Gold Hunter

Gold Hunter

Early access since May 2022

Have you always dreamed of searching for gold? Then start your own adventure now - alone or together with friends. Explore a huge map and dig for gold using a variety of methods, vehicles and wash plants.

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Evaluation

Gold Hunter entered Early Access on May 13, 2022, with an extensive list of promised features — over 60 claims, 50+ vehicles, seasonal weather, story mode, and more. The game received regular updates for years, with its last major content release (the "Consume & Connect" update) shipping on April 27, 2025. As recently as April 10, 2026, the developer was announcing ambitious plans for a massive overhaul including Voxel 2.0, an Unreal Engine 5.7.4 upgrade, a new character system, and dedicated servers. Those plans were never delivered. On June 22, 2026, the sole developer posted a notice announcing the immediate discontinuation of development, citing financial collapse — monthly revenue had fallen to only a few hundred dollars. The developer requested the game be removed from sale by the end of July 2026 and offered a 60% discount as a final farewell during the Steam Summer Sale. A follow-up post on July 28, 2026 confirmed that investor conversations had failed and that the store delisting would occur on August 7th or 8th, 2026. The developer stated explicitly: "There will be no resumption of development — this decision is final." The game is now confirmed delisted (no purchase options are available as of today, August 10, 2026), and development has permanently ended. The game never reached a 1.0 release, and the large volume of content promised on the store page was never delivered.
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Game has no purchase options available, confirming it has been delisted from the Steam store.
store metadata · Aug 10, 2026 source development ending
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Developer confirmed that all investor conversations failed and the game would be delisted on August 7th or 8th, 2026. Stated explicitly: 'There will be no resumption of development — this decision is final.'
news post · Jul 28, 2026 source development ending
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Details

Publisher
eXtreme Studios
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Have you always dreamed of going on a gold hunt yourself? And to bring the valuable metal to light with small or large equipment and hard work? Then you now have the chance to show what you're made of and experience the different ways of finding and digging for gold with Gold Hunter.

However, all beginnings are difficult. You start your adventure with some money and a metal detector. And when you have found your first gold, you expand your equipment with a small mobile unit. Over time, with more experience and with more gold, your mining operation grows and grows until, in time, you are mining the gold with the heaviest machinery and the biggest plant.

And because the work in a mine never stops and there is always so much to do, you can now experience this adventure together with your friends. Manage your mining operation, hire and pay people to work for you, or assign free jobs that other players can take on and do for you.

Current Game Features

  • Gold prospecting with handheld, mobile and stationary equipment.
  • Single and multiplayer mode
  • Detailed 81 km² map
  • 3 big claims
  • Free placement of equipment and facilities
  • Extensive simulation of all operations
  • Day and night rhythm
  • Different camera perspectives
  • Controller and joystick support
  • Integrated chat and voice
  • Steam Cloud

More game features to be added during Early Access

  • Search for gold on land, in water and under the ice
  • Different seasons
  • Varied weather
  • Over 60 claims
  • Over 50 different vehicles on the ground, in the water and in the air
  • Over 250 different items
  • Facilities have to be assembled by the player himself
  • Detailed resource system for fuel, water and electricity
  • Waste water and overburden management
  • Wear and tear and repairs of equipment and machines
  • Extensive simulation of all work - everything has to be done by yourself.
  • Extensive management of your mining operation
  • Story and quests in single player mode
  • Orders and employees in multiplayer mode
  • Exchange with other players and companies in multiplayer mode
  • Other activities outside of mining, for example fishing.
  • Customisable machines, buildings and furniture
  • Minimal survival integration (not mandatory)
  • Achievements
  • Further expansions planned following Early Access

The adventure begins

You have a gigantic 81km² map at your disposal for the search for gold, which is just waiting for you.
You equip yourself with a metal detector and go - alone or with friends - in search of the first gold nuggets in the forest. The proceeds from this can be invested in a highbanker or a small mobile washing drum. The new equipment can then be put into operation on one of the beginner claims.

The mining operation grows

With perseverance and experience comes success - and with success the machines get bigger. And big machines need new space. Invest your money in a big claim and build up your plant there, using big excavators and other vehicles to keep the washing plant running.
Hire friends in multiplayer to help you run your business to success.

Your trademark

Create your own company, configure your vehicles and your machines, build a house according to your wishes and furnish it so that the evenings can end comfortably with friends after hard work.

New shores

If you need a change of pace, how about digging for gold in the water with a dredger. Or how about digging for gold under the ice in winter. In Gold Hunter you will get to know and try out different ways of digging for gold.

Stronger together

Work together with friends on a claim to experience and celebrate success together. Or work with friends on a server in different companies and on different claims. Hire out equipment, place orders, or take orders yourself so that your expensive machines don't rust.

There is a lot to do

Gold Hunter puts a lot of emphasis on making the simulation of gold prospecting an experience. However, this also means that all activities and steps have to be carried out by yourself! Equipment has to be set up and adjusted. Levers and buttons have to be operated yourself, containers have to be filled manually, defective equipment has to be repaired and maintained. So when there is something to do, the player is challenged!

Distraction

And when you need a break, you can spend the time with various leisure activities, or explore the huge map and find places that are not in any travel guide.
Last evaluated Aug 10, 2026
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