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Neon Division · Published by Neon Division
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Chief Miner is a space mining simulation / incremental adventure about blowing up space rocks, becoming overpowered, and uncovering a universal mystery
Free
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Casual · More free games
Embark on a unique journey as you mine asteroids and unravel universal secrets in Chief Miner. This indie game offers a mix of strategy and adventure, letting you grow your mining operation while uncovering the mysteries of the cosmos.
About this game
Follow your hobby of blowing stuff up (aka space mining)
Upgrade your gear and try to reach further each time
Uncover the trail of a universal mystery
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated GPU
- DirectX: Version 11
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated GPU
- DirectX: Version 11
Supported Languages
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Devlog - Update 0.46
Hi guys,Slow and steady wins the race, 0.46 is a significant upgrade in terms of polish. :)\ Completely redesigned the sound experience of the game and added many, many new sound effects & more music\ Voxels are now always ejected beyond the surface of the asteroid when mined so that they can be easily collected\ Added unique names to the space objects you travel to (in order to reflect their procedurally generated nature, e.g. "Large Iron Asteroid AX-17 Hardscrape")\ Added transition & arrival effects when travelling\ Increased the value of Ice deposits some more (in order to better serve their intended purpose as a high-revenue alternative to mining Iron asteroids, at the cost of no Exotic chance)\ The ship's scanner now notifies you when you can travel to the Mysterious Structure for the first time\ The HUD now shows the number of Exotic that has been collected (instead of the number mined, which was not super useful and could get confusing)\ Settings dialog is now split into multiple tabsAs always, if you run into any bugs, have any questions or feedback, etc, please don't hesitate to reach out via Steam's Community Hub (Discord is coming soon too).Happy mining!--NeønRead full article on Community Announcements (NeonDivisionGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Devlog - Update 0.45.5
Hi guys,The last couple of releases have been focused mainly on localization support:\ Automatically detect keyboard layout and adjust hotkeys (e.g. ZQSD instead of WASD on AZERTY keyboards)\ Game did not automatically switch to the correct language when starting for the first timeHappy mining!--NeønRead full article on Community Announcements (NeonDivisionGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Devlog - Update 0.45.3
Hi guys,I've been busy fixing things these last few days and thought I'd maintain a changelog, let's see how it goes, no promises. :)\ Added a final prestige node to the demo (at least for now) as a clear way to beat it (sorry to everyone who played early versions with no clear ending)\ Made the mining gun's floating projectile charge up as your energy recovers for a visual feedback\ Made what you're supposed to do on the Mysterious Structure level a bit clearer when you first arrive\ Skip forward through the tutorial more quickly based on your actions\ Added a setting to control the render resolution relative to screen resolution (to improve performance or supersample)\ Automatically cycle through several graphics engines when Direct3D 11 doesn't start (now tries OpenGL and Vulkan as well before failing)Happy mining!--NeønRead full article on Community Announcements (NeonDivisionGames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Chief Miner Demo is now live!
Hi guys, Neøn here!I'm super happy to announce the release of Chief Miner's demo today!It's been quite a while in the works, and I feel it's in a good place now to showcase the core loop and provide ~20-30 minutes of fun gameplay.P.S. Do shoot me your feedback (pun intended), I'm actively developing the game and will happily consider it. :)Happy mining!--NeønRead full article on Community Announcements (NeonDivisionGames)
