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Gold Mining Simulator

Code Horizon · 2017-10-13

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 13, 2017 (Android), May 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 28, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

Gold Mining Simulator is a 2017 Indie and Simulation title priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 16,299 reviews).

198
playing now
73%
positive of 16k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
50
Nexus mods (19k downloads)
2.69★
PlayStation Store rating (3,710 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

198 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Gold Mining Simulator trailer thumbnail

Gold Mining Simulator 2 - Official Cinematic Trailer

≈411,851 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 198 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 711 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 411k–986k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,439 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-11-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 51 of 58 observed days · $22.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34834820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

562982026-09-15 12:00 — 164 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 217 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 107 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 235 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 340 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 122 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 148 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 309 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 192 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 308 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 303 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 226 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 163 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 356 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 338 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 162 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 321 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 293 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 161 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 370 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 423 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 157 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 198 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.6k0Aug 2017Aug 2026Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2017 — avg 749 · peak 1,882Mar 2018 — avg 570 · peak 1,241Jun 2018 — avg 407 · peak 858Sep 2018 — avg 454 · peak 1,639Dec 2018 — avg 388 · peak 1,062Mar 2019 — avg 352 · peak 754Jun 2019 — avg 408 · peak 1,012Sep 2019 — avg 466 · peak 1,033Dec 2019 — avg 503 · peak 998Mar 2020 — avg 575 · peak 1,142Jun 2020 — avg 432 · peak 1,050Sep 2020 — avg 368 · peak 770Dec 2020 — avg 423 · peak 1,086Mar 2021 — avg 390 · peak 858Jun 2021 — avg 350 · peak 743Sep 2021 — avg 263 · peak 533Dec 2021 — avg 296 · peak 610Mar 2022 — avg 212 · peak 448Jun 2022 — avg 263 · peak 656Sep 2022 — avg 225 · peak 597Dec 2022 — avg 205 · peak 430Mar 2023 — avg 210 · peak 473Jun 2023 — avg 186 · peak 427Sep 2023 — avg 168 · peak 431Dec 2023 — avg 347 · peak 725Mar 2024 — avg 279 · peak 626Jun 2024 — avg 245 · peak 540Sep 2024 — avg 212 · peak 453Dec 2024 — avg 563 · peak 1,231Mar 2025 — avg 331 · peak 754Jun 2025 — avg 249 · peak 567Sep 2025 — avg 235 · peak 464Dec 2025 — avg 562 · peak 1,271Mar 2026 — avg 352 · peak 777Jun 2026 — avg 376 · peak 952Aug 2026 — avg 312 · peak 761
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
332026-09-232026-10-132026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$3.592017-10-142026-10-142017-10-14 — best price $17.992018-02-15 — best price $15.992018-10-11 — best price $11.992018-12-21 — best price $10.992019-07-26 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-05-14 — best price $19.992020-10-29 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-05-26 — best price $9.992022-11-08 — best price $9.992023-03-15 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-12-08 — best price $5.992024-04-11 — best price $3.992024-05-25 — best price $10.002024-06-11 — best price $16.642024-07-18 — best price $16.782024-08-16 — best price $10.002024-09-16 — best price $13.942024-11-21 — best price $6.192024-12-26 — best price $19.992025-02-03 — best price $14.992025-03-15 — best price $10.002025-04-14 — best price $14.992025-08-19 — best price $5.662025-09-16 — best price $5.662025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-01-18 — best price $4.892026-03-04 — best price $19.392026-04-09 — best price $4.992026-06-01 — best price $14.992026-06-30 — best price $4.212026-08-26 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

4502026-09-30 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
64%
earned "Big Fish"
8.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support5 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Turkish…

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2017-10-13, latest 2025-11-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9221%42

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieMiningDrivingEconomySandboxBuildingStrategyRealisticManagementOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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