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Out of Ore

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.

What works

  • Large open sandbox with extensive mining and building freedom
  • Realistic heavy equipment operation with skillful controls
  • Active and responsive developer with frequent updates
  • Engaging multiplayer cooperative mode
  • Relaxing and immersive gameplay experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and sometimes frustrating controls especially for excavators and dozers
  • Lack of polish and bugs due to early access status
  • Limited narrative or structured progression
  • Some physics issues with terrain and vehicle weight
  • Missing features like ai workers and better economy systems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hydroneer

  • Farming Simulator 19

  • Truck & Logistics Simulator

  • Farming Simulator 17

  • Eden Crafters

  • Farming Simulator 15

More story-driven

Games that feels like Out of Ore but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Satisfactory

  • Farmer's Dynasty 2

  • Lumberjack's Dynasty

  • Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition

  • Construction Simulator

  • RoadCraft

Less social

Games that feels like Out of Ore but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Demolish & Build 2017

  • My Little Blacksmith Shop

  • Builder Simulator

  • House Builder

  • Alaska Gold Fever

  • Blossom: The Seed of Life

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Out of Ore but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020)

  • Space Engineers

  • FortressCraft Evolved!

  • Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue

  • Don't get lost

  • Havendock

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Out of Ore: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026