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Steam app 2289450 · updated 10 Sep 2026, 17:21 UTC

Idle Cave Miner

Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.

History chartsJune 2026 to September 2026
Last 30 days+16.9Gain+2.6%% gain840Peak
Idle Cave Miner Steam header artwork
Cold HoursCold Hours
588playing now
71324-hour peak
2,282all-time peak
666average, last 30 days

Game information

Free to playUpdated 10 Sep 2026, 17:21 UTC
App ID
2289450
Product type
Game
Developer
Cold Hours
Publisher
Cold Hours
Release date
7 Dec, 2023
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Declared DRM
Third-party account
Microsoft Playfab (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Achievements
18
Steam Deck
Playable
Metacritic

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

IdlerIncrementalMiningManagementCraftingPixel Graphics2DResource ManagementSimulationCuteCasualDeckbuildingColorfulStylizedDestructionFree to PlayInventory ManagementIndieSingleplayerParty-Based RPG
About this gameFull description from Steam
IDLE CAVE MINER FEATURES: Smelt, Craft, and Refine Ores: Craft cool new Items to mine deeper than ever and find new rare ores and gems! Upgrade your forges to increase their speed and efficiency when smelting rare ores or refining beautiful gems! Use the items you crafted to permanently boost the stats of your team of miners! Build your own team of Miners: Unlock cool and unique new miners to mine for you and help you progress deep within the mines! Upgrade your miners with items you crafted to take them to the next level of mining efficiency! Idle away as your miners work for you, giving you profits you've never seen before! Multiple Mines: The mine upgrades with you, the further down you go, the more the mine shifts to accommodate new unique and fun environments! Unique mines to explore, each with their own resources for you to obtain, whether those are rare ores to be smelted or unique gems to be refined! Farm these mines to get resources to become stronger than ever and progress in the main mine, giving you access to new and interesting new ores and gems! Endless upgrades: Upgrade everything about your favorite miners, building an increasingly strong team to progress further than you've gone before! Prestige to receive powerful rewards that allow you to go deeper than ever into the unknown depths of the mines! Gather permanent upgrades that remain with you when you prestige, allowing you to breeze through what was previously impossible! Lots of missions and achievements: Complete fun achievements to unlock cool rewards! Participate in daily, weekly and monthly missions that give you increased rewards based on their difficulty level! Check your game's stats at any moment to view your overall progress and other fun statistics! Other cool features: Cloud Saves! Online Leaderboards! Play Offline!
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 1GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 800 MB available space

Recommended

macOS

Minimum: OS: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher Processor: 1GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 800 MB available space

Linux

Minimum: OS: Linux Processor: 1GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 800 MB available space
Supported languages9 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Portugal
Japanese
Korean
Simplified Chinese

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Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

18 achievements in total.

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Breezing throughAchievement
Mining OperationAchievement
Deep RockAchievement
The Bottom?Achievement
Hats OffAchievement
Full TeamAchievement
Good CompanyAchievement
It's a Party!Achievement
Good StartAchievement
This ManyAchievement

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