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INDIELLIGENT · Published by INDIELLIGENT
Positive — 87% positive (15 reviews)
Last updated 29 Sept 2026
Explore an endless procedural universe. Mine asteroids, trade across living stations, fight cunning pirates, discover countless ships and items, and build your own space stations in a galaxy that never stops creating new stories.
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Action, RPG, Simulation, Early Access · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
START WITH NOTHING. MINE YOUR WAY UP.
Ore Bastards is a top-down space mining sandbox about starting with a fragile ship, an almost empty bank account, and one simple plan:
Get rich without getting blown apart.
Mine asteroids, haul ore to stations, trade resources, complete contracts, explore distant regions, fight pirates, and more.
Every expedition can lead to valuable deposits, abandoned wrecks, ambushes, distress signals, strange discoveries, or the piece of equipment that completely changes your ship.
MINE, TRADE, AND GROW
Extract different ores and crystals from asteroid fields across the galaxy.
Manage your limited cargo space, compare prices between stations, protect valuable resources in your station stash, and invest your profits in better ships, equipment, and more.
Some regions are relatively safe.
Others contain rare resources, stronger enemies, and opportunities worth risking everything for.
The farther you travel, the greater the danger and the potential reward.
BUILD YOUR OWN SHIP CONFIGURATION
Equip your ship with mining, battle, and missile turrets.
Install internal systems that improve your:
Mining power
Weapon damage
Shields
Engines
Scanners
Repair systems
Cargo capacity
And more
Ships, turrets, and internal systems use procedurally generated statistics, modifiers, and rarities.
A newly discovered item may increase your mining yield, improve your firepower, expand your cargo capacity, strengthen your shields, or push your ship toward an entirely different build.
There is no single perfect ship.
Speed, armor, shields, cargo space, mining efficiency, weapon range, damage, and many other attributes all compete for your limited equipment slots.
ACTIVATE POWERFUL SHIP ABILITIES
Some equipment grants active abilities that can change the outcome of an expedition.
Use abilities to:
Overcharge your shields
Push your engines beyond their normal limits
Disable nearby enemies with an electromagnetic pulse
Repair critical damage
Boost your mining systems
Overclock your turrets
And more
The right ability used at the right moment can save your ship, your cargo, and possibly your questionable career choices.
EXPLORE A VAST GALAXY
Travel between sectors and regions using a three-layer navigation system:
Galaxy Map
Region Navigation
Local Scanner
Discover:
Stations
Gates
Mining zones
Wreck sites
Pirate activity
Mission locations
Unknown signals
And more
Plot courses across the galaxy and use cruise travel to cover enormous distances within regions.
The map records the places you discover, allowing you to return to valuable mining areas, dangerous locations, mission targets, the wreck of your former ship, and other important discoveries.
FOLLOW UNKNOWN SIGNALS
Not every signal reveals itself immediately.
A distant contact may lead to:
A rich ore field
A crystal pocket
A pirate stash
An abandoned freighter
A derelict ship
A hidden pirate base
A navigation beacon
An escape pod
A capital ship graveyard
An anomalous structure
An ambush
Something that does not belong to any known human faction
And more
Some discoveries provide valuable equipment, resources, or information.
Others reveal new locations, begin chains of events, or lure careless captains into a trap.
Every unknown signal is a reason to travel a little farther.
COMPLETE STATION CONTRACTS
Stations offer missions based on their purpose, location, and surrounding threats.
Take contracts involving:
Ore deliveries
Cargo transport
Pirate hunting
Station defense
Miner escorts
Salvage operations
Prototype weapon testing
Dangerous expeditions
And more
Mission destinations can be tracked through Ship Info and displayed directly on the map.
Not every station offers every type of contract, so travelling between stations creates new opportunities.
FIGHT PIRATES AND PROTECT YOUR SHIP
Pirates may:
Attack miners
Defend valuable locations
Occupy hidden bases
Ambush travellers
Hunt you across open space
And more
Use specialized turret types, focus priority targets, manage your shields, repair damaged systems, and activate ship abilities during combat.
Mining turrets are designed to break asteroids efficiently.
Battle turrets are built to destroy ships.
Missile turrets provide heavy firepower against dangerous targets.
Choosing the right configuration is often more important than simply installing the most expensive equipment.
RESCUE SURVIVORS
You may discover escape pods and stranded survivors while exploring.
Rescued crew members can provide permanent bonuses to:
Mining
Combat
Navigation
Cargo management
Repair systems
And more
Each survivor has a name, profession, and personal history.
Bringing someone home may be more valuable than anything carried inside their escape pod.
LOSING A SHIP IS NOT THE END
Ore Bastards uses station-based saving and meaningful ship loss.
Every journey away from safety carries a real risk.
When your ship is destroyed, you may escape in a pod, transmit a distress signal, and wait for a rescue ship.
Returning safely does not restore everything you lost.
Your destroyed ship remains in space for a limited time, allowing you to return to the wreck and attempt to recover some of its equipment.
Failure costs you.
But failure can also become the beginning of another story.
A GALAXY THAT DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU
NPC miners continue working asteroid fields.
Pirates search for vulnerable targets.
Stations provide different services, equipment, missions, trading opportunities, and more.
Battles and encounters may begin without your involvement.
You are not the chosen savior of the universe.
You are another captain trying to survive, make money, and avoid becoming a permanent point of interest on somebody else's scanner.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN PATH
Become:
An industrial miner
A wandering trader
A pirate hunter
A deep-space explorer
Or something entirely different
Build:
A fast mining ship
A heavily armored combat vessel
A missile platform
A cargo hauler
A balanced multipurpose ship
Or an unstable combination held together by spare parts and financial desperation
There is always another region to explore, another ship to discover, another fortune to claim, and another threat waiting in the dark.
SPACE NEEDS A SOUNDTRACK
And while you race from one adventure to another across the endless reaches of space, your OREAMP music player will always be ready to play the game's soundtrack.
Choose a track, skip forward, replay your favorites, and give every mining expedition, pirate battle, and long-distance journey the music it deserves.
Because exploring an endless galaxy in silence would be absolutely unacceptable.
KEY FEATURES
Top-down space flight, mining, trading, exploration, and combat
Multiple sectors and regions connected by a large navigation network
Procedurally generated ships, turrets, internal systems, and item modifiers
Mining, battle, and missile turret specializations
Active ship abilities and extensive build customization
Galaxy Map, Region Navigation, and Local Scanner
Cruise travel across enormous distances
Station missions and varied contract types
Discoverable points of interest and unknown signal chains
NPC miners, pirates, and dynamic encounters
Crew rescue and permanent crew bonuses
Meaningful ship loss, rescue, and wreck recovery
Global station stash and cargo management
Playable prologue and guided tutorial
In-game Codex explaining major gameplay systems
Integrated music player for long expeditions
Multiple supported interface languages
And more
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel core i3 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Internal graphic card
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 95 IQ.
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel core i5 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Internal graphic card
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 120 IQ.
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
ORE BASTARDS OUT NOW!
Hello Bastards, The galaxy is open.Ore Bastards 1.0 is now live.Ore Bastards is a space sandbox built around one simple idea:Go wherever you want. Become whatever kind of bastard you want.There is no fixed path waiting for you.You can leave civilization behind and spend your time exploring an effectively infinite universe, searching for unknown signals, rare resources, hidden locations, mysterious Artifacts and things that probably should have stayed undiscovered.You can become a miner, filling your cargo hold with valuable ore and hunting richer deposits farther from safe space.You can become a fighter, hunting pirates, protecting stations, taking combat contracts and building ships designed for pure destruction.You can become a trader, moving resources between stations and turning distance, danger and opportunity into profit.Or you can build something of your own.Construct Mining Camps and Stations, expand your infrastructure, develop your economy and create your own network across the stars. ***OFFICIAL GAME GUIDEWant to learn more about Ore Bastards' gameplay, systems and mechanics?We highly recommend checking out our practical Official Game Guide, where you'll find detailed information to help you get the most out of your journey:Ore Bastards Official Guide ***YOUR SHIP. YOUR BUILD. YOUR STORY.Upgrade your ships with new weapons, engines and internal systems.Develop your pilot through the Skill Tree, unlocking passive improvements, Active Skills and the unconventional abilities hidden within the BASTARDS branch.ArtifactsAnd keep your eyes open for Artifacts.Scattered throughout the universe are mysterious objects waiting to be discovered. Artifacts can grant your pilot a huge variety of unusual abilities and bonuses, making exploration one of the most powerful ways to shape your build.Finding one may change the way you mine.The way you fight.The way you travel.Or the way you survive.Take missions when you want direction.Ignore them when you don't.Follow mysteri...Read full article on Community Announcements (author)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix #4: Shield Capacity
Bug FixWe identified and fixed a rare issue where a ship’s maximum shield capacity could become stuck at around 20 points after certain ship-switching and save/load situations.Selling structuresWe also added a new Sell Structure option for player-owned Mining Camps and Stations. If you no longer want to operate a structure, you can now sell it either from Operations (O) → Structures or from the structure’s own management panel.Selling a structure releases its capacity slot, and a portion of the resources invested in the Station is returned to the player as Credits.Sold structures are not removed from the world. Instead, ownership is transferred to NPC operators, who continue running the Mining Camp or Station as an independent facility.Thanks to everyone who reported these issues and helped us track them down.Read full article on Community Announcements (author)Patch NotesOfficial
Major Update: Player Stations & Mining Camps
Hello Bastards, With this update, Mining Camps and Player Stations arrive in Ore Bastards, adding a new layer of ownership, expansion and long-term progression to the game.Until now, finding a rich part of space usually meant one thing: fill the cargo hold, sell the ore, and eventually move on.Now you can decide that some places are worth staying for.Mining CampsDuring your travels, you may discover valuable Rich Ore Fields scattered across space.Instead of simply mining them and leaving, you can now claim suitable locations and establish your own Mining Camp.Building a camp requires an actual investment. Credits alone aren't enough — construction materials must be transported to the site, turning expansion into something you physically prepare for rather than something purchased from a menu.Once operational, the camp's mining drones begin working the surrounding resource field.That means a good discovery can become a long-term source of resources instead of a one-time mining trip.You can visit your camps, inspect what they have produced, transfer specific ores, deliver materials for upgrades and gradually improve their capabilities.And as your operation grows, logistics become increasingly important. Camps can be developed to handle more of the transportation work themselves, moving their output toward your station network instead of requiring you to personally haul every shipment.The galaxy isn't waiting for you, either.NPC mining camps can also appear in valuable resource areas. Some rich fields may already belong to somebody else, making ownership of good mining territory another part of exploration.Finding a great ore field now has a different feeling:"Do I mine this?"or..."Do I build something here?" HELP? Along with the new update, we've also updated the official Ore Bastards guide.If you'd like to learn more about Mining Camps and Player Stations, you can find all the relevant details in the guide, which is also accessible directly from within the game. Play...Read full article on Community Announcements (author)AnnouncementsOfficial
DRONES ARE HERE — New Drone System & Engine Turbo
Hey Bastards,The new update is live, bringing two major additions to Ore Bastards: Drones and the new Engine Turbo system.DRONESYour ship can now equip and deploy several different types of drones, depending on its available Drone Hangar capacity.Mining Drones help break asteroids and bring loose ore back to your ship. Defense Drones engage hostile ships and can even intercept incoming missiles. Repair Drones boost your ship's field repair capabilities. Shield Drones support your shield regeneration during combat.Station Outfitter / Drones TabDrones can be deployed or recalled individually or as groups, and all drone controls can be reassigned from Options → Key Bindings.Keeping drones deployed comes with a trade-off: they consume energy and increase your ship's signature, making hostile encounters somewhat more likely. Damaged drones can survive with reduced Integrity, while destroyed drones remain installed and can be rebuilt.The goal is to give you another tactical choice: you don't always need every drone in space. Deploy the tools you need, recall them when you want to stay quiet, and build a drone setup that complements your ship.ENGINE TURBOShips now have access to Turbo, activated by holding TAB by default. The key can be changed from Key Bindings.Turbo temporarily pushes your ship beyond its normal maximum speed, with the strength of the boost depending on your installed Engine.The first few seconds use your ship's rechargeable Turbo Reserve and cost nothing.But if you really need to keep going after the reserve is empty, you can.Keep holding Turbo and the engine enters Overburn, consuming permitted ore from your cargo to maintain the boost.So if a fight goes horribly wrong and you absolutely need to get out of there...you can burn your profits and run.Better Engines can also provide stronger Turbo performance, giving Engine hunting and upgrades another important role in ship building.Pirate wrecks can now occasionally yield Engines as salvage as well.As al...Read full article on Community Announcements (author)AnnouncementsOfficial
DEV LOG: Drones Are Coming! (Gameplay Video)
Hello Bastards, With the next update, space miners are getting their hands on a whole lineup of highly capable—and seriously tough—drones.Read full article on Community Announcements (author)
