Total Miner
Early access since Dec 2017
Total Miner is an open world voxel sandbox game. It is primarily designed for creative RPG game builders, but also has two action/adventure style game modes where you can just jump in and play.
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In early access, still in active development
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Active Development
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In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation
Total Miner has been in Early Access on Steam since December 2017 and remains there today. The game is under active development by a small team, with a notable history: original developer Craig eventually transferred ownership, first to XBLToothPik and then to the current owner James approximately two years ago.
The game entered a productive phase in May 2024 when the team pushed a major retail update (version 2.10.8.1613), consolidating years of beta work and announcing a regular 2–4 week update schedule. That cadence has been maintained with feature patches and bug fixes shipping consistently through 2025 and into 2026.
As of August 2026, the developer is actively previewing an upcoming update with significant new content: a revamped combat damage system, functional guns that now actually fire bullets (a long-requested feature), and the return of the "Unlockables" system tied to 47 hidden achievements. A July 2026 post acknowledged a few months of silence but confirmed the team had been working for roughly two years on major background changes, with recent progress breaking through key development hurdles.
A March 2026 developer post recapped the game's improved state — stable multiplayer for about two years, eliminated .NET installation requirement, and improved Linux support — and explicitly teased "major changes coming here soon."
No 1.0 release date has been announced, and the developer has made no statement suggesting development is winding down. The game is clearly mid-development with substantial new features still being built and previewed.
Evidence
Developer posts second round of sneak previews for an upcoming update: revamped combat damage formula, functional guns that fire bullets (and can be placed in sentries), and the return of the Unlockables system tied to 47 hidden achievements.
Developer acknowledges a few months of silence, confirms the team has been working for about two years on major background changes. Previews new blocks, script import/export overhaul, fully customizable world difficulty, and improved fence connections.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Brandon Moore
Achievements
51
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Total Miner is an open world voxel sandbox game. It is primarily designed for creative RPG game builders, but also has two action/adventure style game modes where you can just jump in and play.
Please note: The above trailer references Xbox 360 multiplayer and will differ from the multiplayer experience here on Steam.
Please note: The above trailer references Xbox 360 multiplayer and will differ from the multiplayer experience here on Steam.
Main Game Features
- Built in Script language and editor with full help documentation and examples: Automate manual tasks, create quests, mini games, boss fights, almost anything you can imagine with this powerful scripting tool. Can also be used by the NPC behaviour and dialog trees.
- Lua scripting support as an alternative to our in-house scripting language.
- Creative Tools: Fill and Clear large areas in one operation. Replace blocks or textures over large areas quickly. Have the game build lines, paths, walls, sphere's and forests for you. Flood large irregular spaces with any block using the painters algorithm. Copy and paste parts of your world or save parts as components for use later or in another world.
- 41 Full length Music Tracks - Over 3.5 hours of music.
- 25 different Texture Packs built into the game, both SD (16x16) and HD (64x64).
- 74 inbuilt Avatars and NPCs models. Fully customizable behaviour and dialog trees for NPCs.
- 234 unique Blocks.
- 338 unique Items.
- 410 Items or Blocks can be Crafted, Smelted, Smithed or Cooked.
- NPC behaviour and dialog creator to create unique interactions with NPCs in your world.
- Built-in HUD designer. Design your own HUD for your own map that your players will see - can also be tied in with scripts!
- Zones: Wrap zones around areas of your world to protect them or set custom properties.
Permissions: A powerful set of player permissions to control who can do what and where. - Player Skills (Optional): 16 different player skills. Gain XP by doing activities. Raise your skills to gain access to better items.
- Particle Emitters: Create animated effects using 3D particles.
- WIFI Power: Create powered logic circuits using WIFI.
- Farming: Sow your crops and reap their harvest. Use the harvest to cook better food.
- Day/Night/Season cycle, wind animated flora and animated liquid physics for water and lava.
- Take photos of your creations with the Camera item and store them in your album.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Aug 28, 2026
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