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Released May 8, 2020 $14.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Hydroneer

By Foulball Hangover

Followers —
Reviews 27,286 Very Positive
Players yesterday 374 at the busiest moment
Owners 1M–2M estimated

About Hydroneer

Hydroneer is a game tagged Base Building, Automation and Mining by Foulball Hangover, released May 8, 2020. It has 27,286 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Satisfactory, Moose Builders and Substructure.

Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
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Everything Steam lists for Hydroneer · record updated 18 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1106840
Release dateMay 8, 2020
Last change number39768414
Last record update18 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Foulball Hangover
Publisher
Foulball Hangover
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable
Controller
Partial support

Features

12
Single-playerSteam WorkshopSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudPartial controller supportCo-opShared/split screen co-opShared/split screenRemote Play TogetherMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$14.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 25, 2026
Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

11
  1. May 8, 2026 [Update] Hydroneer Mega-Optimization

    A Huge Optimization Update Has Landed!This update includes optimizations across the board - these touch on multiple elements of the game. From improvements to performance in specific areas of the world, to upgrades with large mining setups…

  2. Mar 10, 2025 [3.0.9] - Save corruption fix!

    We've been facing a problem for a long time now where in extremely rare circumstances some players have their save file corrupted. This has been a very hard bug to fix as it is impossible to reproduce the issue, and with no correlation bet…

  3. Jun 3, 2024 3.08 Patch

    --- Changes - Logic Content Reader now reads the quantity of uses the Logic Spanner Hurling Unit contains. - Logic Content Reader now reads the total weight of shard bar(s) in a pressure tank. - Sickle can now be used by holding down left …

  4. Apr 22, 2024 3.0.7 Patch

    --- Fixes - Drop Target now appears under the item you're "freeplacing"/"precision placing". - Fixed issue where drills with speed buffs would actually output less than their slower counterparts. - Boosted output of Heavy Drills. - Adjuste…

  5. Apr 15, 2024 3.0.6 Patch

    --- Fixes - Removed issue where sometimes the DLC will fail to install correctly. - Improved reliability with hand sorters while sorting items. - Fixed issue where NPCs no longer walk around. - Fixed issue where NPCs could no longer be vic…

  6. Apr 10, 2024 3.0.5 [Bug Fixes]

    --- Fixes - 'Save Raw Resources' toggle in gameplay settings no longer affects Hardstone Blocks. - Removed issue with steam cloud not saving correctly for DLC save files. - Crafting a T1 Ice Shovel no longer creates a T1 Dirt Shovel. - Add…

  7. Apr 7, 2024 3.0.4 [Mini Patch]

    We're continuing our mission to put out smaller patches effecting the most common/problematic issues. - Ore Mines and Construction Stores no longer have a rounding error causing them not to be built even if the board appears to have all th…

  8. Apr 6, 2024 3.0.3 Micro Patch

    - Coins no longer get stuck inside carts if they're a single coin mesh. - Added icons to store construction boards to aid in readability and prevent mis-communication to languages that use non-english characters. We're currently focusing o…

  9. Apr 5, 2024 3.0.2 [Day one patch, part 2]

    --- Fixes - Purchasing the Lava Bike will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Completing the lap time on Mots island in under 1:11 will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Removed issue where multiple drills could be purchased from the l…

  10. Apr 5, 2024 3.0.1 [Hour one patch]

    We've created a quick patch in the first hour to remove some issues: --- Fixes - Removed issue where out-dated mods were causing the game to not launch. - Removed issue where players were unable to pick up carts after dropping them. - Remo…

  11. Apr 5, 2024 Hydroneer's MEGA PATCH!

    To celebrate the launch of the DLC, we're putting out a mega patch for the base game! It's full of commonly requested quality of life improvements, as well as some bug fixes and changes we feel will improve the game! Hydroneer: Journey to …

Builds

4
BuildBranchUpdated
23218978publicMay 14, 2026
5000873early_development_version_1.2May 4, 2023
7765219early_development_version_1.7Apr 25, 2022
5557756early_development_version_0.8Sep 17, 2020

Packages & DLC

DLCs

1
IDNamePrice (US)
2659380 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

4
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228988 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
1106841 — All 12.30 GB 3.04 GB 7860967819279610601
2659380 — DLC 2659380 All 1.52 GB 319.5 MB 1353529611779224649

Branches

4
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 23218978 May 14, 2026 Open
early_development_version_1.2 a look into an earlier version of Hydroneer on release day. 5000873 May 4, 2023 Open
early_development_version_1.7 a look into Hydroneer before 2.0. 7765219 Apr 25, 2022 Open
early_development_version_0.8 a look into an earlier version of Hydroneer before the game's release. 5557756 Sep 17, 2020 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Hydroneer

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Mining.exe Windows

Cloud saves

Space per player953.7 MB
Filesup to 100
Save locations0

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 26, 2026 · 00:41 #39768414
    • appid removed
    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed

News

  1. Mar 1, 2026 · Community Announcements Hydroneer is coming to Consoles!

    TL;DR at the bottom! As some of you may know after we finished Hydroneer in April 2024 we've been hard at work on our next game, Die Trying. Since we're a tiny team, even whilst working on Hydroneer …

  2. Aug 14, 2025 · Community Announcements We're helping to bring 'Backseat Drivers' to the finish line!

    We've always been interested in helping indie games, giving up-and-coming titles advice and support throughout their development, so when we learnt about GhostJam Games (Creators of 'Backseat Drivers…

  3. Jun 18, 2025 · Community Announcements ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS

    Thank you for ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS!From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! When I started developing Hydroneer as a solo developer back in 2019, I never imagined th…

  4. May 8, 2025 · Community Announcements Announcing our next game: Die Trying

    In April 2024, we released 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC to mark us finishing Hydroneer. We spent four years since it's 2020 launch updating it with free major updates, a complete rewrite of…

  5. Apr 7, 2024 · PC Gamer Mining and base-building sandbox Hydroneer has a sprawling new expansion of volcanos and glaciers

    Released in 2020, crafting, base-building, and mining sandbox Hydroneer has been an indie success story that sold upwards of 500,000 copies as of 2022. Now it has a full expansion, Journey to Volcali…

  6. Apr 5, 2024 · Community Announcements Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus DLC (OUT NOW!)

    Purchase the DLC here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380/Hydroneer_Journey_to_Volcalidus/ Tip: To get to Volcalidus, take the ship from Bridgepour harbor. You can either start a new game or …

  7. Mar 24, 2024 · Community Announcements [Dev Vlog] More QoL fixes coming to the base game + DLC additions!

    More quality of life additions to come! Since its clear from our last Steam news post that players are really interested in some quality of life additions coming to the base game with our launch of t…

  8. Jan 11, 2024 · Community Announcements A Message From Max, Creator of Hydroneer.

    This post is in response to the feedback from our previous announcement post for ‘Hydroneer - Journey to Volcalidus’ found here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1106840/view/39761820062199133…

  9. Jan 10, 2024 · Community Announcements 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC Announcement!

    Watch the Announcement Trailer / Dev Vlog here: Wishlist Now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380 Video Summary This contains spoilers for the video - New DLC coming to Hydroneer - Video cover…

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