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Wristwork · Published by Wristwork Ltd · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 90% positive (1,560 reviews) · 56 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
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Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2025 · More under £5 games
Dive into the dark future of data harvesting as you manage and expand your A.I. surveillance network in FACEMINER, an indie simulation where every decision shapes your dystopian empire's growth.
About this game
Click. Click. Click.
Welcome to FACEMINER, where Every Face Has Value. Your job? Harvest biometric data, upgrade infrastructure, and expand your data processing empire as hard as Planet Earth can take it.
Set entirely within the confines of a vintage operating system, FACEMINER is a narrative-driven incremental management 'click-em-up' that tasks the player with building a planetary-scale biometric processing empire from scratch.
WORKLOAD
Harvest data, manage software upgrades, and expand your hardware as you rapidly scale your plant’s infrastructure. Ensure profits remain high and avoid bankruptcy (or worse) as you navigate oppressive electricity bills, high-maintenance cooling systems, and crooked politically-enforced carbon offsetting schemes.
CORPORATE CULTURE
Mining alone is no fun! Learn more about your fellow miners and keep up to date with the office gossip through the internal corporate messaging system. Sift through messages to unravel the mysteries – and ultimate plans – of the shadowy creators of the FACEMINER software suite.
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Climb the corporate ladder and gradually rise through the ranks as you are promoted from manual data-filtering rookie through to the ultimate harvesting automator as you classify and sell facial data at ever-increasing speeds. The world of data brokering is ruthless, and poor prioritisation can lead to costly mistakes down the line. Do you have what it takes to climb the ranks and become the ultimate FACEMINER?
ALL-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Featuring a tour-de-force of original 90s-infused tracks by Madwreck . From house to jungle to ambient, the built-in audio player will keep you locked in the zone while you click your way into A.I. history.
BONUS FEATURES
Completed the main game? Spend more times in the mines with 'Endless Mode', 'VR Mode' (for full 360 degree immersion), 'Infinite Money Glitch' mode and more.
Remember: Every Face Has Value.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- VR Support: OpenXR. Game uses systems default web browser for the VR session.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
FACEMINER is now playable in Turkish + some achievement stability improvements
Değerli Sunucu Sahipleri,As promised in the previous localization update, we are pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now available to play in Turkish! Some stability improvements have also been made to achievement unlocks, with strengthened detection logic and a re-check every time the game is started. If any are still acting strangely for you, please do let me know.(Also, did I mention that our new game comes out next week?) Thank you for playing - and welcome, new players!Read full article on Community Announcements (wristwork)Patch NotesOfficial
Localization Update! Play FACEMINER in Korean, Italian & Traditional Chinese
In keeping with our 2026 globalization strategy, we are pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now available to play in 3 new languages: Korean, Italian, and Traditional Chinese. Expect Turkish soon, too. Thank you for playing - and welcome, new players!Read full article on Community Announcements (wristwork)AnnouncementsOfficial
FACEMINER is in the InterfaceX Sale!
If you like 'screens on screens' -- Fake OS games which simulate a physical device (desktop, phone, browser, console, etc.) -- you can check it out here. There's over 150 games on sale, including the likes of SIMULACRA, Hypnospace Outlaw, Her Story, and... FACEMINER, which is currently 50% off. Enjoy!Read full article on Community Announcements (wristwork)Community & EventsOfficial
FACEMINER is 50% off for The Earth Appreciation Festival!
Hello, Pleased to announce that FACEMINER is now 50% off as part of The Earth Appreciation Festival! The festival has two recurring themes: "Nature", and "Eco-dystopian", with this one sitting firmly in the latter. We'll be donating a portion of sales to the Official Charity Partner of the sale, Cool Earth, to repent for our sins. See you in the mines.Read full article on Community Announcements (wristwork)AnnouncementsOfficial
It’s Version 2.2.0 Time
Hello!Version 2.2.0 of FACEMINER is now live. It has some big changes under the hood, and some smaller ones on top of it.The big change under the hood:You might or might not know that FACEMINER is secretly a web app. It's all built using a framework called Vue 2. Vue 2 hit its end of life back in 2023, and I've been putting off updating it ever since. One year post-launch, it felt like now was the time to do it. Many breaking changes and bugfixes later, the game should now hopefully (hopefully!) run a little bit smoother, and maybe more importantly, be easier to maintain long into the future. If you run into anything that doesn't look right, or changes that seem unintentional... They probably are, so please let me know.Endless Casual!For those who want to chill in the OS and not worry too much about losing, there’s a mode for that now. No more BSODs/negative balances/overheating. As with the other 'Endless Modes', you just have to beat the normal game first.QOL:Window positions are now saved as part of your session, and can be resetCan now switch temperature between C and FCan now use keyboard arrows to explore the marketplace and emails (enter key to buy things)New 'sharp text' mode in the Settings menu (useful for some resolution/monitor setups, which I noticed can be a little blurry)Fix for processing undercounting (I don't think anybody noticed, including me, but the ‘data processed’ count has always been off -- this number will go up much faster now)Bugfixes:Ghost windows fixed? The ‘ghost window’ bug that was happening for some users specifically on Windows 11 machines is hopefully resolved. If it’s still happening for you, please let me know (ideally along with your system specs).Fix for copy paste not working for some users in Endless ExpandedSome dark mode visibility improvementsImprovements to achievement unlock stability Other NoticesThe game is currently on sale to celebrate one year since launch! If you enjoyed it, tell your friends.We're making a new g...Read full article on Community Announcements (wristwork)
