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START WITH NOTHING. MINE YOUR WAY UP. Ore Bastards is a top-down space mining sandbox about starting with a fragile ship, an almost empty bank account, and one simple plan: Get rich without getting blown apart. Mine asteroids, haul ore to stations, trade resources, complete contracts, explore distant regions, fight pirates, and more. Every expedition can lead to valuable deposits, abandoned wrecks, ambushes, distress signals, strange discoveries, or the piece of equipment that completely changes your ship. MINE, TRADE, AND GROW Extract different ores and crystals from asteroid fields across the galaxy. Manage your limited cargo space, compare prices between stations, protect valuable resources in your station stash, and invest your profits in better ships, equipment, and more. Some regions are relatively safe. Others contain rare resources, stronger enemies, and opportunities worth risking everything for. The farther you travel, the greater the danger and the potential reward.
Equip your ship with mining, battle, and missile turrets. Install internal systems that improve your: Mining power Weapon damage Shields Engines Scanners Repair systems Cargo capacity And more Ships, turrets, and internal systems use procedurally generated statistics, modifiers, and rarities. A newly discovered item may increase your mining yield, improve your firepower, expand your cargo capacity, strengthen your shields, or push your ship toward an entirely different build. There is no single perfect ship. Speed, armor, shields, cargo space, mining efficiency, weapon range, damage, and many other attributes all compete for your limited equipment slots.
Some equipment grants active abilities that can change the outcome of an expedition. Use abilities to: Overcharge your shields Push your engines beyond their normal limits Disable nearby enemies with an electromagnetic pulse Repair critical damage Boost your mining systems Overclock your turrets And more The right ability used at the right moment can save your ship, your cargo, and possibly your questionable career choices.
Travel between sectors and regions using a three-layer navigation system: Galaxy Map Region Navigation Local Scanner Discover: Stations Gates Mining zones Wreck sites Pirate activity Mission locations Unknown signals And more Plot courses across the galaxy and use cruise travel to cover enormous distances within regions. The map records the places you discover, allowing you to return to valuable mining areas, dangerous locations, mission targets, the wreck of your former ship, and other important discoveries.
Not every signal reveals itself immediately. A distant contact may lead to: A rich ore field A crystal pocket A pirate stash An abandoned freighter A derelict ship A hidden pirate base A navigation beacon An escape pod A capital ship graveyard An anomalous structure An ambush Something that does not belong to any known human faction And more Some discoveries provide valuable equipment, resources, or information. Others reveal new locations, begin chains of events, or lure careless captains into a trap. Every unknown signal is a reason to travel a little farther.
Stations offer missions based on their purpose, location, and surrounding threats. Take contracts involving: Ore deliveries Cargo transport Pirate hunting Station defense Miner escorts Salvage operations Prototype weapon testing Dangerous expeditions And more Mission destinations can be tracked through Ship Info and displayed directly on the map. Not every station offers every type of contract, so travelling between stations creates new opportunities.
Pirates may: Attack miners Defend valuable locations Occupy hidden bases Ambush travellers Hunt you across open space And more Use specialized turret types, focus priority targets, manage your shields,
