Build and automate a mining operation from the ground down. Survey deposits, extract and refine valuable gems and metals, synthesize high-value composites, hire workers, and ship your products to expanding markets. Optimize every stage of the pipeline to maximize efficiency, quality, and profit.

Public builds
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Counted once we have watched for 90 days (since 21 Oct 2026)
Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 26402310
Update posts
30 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
7 daysMiddle gap across the last 4 builds we saw
| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26402310 | v1.0.73 - Train Loading Controls, Better Item Management & More QoL | |
| 26289214 | v1.0.62 - Supply Automation Rework & Major Performance Improvements | |
| 26154674 | v1.0.47 - New Synthesis Products, Markets & More QoL | |
| 25982751 | v1.0.40 - Automated Train Payments, Filtering Improvements & More QoL |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one. How we count
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | v1.0.40 - Automated Train Payments, Filtering Improvements & More QoL Update |
| 9 Oct 2026 | v1.0.30 - Better Box Handling & More Playstyle Control Update |
| 2 Oct 2026 | v1.0.24 - Better Stock Control & More Management Tools Update |
| 24 Sept 2026 | Full Release Version 1.0 with New Synthesis Production Update |
| 18 Sept 2026 | v0.9.78 - Better Machine Filtering & Faster Item Selection Update |
| 11 Sept 2026 | v0.9.55 - Easier Machine Selling & More Reliable Employees Update |
| 4 Sept 2026 | v0.9.06 - More Employees & Better Factory Management Update |
| 28 Aug 2026 | v0.8.56 - Smoother Large Factories & Expanded Train Capacity Update |
| 21 Aug 2026 | v0.8.06 - More Delivery Trains & Smoother Late-Game Performance Update |
| 14 Aug 2026 | v0.7.56 - New Area to Explore & More Minerals to Mine Update |
| 7 Aug 2026 | v0.6.77 - Employee Working Areas & Cave Area Management Update |
| 31 Jul 2026 | v0.6.68 - Custom Machine Names & Machine Management Improvements Update |
| 24 Jul 2026 | v0.6.54 - Performance Optimization and Save Improvements Update |
| 17 Jul 2026 | v0.6.01 - Pipeline Buffering & All Machine Upgrade Update |
| 10 Jul 2026 | v0.5.90 - Multi Filter, Vertical Routing, and Employee Expansion Update |
| 3 Jul 2026 | v0.5.75 - Machine Management, Project Difficulty & Crouch Update Update |
| 26 Jun 2026 | v0.5.65 - Train Menu, Advanced Crate Packer & Filter Update Update |
| 19 Jun 2026 | v0.5.50 - Crate Merge, Crate Packer & Hand Stack Update Update |
| 12 Jun 2026 | v0.5.40 - Drilling Upgrades & Speed Limit Expansion Update Update |
| 28 May 2026 | v0.5.15 - Sales Demand Rebalanced, Employee QoL Update and More Update |
| 22 May 2026 | v0.5.09 - Playstyle Settings, Mineral Rebalance, and Employee Behavior Updates Update |
| 8 May 2026 | New Updates: Toxic Gas Leak & Placement Clarity Update |
| 2 May 2026 | New Updates: Delivery Sales Location Update, and Employee Improvement Update |
| 24 Apr 2026 | New Updates: Utility Upgrade & Toxic Event Overhaul Update |
| 18 Apr 2026 | New Updates: New Machine, Storage & Box Organization Update |
| 10 Apr 2026 | New Updates: Optimization & Utility Machines Update |
| 3 Apr 2026 | New Updates: Mining Operations Improvement Update |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count