# Mining Merchant

> Mining Merchant is a relaxing mining and shopkeeping adventure game. Mine by day to uncover rare ores and gems, then craft jewelry to sell in your shop by night. Rebuild your uncle’s business solo or in co-op and uncover the mystery behind the nightly earthquakes.

## Game facts

- Developer: Delayed Victory
- Publisher: Delayed Victory
- Release status: Released
- Release date: May 1, 2026
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Adventure, casual, Simulation, Management
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3744080/)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Czech (Czechia), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Mexican Spanish, Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Vietnamese (Vietnam); Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Czech (Czechia), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Mexican Spanish, Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Vietnamese (Vietnam) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/mining-merchant)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Combining gem and ore collection with gem cutting and shop management gives mining more purpose and richer content than in the previous game.
- The relaxed, intuitive gameplay provides a comfortable experience that is well suited to playing while watching other content.
- The visual atmosphere, including pixel art, cyberpunk-inspired settings, and multiple biomes, is considered impressive.

### Weaknesses

- Both mining and shop management become repetitive over time, with too few new elements or surprises in the late game.
- The lack of shop automation makes crafting and selling cumbersome, while overworld tasks are excessively manual.
- Slow movement, repeated animations, waiting times, and NPC-dialogue-focused progression reduce the game’s pace.

## Links

- [Mining Merchant on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/3816)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/3816/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T19:27:37.295Z