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Hello Egg · Published by Hello Egg
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A chill, top down automation game about mining asteroids down to the core. Build bots. Figure out logistics. Automate yourself out of a job.
Simulation, Strategy · More free games
About this game
You're here for the core. It's at the center, and the rest of the asteroid is in the way. Digging there by hand would take roughly forever, so you're going to make it somebody else's problem.
BOREWORKS is a top down automation game about mining procedurally generated asteroids: build bots, deal with logistics, automate everything.
Automate yourself out of a job
Every problem in this game can be solved by building a bot, including the problem of telling bots what to do. That's a bot too.
Command an asteroid-eating swarm
Your first bot is precious. You might even name it. An hour later you've got a swarm of them stripping a vein like ants on ice cream, and you've stopped naming things.
Figure out logistics
Mining the rock is the easy part. Getting it home is the game. You raise an outpost in the dark and the bots lay track out to meet it. As far as they're concerned, that's a neighborhood. Then they eat the neighborhood.
Use the asteroid to mine the asteroid
You spend rocks to build bots to mine rocks to build more bots. By the end you'll have spent the whole asteroid on the machine that ate it.
No combat. No death. No spaghetti.
The asteroid doesn't fight back. The bots don't unionize. The most dangerous thing on this asteroid is you, and you're just here for the rocks.
Every asteroid is different
Each one is procedurally generated, which is a fancy way of saying I don't know where anything is either.
Reach the core
You'll devour your first asteroid in one sitting. About two hours from the first rock to the heart of the asteroid, then the heart you hauled home buys new variants for you and your bots, and a fresh asteroid is waiting whenever you want another.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated GPU with DirectX 11 / OpenGL 3.3 support (Intel HD 4000 or equivalent)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1024 MB available space
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Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Uranium got a promotion
Previously uranium was used to fabricate Outposts, now it does something way more interesting.You can use uranium to build reactors, which generate power. They have three main rules:Reactors generate power from heatAdjacent reactors generate more heatToo much heat is bad**Unless you can keep it under control.Conduits carry power from reactors to the asteroid, but can lose efficiency over long distances if you aren't careful.Power is used to build and upgrade stations, you're going to need a lot of it.If you would be interested in playing a beta version of BOREWORKS, or if you would like to stay updated about the game, sign up for my mailing list.Wishlist BOREWORKS on steam:Read full article on Community Announcements (Hello Egg)Patch NotesOfficial
v1.0.5 Farewell MS Paint art
Added a brand new logo, boot splash, and app icon made by the wonderfully talented Lucas MolinaFixed some minor flickering/performance issues with the new game intro sequenceRead full article on Community Announcements (Hello Egg)Patch NotesOfficial
v1.0.4 Patch Notes
Thanks for playing the demo :D. Here's a batch of changes, if you're having fun consider adding the game to your wishlist.New stuff:Added a brief intro sequence to the start of each gameChanged stuff:You can now place Outposts and Stations from one tile away, instead of having to stand directly on the slotIncreased the default hint duration to 30 seconds (this can be adjusted under settings > interface)Hauler bots are slightly less likely to try and mug you (take your inventory when you don't want them to)Better indicators for when you reach the end of the demoFixed stuff:Fixed some tooltipsFixed some descriptionsFixed some blurry spritesFixed some performanceRead full article on Community Announcements (Hello Egg)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix: Boost no longer phases through walls
Fixed a bug that let you Boost straight through solid rock and the asteroid's hull.Read full article on Community Announcements (Hello Egg)AnnouncementsOfficial
The BOREWORKS demo is live
The demo is live, and it's free. I'm a solo dev, and this is the real opening of BOREWORKS: a chill top down automation game about mining an asteroid down to its core. Build bots, sort out the logistics, automate yourself out of a job. The demo is a slice of the first part of the game, enough to get the loop under your skin. Two things would genuinely help me: Wishlist Boreworks if you like it. For a solo dev it's the single most useful thing you can do.Tell me what you think. Bugs, confusion, "this bit dragged", all of it helps. Thanks for playing. Now go eat an asteroid.Read full article on Community Announcements (Hello egg)
