Groundwork Simulator

Groundwork Simulator puts you in control of heavy machinery as you reshape a landscape and search for gold. Dig into hillsides, haul material around your site and set up equipment to turn dirt into gold recovery. You can work at your own pace or operate the site with friends online.

Shape the worksite

Dig trenches, cut into hillsides and build piles. Every scoop changes the ground, creating new routes, steeper slopes and fresh challenges. Plan your work around the terrain you leave behind, since it becomes the foundation for your next job.

Excavation uses a physics engine with simulated hydraulic feedback. The machine responds as its bucket meets the ground and fills with material. Adjust the bucket angle and work within the available hydraulic power to cut into the terrain, fill the bucket and lift the load.

Search for gold

Explore the land, drill and test for deposits, then choose where to dig and set up a wash plant. Excavate promising material and wash it through sluice boxes before processing the concentrate on a shaking table. The process runs from your first test hole to your next gold recovery.

Run the operation

In online co-op, you can divide the work, with one player operating the excavator while another transports material. You can also work together to move material between the digging area and the wash plant, coordinating your machines as the site grows.

Pumps and hoses supply water to the washing operation. Position the equipment, route the connections across the site and adapt the setup to keep the wash plant supplied.

Move machinery

Load heavy machinery onto a trailer and haul it by truck to another worksite. Line up to load, plan your route and navigate tight turns, slopes and rough ground with a heavy load behind you. Unload the equipment where you need it and get to work.

Navigate the terrain

Mud, slopes and rough ground affect how you travel around the site. Watch your traction, choose your approach and take care with heavy loads. You may need to improve the ground beneath your wheels before returning to digging.