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Mining Merchant

Mining Merchant

Mining Merchant is a relaxing mining and shopkeeping adventure game. Mine by day to uncover rare ores and gems, then craft jewelry to sell in your shop by night. Rebuild your uncle’s business solo or in co-op and uncover the mystery behind the nightly earthquakes.

Released May 1, 2026 Developer Delayed Victory Platforms Windows Online Co-OpSide ScrollerSandbox2DCasual
View on Steam ↗ $4.89 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

87.6%positive429 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game is incredible! Reminds me of the old school flash games I used to play (MotherLode I think?) Also the game has so much content, wow!”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game is like it's two games, and one of those games I would strongly recommend against. Let me explain that. First off, the mining game is great. I enjoy mining, I like the drilling, the exploring, the getting gems and ores and if I could just stop there. That'd be great.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Maybe I'm missing something as I've only played 2 hours before getting bored out of my mind, but it feels like this is just an average story with some repetetive gameplay glued onto it. Each day is split up into 2 sections: Mining section: Pretty average mining game, this is the…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

492all-time peak
0 100 200 123 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

100achievements
57.8%median completion
4.9%rarest: Overachiever
98.5% of players 97.4% of players 96.7% of players 96.6% of players 96.1% of players 95.6% of players 94.9% of players 94.8% of players 93.7% of players 93.6% of players 93.2% of players 92.6% of players 92.2% of players 92.1% of players 90.2% of players 89.3% of players 86.7% of players 86.2% of players 84.2% of players 83.7% of players 82.7% of players 82.5% of players 80.6% of players 80.1% of players 79.2% of players 79.1% of players 78.7% of players 78.3% of players 73.1% of players 72.8% of players 71.9% of players 71.7% of players 71.3% of players 70.9% of players 68.1% of players 68.1% of players 68.1% of players 67.3% of players 67.2% of players 65.7% of players 64.4% of players 62.9% of players 61.4% of players 60.3% of players 60.3% of players 59.6% of players 59.0% of players 58.9% of players 58.2% of players 58.0% of players 57.8% of players 56.8% of players 56.7% of players 56.5% of players 55.4% of players 55.2% of players 54.6% of players 54.3% of players 54.1% of players 53.6% of players 98.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.5%Meet Uncle Barry — Meet your uncle at the shop
97.4%Whoa!! — Experience your first earthquake
96.7%Little smelly here — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
4.9%Overachiever — Hidden achievement
8.9%Day 20 — Get to day 20
13.0%50.000 Tiles — Mine 50.000 tiles

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.89−30% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$6.99base price
$4.89lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US4.89 USD−30%
EU4.89 EUR−30%
UK4.89 GBP−30%
Australia6.99 AUD−30%
Canada6.29 CAD−30%
Japan629 JPY−30%
Brazil17.49 BRL−30%
China20.99 CNY−30%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$6.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Jun 14, 2026
What's next for Mining Merchant

Hey everyone! It’s been a little while since the last post, so here’s a quick update. First off: If you don't have the game yet, Mining Merchant is currently on sale with the same discount as launch,

May 19, 2026
Patch Notes v1.01.88

1.01.88 Fixed external controllers on Steam Deck Fixed secondary controller use Fixed hand cursor stuck in mini game Updated NPC expression sprites Updated player expression sprites Updated Beach map

May 12, 2026
Patch Notes (Copper rebalance)

Hey everyone! This patch addresses the amount of copper needed to craft stuff in the early stages of the game. I've heard your frustrations about this, and made the following changes to improve: Incre

May 02, 2026
Thank you!

Hey everyone! Mining Merchant has been out for a little over 24 hours now, so I wanted to take some time to thank you all for the support. Collectively, you’ve already mined 40 million tiles, which is

May 01, 2026
Patch Notes v1.01.86

1.01.86 Fixed npc names being translated Fixed quest log containing date icon Polished gem setting mini game Fixed gem setting crafting tutorial Fixed CR4B ability targeting mined tiles Fixed shop rep

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsOnline Co-Op · Side Scroller · Sandbox · 2D · Casual · Mining · Crafting · Shop Keeper · Relaxing · Underground · Adventure · Procedural Generation (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russia…
ControllerFull support
Achievements100
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system 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