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The First Mine

The First Mine overview

Stefan Böttcher | Oct 30, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC

CasualIndieStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)780
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,565
  • Review score100% positive

The First Mine dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)780
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,565
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews24
  • Release dateOct 30, 2025
  • DeveloperStefan Böttcher
  • PublisherStefan Böttcher

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Stefan BöttcherPublisher: Stefan Böttcher

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Game overview

Overview

The First Mine comes from Stefan Böttcher and is published by Stefan Böttcher. It arrived on Steam on Oct 30, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The First Mine's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 24 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The First Mine is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishGerman

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 102 GHz Dual Core4 GB RAMNvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 2 GB2 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 103.2 GHz Dual Core8 GB RAMNvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 4 GB2 GB available space
macOSMinimummacOS 11 Big Sur+Apple M1 or Intel Core i54 GB RAMNvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 2 GB2 GB available space
macOSRecommendedmacOS 14 Sonoma+Apple M3 or Intel Core i78 GB RAMNvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 4 GB2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The First Mine has sold up to 780 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,565. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The First Mine overview details

The First Mine combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The First Mine is a turn based building, strategy and puzzle game. You need to run a productive gold mine with your population by placing, grouping and upgrading various resource tiles without being distracted by different tasks and random events. Place, group and upgrade various tiles to collect resources Run a productive mine with your population to mine gold Don't let tasks and game events distract you The goal of The First Mine is to mine as much gold as possible to achieve a high score at the end. There are different game sizes and difficulty levels to choose from, as well as several characters with unique traits for varied gameplay. Each round you have to cleverly place and group a new random resource tile and upgrade your existing tiles as needed. Placing a new tile end the current round, mine gold in your mine and collect resources like wood, stone, wheat and fish. To mine gold, you need people in your villages. To keep them, you need to provide enough wheat and fish each round. More people and a higher level increases the amount of gold produced per round. You need wood and stone to upgrade the level. In order to increase your yield per round, you can observe different requirements and tasks when placing resource tiles. In addition, there are random game events like trade, raids or natural disasters that can influence the game in a positive or negative way. What The First Mine offers: Mix of strategy, building and puzzle mechanics Different tasks and simple resource management Random game events like trade, raids or natural disasters Achievements, high…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The First Mine is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe First Mine
Steam App ID2328840
Typegame
Release dateOct 30, 2025
DeveloperStefan Böttcher
PublisherStefan Böttcher
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews24
Negative reviews0
Total reviews24
Positive percent100%
Review typePositive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 30, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 December 2025 - 15:56:45 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Puzzle KingNo description
Mining NewbieNo description
Mining ExpertNo description
Mining LegendNo description
Little MayorNo description
Big MayorNo description
Little Gold DiggerNo description
Big Gold DiggerNo description
Silvern ForestsNo description
Golden ForestsNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2328840
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2328840/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2328840
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The First Mine

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The First Mine?

The First Mine's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 16:36:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The First Mine growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The First Mine?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Ireland (33.3%), United States (33.3%), Slovenia (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.7%), Ireland (17.3%), Slovenia (16.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.8%), Ireland (20.1%), Slovenia (19.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24%), Ireland (13.6%), Slovenia (13.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The First Mine?

The First Mine currently sits at 100% positive across 24 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 24 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The First Mine have?

The First Mine currently has about 102 tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The First Mine?

The First Mine is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

100% positive, 24 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Steam Cloud

Achievements

20

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 October 2025

DLC and packages

The First MineBuy The First Mine #836443$1.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 2 GB Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon with 4 GB Storage: 2 GB available space

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