Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
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Ore Factory Squad ⛏️

Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core! Play alone or with friends, buy properties, dig deep for valuable resources, complete contracts, upgrade and automate production lines and grow your factory from zero to industry!

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Is Ore Factory Squad ⛏️ still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

96.1
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

88.6% of 1,906 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 87.1. The developers have shipped 11 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 9.0.

reception 87.1·support +9.0·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Current price

$9.48$12.99−27%

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

2 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~6 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

11

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 6 days and were last heard 2 days ago — within their normal range. 11 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 2 of them major. It is currently 27% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

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patchAug 20, 2026

Ore Factory Squad Demo Patch v1.7.0 Fixes Crashes, Expands Audio and Nighttime Systems

The demo for Ore Factory Squad received patch v1.7.0 on July 12, 2026, targeting a range of stability, progression, and usability issues as the game approaches its stated July 16 launch date.

What changed

Stability

  • Fixed a crash affecting AMD RDNA3 users accessing FSR4
  • Fixed a separate crash for AMD RDNA4 users when switching to FSR4
  • Resolved several additional crash-related issues

Tutorial & Progression

  • Fixed interactions with vehicles and forklifts becoming locked and showing incorrect "continue tutorial" warnings
  • Fixed multiple tutorial issues that could block progression entirely

Gameplay & Systems

  • Increased daytime length
  • Reduced nighttime fatigue rate so characters lose energy more slowly
  • Removed the restriction that prevented calling deliveries at night
  • Added an automatic recovery system that teleports resources falling under the factory back to the surface

Audio & UI

  • Machine sounds moved to a dedicated audio mixer with independent volume control
  • Input and output device selection added for Voice Chat
  • All in-game control bindings added to the Keybinding menu
  • "Backpack Full" notification repositioned and given an animation

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the procedural digging shader appearing brighter than surrounding soil
  • Fixed Mining Equipment being placeable inside the factory
  • Fixed pallets being incorrectly placeable at the dig site
  • Removed the Hammer interaction UI for moving or selling resource-laden pallets

For players who found the demo's nights punishing or its tutorial unreliable, this patch directly addresses both friction points before the full release arrives.

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Recent Transmissions

23 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2026
Ore Factory Squad Supporter Pack is Now Available | DLC Release

Hi Miners! ⛏️The Ore Factory Squad Supporter Pack is now available! This is a small cosmetic DLC for players who want to support the continued development of Ore Factory Squad and help us keep expanding the game with new updates and content…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2026
After Hours | Major Patch Notes - v1.1.2

Hi Miners! ⛏️After Hours update is now live!With Phase 2, Ore Factory Squad expands beyond the factory floor and brings more life to Redstone City after a long day of mining. Buy your own place, customize your vehicles, try new casino and t…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Hotfix Patch Notes - v1.1.1

Hi Miners! ⛏️ We just released a small hotfix patch for the Masters of Oil update.Please note that the update size may be a bit larger than usual due to some build machine changes and scene optimization improvements included in this patch.T…

Community AnnouncementsSep 4, 2026
Masters of Oil | Major Patch Notes - v1.1.0

Hi Miners! ⛏️ Masters of Oil, our first major roadmap update, is now live!With Phase 1, Ore Factory Squad expands beyond traditional mining and into a brand-new industrial layer: oil extraction, fluid transport, petrochemical production, an…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 20, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Patch Notes - v1.0.9

Hi Miners! ⛏️ Before we fully move into Phase 1 and start digging into oil extraction, we’re releasing one more QoL focused update.We know many of you were also waiting for the patch notes for v1.0.8, which we released as a silent patch las…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 14, 2026
Steam Cloud Support Temporarily Disabled | Important Notice

Hi Miners! ⛏️ We are aware of an issue related to Steam Cloud save conflicts that may cause players to lose progress after reverting to corrupted cloud save, or in some cases, prevent save files from loading correctly after sync problems.We…

Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2026
Excavator, Mobile Office & Roulette | Patch Notes - v1.0.6

Hi Miners! ⛏️Phase 0 Part 2 is now live! With this update, we are completing Phase 0 from our roadmap. This means we are wrapping up the first wave of feedback-focused improvements and finishing an important step before moving toward bigger…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 25, 2026
Smart Filters & Safer Squads | Patch Notes - v1.0.5

Hi Miners! ⛏️ Thank you so much for the incredible support since launch. Ore Factory Squad has now passed 100,000 copies sold💙This is the first part of our Phase 0 update. Part 2 is planned for the coming weeks, bringing more of the featur…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 21, 2026
Roadmap Revealed!

Hi Miners! ⛏️First of all, thank you for an amazing launch week. Seeing so many of you playing together and giving us both positive and critical feedback has been incredibly valuable for us!It became very clear that many of you want to keep…

Community AnnouncementsJul 20, 2026
Invite-Only Lobby Security #2 | Hotfix Patch Notes - v1.0.4

Hi Miners! ⛏️We’ve released a second patch for the recent private lobby security issue.First of all, we’re sorry again to everyone who was affected. Invite-only rooms should be safe places to play with your friends, and we know how frustrat…

Community AnnouncementsJul 20, 2026
Invite-Only Lobby Security | Hotfix Patch Notes - v1.0.3

Hi Miners! ⛏️ While we were working on preparing the roadmap for you, we discovered that some users were using external/hacking methods to abuse the private lobby system in ways that should not have been possible.These users were joining ro…

Community AnnouncementsJul 18, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Patch Notes - v1.0.2

Hi Miners! ⛏️Since launch, we’ve been closely following your feedback and suggestions while continuing to work on fixes and improvements. The game is still going strong with 7,500+ concurrent players today, and we’re incredibly thankful for…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Patch Notes - v1.0.1

Hi Miners! ⛏️First of all, thank you so much for the incredible launch support!We passed 5,000+ concurrent players shortly after launch, and seeing so many of you digging, building, producing together has been amazing. 💙 We’re actively rea…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Ore Factory Squad is Out Now! ⛏️

Hi Miners! ⛏️The big day is finally here, Ore Factory Squad is out now on Steam!Thank you so much for the incredible support. We reached 100,000+ wishlists before launch, and we’re beyond excited to finally share the full game with you 💙 F…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 12, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Demo Patch Notes - v1.7.0

Hi Miners! ⛏️As we get closer to launch on July 16, the demo has been growing faster than we ever expected!We’ve seen over 1,200+ players digging and getting rich at the same time, and more than 170,000 players have now added the demo to th…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 9, 2026
50,000 Wishlists & Launch is Just One Week Away!

Hi Miners! ⛏️Ore Factory Squad launches in just one week, on July 16!And we’re incredibly excited to share that the game has now reached 50,000 wishlists on Steam! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us along the way. 💙To celeb…

Community AnnouncementsJun 27, 2026
Devlog #2 | Expanding Beyond the Backyard

Hi Miners! ⛏️Ore Factory Squad is launching on July 16! Get ready to expand your factory across different dig sites, each with new resources to discover, unique environments to explore, and new challenges waiting underground along with many…

Community AnnouncementsJun 12, 2026
Next Fest Update | Demo Patch Notes - v1.6.1

Hi Miners! ⛏️We’re excited to announce that Ore Factory Squad is launching on July 16! With different maps to dig through, many new machines, resources, and products to produce including some of the most requested ores like Copper, Iron, Go…

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Community AnnouncementsMay 2, 2026
Devlog #1 | Welcome to the Redstone City!

Hi Miners! ⛏️We’ve been a little quiet since the last update since we’ve been working hard on new things to show you. We’re happy to share that over 85,000 players have added the demo to their libraries, and game has passed +30,000 wishlist…

Community AnnouncementsApr 1, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Demo Patch Notes - v1.5.3

Hi Miners! ⛏️Since we released the demo last Friday, the response has been incredible.Over 45,000+ players have already added the demo to their libraries, we’ve reached 600+ concurrent players, and the game has now passed 15,000+ wishlists …

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Community AnnouncementsMar 28, 2026
Fixes & Improvements | Demo Patch Notes - v1.5.2

Hi Miners! ⛏️Thank you so much to everyone who played the demo, shared feedback, and reported bugs! It’s been amazing to see the over 12,000+ players have already added the demo to their libraries 🥳 If you’ve been enjoying your time with t…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 27, 2026
Ore Factory Squad Demo is Out Now!

Hello Miners! ⛏️ The day is here, the Ore Factory Squad Demo is now available on Steam! If you’ve been waiting to jump into Ore Factory Squad, now is the perfect time to start digging. Play solo or with up to 4 players, buy properties, mine…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 18, 2026
Announcing the Ore Factory Squad ⛏️

Hello future Miners! ⛏️Today we’re excited to officially announce Ore Factory Squad!Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and factory progression at its core. Play alone or with friends, buy pr…