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FACEMINER
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“This was honest to god one of the best idler games I have ever played. The story had me hooked and the emails that come in during the storyline are just downright amazing! 10 out of 10 game for me and the ending was so…”
“I downloaded FACEMINER on a quiet evening, just looking for something chill to unwind with. The concept is simple and brilliant: you mine deep into procedurally generated faces, extracting memories, emotions, and hidden…”
“FaceMiner is a short story driven idle game. You start by clicking on faces in given dataset but then quickly automate your operation to get a program to do that for you. You then balance your various computer…”
31 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“This was honest to god one of the best idler games I have ever played. The story had me hooked and the emails that come in during the storyline are just downright amazing! 10 out of 10 game for me and the ending was so…”
“FaceMiner is a short story driven idle game. You start by clicking on faces in given dataset but then quickly automate your operation to get a program to do that for you. You then balance your various computer…”
“Poignant commentary about the line go up mentality of the last decade. I suspect the ending of the story is what the average tech bro is hoping for. Great game, great message,”
23 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“I adored the aesthetics and music, but man, the gameplay felt really weak and the writing didn't land for me. I get the message and agree with it, but the game doesn't feel like it's saying or doing anything profound…”
“I downloaded FACEMINER on a quiet evening, just looking for something chill to unwind with. The concept is simple and brilliant: you mine deep into procedurally generated faces, extracting memories, emotions, and hidden…”
“Ever-growing, Insatiable hunger for expansion with the seasoning of "High Productivity" OST that actually makes love with your soul. Sometimes you find yourself clicking those upgrades . Few moments later you find…”
14 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“I adored the aesthetics and music, but man, the gameplay felt really weak and the writing didn't land for me. I get the message and agree with it, but the game doesn't feel like it's saying or doing anything profound…”
“I downloaded FACEMINER on a quiet evening, just looking for something chill to unwind with. The concept is simple and brilliant: you mine deep into procedurally generated faces, extracting memories, emotions, and hidden…”
“4/5 I enjoyed the concept, touches on some contemporary topics and problems. Lack of general understanding of goals sometimes made me feel aimless. but on the contrary I enjoyed the moments of exploration finding out…”
10 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“Its less than 10 bucks, 2-4 hours long, and pretty good as far as what is essentially a horror clicker goes. I thought there was going to be more from the ending, but i'm satisfied.”
“Short, sweet, and gets a point across.”
“The game was worth a few hours of my time. It was interesting, but I don't see pushing for a lot more time out of this game. I will look in on it to see if they update it and possibly add something new.”
11 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I adored the aesthetics and music, but man, the gameplay felt really weak and the writing didn't land for me. I get the message and agree with it, but the game doesn't feel like it's saying or doing anything profound…”
“I'm not convinced this is a game.”
“Too much of a grind for a message I already knew. It's also the problem that this isn't even the first idler that I've seen do this exact twist, and I would say that universal paperclips does it better. Although that…”
10 of the 97 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Too much of a grind for a message I already knew. It's also the problem that this isn't even the first idler that I've seen do this exact twist, and I would say that universal paperclips does it better. Although that…”
“Just go read about CAPTCHA, data privacy, and surveillance, then skim through a gallery of eerie liminal creepypasta images, and go play an idle game that actually lets you idle. It's astounding this was in a bundle…”
“This one surprised me. I bought it as part of a bundle with another game as sort of an afterthought, but it's stayed in my mind and on my screen. The soundtrack is phenomenal and the concept is extremely topical without…”
9 of the 97 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I adored the aesthetics and music, but man, the gameplay felt really weak and the writing didn't land for me. I get the message and agree with it, but the game doesn't feel like it's saying or doing anything profound…”
“>"Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999." >looks inside >"muh climate change" Every single ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ person would be more worried about the impact on…”
“Its less than 10 bucks, 2-4 hours long, and pretty good as far as what is essentially a horror clicker goes. I thought there was going to be more from the ending, but i'm satisfied.”
4 of the 97 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“OpenAI simulator 1999. Be aware that at default settings, the game lasts only around 3 hours and replayability is questionable at best. Get on sale. It should be noted also that the story is very shallow and mostly just…”
“Great little game that I enjoyed more than I expected. I picked it up on a whim because it gave me Uplink vibes, and even though the main story mode felt quite short (on hardest difficulty), it was much more interesting…”
“Clicker game inside the head of a climate cultist. But kinda lacking in content for 8$”
3 of the 97 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is FIRE. someone COOKed up absolute HEAT in the kitchen. I finished the base game (ignore the fact that the achievements aren't showing idk why) but its good. I recommend”
“Just go read about CAPTCHA, data privacy, and surveillance, then skim through a gallery of eerie liminal creepypasta images, and go play an idle game that actually lets you idle. It's astounding this was in a bundle…”
“game is great the only issue i have, is when you tab out, it resets the positions of the windows”
Counted across 97 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“One of the coolest games I've played, running my 3rd run today, it is very interesting and very thoughtful. it's a direct criticism to how things are going nowadays with ai and datacenter using resources”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“The game really captures how creepy modern AI and facial scanning can feel, and the way it gradually shows the damage it causes hits pretty hard as you keep playing. I honestly could not stop playing, it got really addictive. And the soundtracks? So freaking good”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“just one more datacenter bro trust man just one more datacenter and we'll reach general ai man trust me, all of this is worth it man”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
FACEMINER is now playable in Turkish + some achievement stability improvements
Değerli Sunucu Sahipleri, As promised in the previous localization update , we are pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now available to play in Turkish! Some stability improvements have also been ma
Localization Update! Play FACEMINER in Korean, Italian & Traditional Chinese
In keeping with our 2026 globalization strategy, we are pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now available to play in 3 new languages: Korean, Italian, and Traditional Chinese. Expect Turkish soon, t
FACEMINER is in the InterfaceX Sale!
If you like 'screens on screens' -- Fake OS games which simulate a physical device (desktop, phone, browser, console, etc.) -- you can check it out here . There's over 150 games on sale, including the
FACEMINER is 50% off for The Earth Appreciation Festival!
Hello, Pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now 50% off as part of The Earth Appreciation Festival ! The festival has two recurring themes: "Nature", and "Eco-dystopian", with this one sitting firmly
It’s Version 2.2.0 Time
Hello! Version 2.2.0 of FACEMINER is now live. It has some big changes under the hood, and some smaller ones on top of it. The big change under the hood: You might or might not know that FACEMINER is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Clicker · Simulation · 1990's · Retro · Point & Click · Dystopian · Idler · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Pixel Graphics · Economy · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , German * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , French * , Polish * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Achievements | 56 |
| Official site | https://www.wristwork.com/faceminer |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB VRAM Storage: 1 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR. Game uses systems default web browser for the VR session.