good. Don't get fooled by the first impressions given by the graphics. The game's difficult and sometimes completely impossible to defend yourself from the hordes of zombies that swarm you and…”
“I played this on the Xbox 360, it's inexpensive and pretty good gameplay, but don't expect AAA content”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“From playing this game on the 360 when i was a kid, i will say it has NOT lost its charm. Its great for a nostalgia and couple hours with mates :)”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“This game is like if Minecraft and black-ops zombies had a child. But black-ops zombies drank, smoked cigarettes, crack, meth, and forced Minecraft to throw footballs at her stomach to "make the baby better at sports" and 9 months later dumped it off at the Xbox live indie…”
— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played“Man before Minecraft came out for the Xbox this did a lot more than just copy. While it's nostalgic, wait for the remaster!”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
CastleMiner Z : Resurrection Trailer 2
We have been hard at work making CastelMiner Z : Resurrection, here is our latest trailer with a peek at the Dragon Please head over to the steam page and wishlist the game! Thank you!
1.9.9.8
Various Bug Fixes Time Based Achievements like "MinerZ Potato" accumulate and save correctly. No longer need to be completed in Endurance Mode. The game can utilize more memory now leading to less out
Update 1.9.9
It’s been a while! As we prepare for CastleMiner Z: Resurrection (a complete remake in Unreal Engine), we thought the original CastleMiner Z deserved a little love. We bring you Update 1.9.9! A Note o
Castleminer Z : Resurrection Announced
The long awaited sequel is in the works. Come visit the steam page and give us your input. The original team is back together and we are rebuilding the game from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. http
Death Toll Release
I know everyone here is much more interested in updates and CMZ2 and we haven't forgotten about those things. But I wanted to take a second to let you know that we have released our latest game. http:
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Zombies · Multiplayer · Action · Sandbox · Adventure · Indie · Open World · Crafting · Co-op · FPS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian * |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.castleminerz.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8, 7 , Vista, XP Processor: 2.8 GHZ Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c or better with 500 mb memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Direct X Compatible