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Oldbut Gold · 2024-06-13

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 13, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 13, 2024 (Linux), Jun 13, 2024 (Mac), Nov 21, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?

92%
positive of 533 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.75★
PlayStation Store rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.04
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 14,577 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 533 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.04-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10610620242026Week of 2024-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$1.042024-06-142026-09-072024-06-14 — best price $5.942024-07-29 — best price $5.592024-11-04 — best price $5.242024-11-27 — best price $4.892024-12-19 — best price $4.682025-01-08 — best price $6.992025-02-24 — best price $6.992025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-05-12 — best price $6.992025-06-20 — best price $6.992025-07-10 — best price $6.992025-08-18 — best price $6.992025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-10-20 — best price $6.992025-12-01 — best price $6.992026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-02-16 — best price $6.992026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-04-13 — best price $6.992026-05-25 — best price $6.992026-07-09 — best price $6.992026-08-03 — best price $6.992026-09-07 — best price $1.04
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "Gold rush!"
23.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportSteam Cloud1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-07-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)59913%26
PS5 (PlayStation)1828%24
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)333%23
PS4 (PlayStation)333%24

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGMechsCasualMiningSci-fiRelaxingAdventureSteampunkPlatformerSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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