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Mining Mechs
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I’ve been enjoying Mining Mechs overall. The core idea is fun and there’s definitely a solid foundation here. But after spending some time with it, there are a few things that started to feel a bit frustrating. First,…”
“When the game was first released, I saw alot of my friends bought it and I was like.. O.O I jumped on the bandwagon too but I did not play it immediately because it did not really appeal to me at that time BOY WAS I…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“6 hours of gameplay. was fun it was 80cents”
“Mining Mechs is one of those games you open “just for 10 minutes” and end up playing for an hour. I was looking for a simple and fun game to play in a group, just to joke around with friends. Then I found Mining Mechs,…”
“Long time ago I made such a good purchase, especially fun to play together with my 4yo son (but also relaxing to play on my own). P.S. I definitely played more than the 2.5h it says, probably an underestimation due to…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“ALL MEN YEARN FOR THE MINES With that being said: I absolutely love this game. Super fun with friends, and an overall great series to get into. Essentially all you do is mine down and sideways to collect ores, to sell…”
“Mining Mechs is one of those games you open “just for 10 minutes” and end up playing for an hour. I was looking for a simple and fun game to play in a group, just to joke around with friends. Then I found Mining Mechs,…”
“Long time ago I made such a good purchase, especially fun to play together with my 4yo son (but also relaxing to play on my own). P.S. I definitely played more than the 2.5h it says, probably an underestimation due to…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Long time ago I made such a good purchase, especially fun to play together with my 4yo son (but also relaxing to play on my own). P.S. I definitely played more than the 2.5h it says, probably an underestimation due to…”
“Really fun and relaxing game. It felt a bit nostalgic for me because it reminded me of some web games that don’t exist anymore, and I really enjoyed the playthrough. I would recommend it to anyone looking for something…”
“Review After 100% Achievements I love Motherload adjecent games and this is a perfect example of one. It adds a lot more content and QOL changes. As for the achievements, not hard a all. Most of them are to just play…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“ALL MEN YEARN FOR THE MINES With that being said: I absolutely love this game. Super fun with friends, and an overall great series to get into. Essentially all you do is mine down and sideways to collect ores, to sell…”
“Overall it was a fun experience. The gameplay loop is simple and satisfying, especially in the early hours. It does get a bit repetitive over time, but the humorous storyline keeps things engaging. Achievements are easy…”
“Really fun and relaxing game. It felt a bit nostalgic for me because it reminded me of some web games that don’t exist anymore, and I really enjoyed the playthrough. I would recommend it to anyone looking for something…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I’ve been enjoying Mining Mechs overall. The core idea is fun and there’s definitely a solid foundation here. But after spending some time with it, there are a few things that started to feel a bit frustrating. First,…”
“It is a good game and it definitely worth it on discount. It reminded me of an old Windows Phone game, I always wanted to relive that experience and finally I have found a game like that. I only have two gripes with it:…”
“Overall it was a fun experience. The gameplay loop is simple and satisfying, especially in the early hours. It does get a bit repetitive over time, but the humorous storyline keeps things engaging. Achievements are easy…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Casual mining game. It simplifies several aspects compared to Motherload like upgrades, there is no way to really lose. There is however a way to set up passive income with which you can avoid some grind or... make mine…”
“It is a good game and it definitely worth it on discount. It reminded me of an old Windows Phone game, I always wanted to relive that experience and finally I have found a game like that. I only have two gripes with it:…”
“Got it on sale for the price of a small water bottle and it's still a waste, especially of my time. As i was trying to 100% complete it, it gave me a ton of time what to write cause the achievements are so boring, it…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“6 hours of gameplay. was fun it was 80cents”
“Fun little game. Got it very cheap and had an hour of fun before deciding I had seen enough. Worth it.”
“Simple and slightly addictive game. Soundtrack is repetitive, but catchy. Graphics look good. It does not offer too much of content, but for it's price, you will get few hours of mining and kinda funny dialogs. If it…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Casual mining game. It simplifies several aspects compared to Motherload like upgrades, there is no way to really lose. There is however a way to set up passive income with which you can avoid some grind or... make mine…”
“Got it on sale for the price of a small water bottle and it's still a waste, especially of my time. As i was trying to 100% complete it, it gave me a ton of time what to write cause the achievements are so boring, it…”
“Eh, it was kind of basic and not much fun really. Steamworld Dig is a lot better game. Kinda wish they would do a remake of the original Motherlode. Edit: Thank you for your response. I can see where you were going with…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall it was a fun experience. The gameplay loop is simple and satisfying, especially in the early hours. It does get a bit repetitive over time, but the humorous storyline keeps things engaging. Achievements are easy…”
“The beginning hours were strong enough to keep me playing for 4 hours straight, but from there upgrades start to feel less impactful while their prices skyrocket, leading to the game slowly becoming tedious. Even the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“It's Motherload but no health or fuel so it's actually relaxing Fun cheap game to jump in with some mates! Reminds me a lot of Motherload back in the day, played that to death. If you liked that you'll love this Brings back my days playing Motherload as a kid I love a good Diggy…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Simple, yet fun game. Check the screenshots, what you see is what you get. HUGE TIP: Make your central mine where the pipe is.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Cheap but very fun! Bunch of ores, mechs, upgrades to mine and collect. I do wish stuff like trash and treasure/jewelry was a little more common, since if you play with more than like even 1 person you can't obtain the "collect 100" achievements for everything in one save file.…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 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 2026-07-11. 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 (2026-09-04). 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.
What's next for Mining Merchant
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Patch Notes v1.01.09
Updated runtime to v2024.14.3.260 Several QoL improvements Performance optimization Added carousel countdown Fixed text input Fixed fullscreen force
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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 | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Co-op · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · Mining · Singleplayer · Underground · Adventure · Casual · Robots · Exploration · Indie · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russia… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 76 |
| Official site | https://delayedvictory.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX970 DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space