BERGWERK - A Mining Sim

Build your own colliery in the coal region of Grubental!

In BERGWERK – A Mining Sim, you design your own mining company in the fictional German coal region of Grubental. Acquire new land, plan your site layout in top-down view, and construct headframes, storage facilities, and processing plants according to your own ideas. What starts as a small colliery expands, step by step, above and below ground, through your decisions.

Safety & Infrastructure Underground

Advance shaft by shaft into multi-level mines, where every level is procedurally generated with dynamic coal seams. Master mine statics: place supports strategically to withstand the simulated load distribution. Keep vital infrastructure in balance – manage the power supply, pump out incoming mine water, ensure ventilation, and handle gas and dust management.

Free-Form Mining & Drivable Fleet

Extract coal seams completely freely, without grid constraints. Use realistic mining methods such as longwall or room-and-pillar mining, and drive your tunnels forward with the right tool – from manual work with a pickaxe and explosives to the deployment of massive shearer loaders. Take the wheel of over 15 drivable heavy machines yourself: maneuver mine trains through narrow tunnels, operate shaft hoists, or drive the licensed MAN TGX above ground.

Complex Logistics & Dynamic Economy

Bring your yields to the surface with maximum efficiency! Plan and connect your own transport networks made of conveyor belts, skip hoists, rail systems, and trucks. Respond to fluctuating coal prices on the market, take out loans for investments, and steadily expand your mine to lead your mining company to economic success!

FEATURES

Authentic Coal Mining

• Realistic cycle from exploration to extraction to processing

• Two mining methods: longwall mining for long seam lines, room-and-pillar mining for targeted extraction

• Tool progression: from pickaxe and explosives to the heavy-duty shearer loader

• Every level procedurally generated with its own coal quality and quantity

Underground Mining & Infrastructure

• Freely placeable galleries, crosscuts, and shafts, connected by hoists

• Simulated load distribution: unsecured tunnels can collapse

• Four systems working together: power, water management, ventilation, gas and dust management

• Warning systems for critical values, enabling timely intervention

Logistics, Vehicles & Fleet

• Over 15 drivable machines, from the mine car to the licensed MAN TGX

• Freely combinable transport chains made of conveyor belts, mine trains, and skip hoists

• Buy used or new, affecting cost and reliability

• Wear and breakdowns require planned maintenance windows

Colliery Planning & Economy

• Top-down construction planning for terrain, headframes, storage facilities, and processing plants

• Dynamic coal market with fluctuating prices

• Loan system for investments in expansion, machinery, and infrastructure

• Open sandbox with a day/night and weather system in the fictional Grubental region