Ore Factory Squad properties guide: real estate app, negotiation, Mining Layer Details, property categories, prices, and buy-order tips for Steam co-op squads.
Browsing listings, negotiating a price, and buying new land.
Ore Factory Squad properties are the land plots your squad buys, digs, and eventually outgrows — each one is a different-sized lot with its own mix of ore layers, its own price, and its own level requirement. Picking the right one, in the right order, is one of the biggest strategic calls a co-op squad makes outside of the actual mining and factory work.
This hub walks through how the in-game real estate tool actually works, what the confirmed property categories look like, how to read a lot's ore breakdown before you buy it, and how squads typically decide which property to buy next. Pair it with the licenses guide for the unlock gates tied to higher-tier lots and the contracts guide for the fastest way to save up for one.
Every squad starts with access to a Property Master tool from the in-game computer — open it and you land on "Your property search starts here!" with a running list of Properties ready for sale on the left and a details panel on the right. Higher-tier categories show a lock badge with the level you need, and the tool always gives you one button to jump straight to View your Active Property.
Selecting an unlocked listing does not lock in a price automatically. Squads negotiate: you open the listing, start negotiating with the seller, and submit a counter-offer against their asking price. The game responds with feedback like "a better offer would help" or "a small improvement could work" until you land on a number both sides accept — so the final price you pay can land above or below the number first shown on the card.
Do not lowball too aggressively on a lot your squad actually wants — a few rounds of small increases usually closes the deal faster than repeated low offers, and dragging out a negotiation costs real playtime with nothing to show for it.
Agree on a maximum price with your squad before you start negotiating shared money. It is easy to get caught up mid-negotiation and pay well past what the group actually agreed to spend.
Confirmed categories on the property list: Suburban, Forest, Construction Site, Quarry. Each category has a consistent lot size and a different starting level requirement, and — most importantly — a different mix of ore across its Surface, Mid, and Deep layers.
| Category | Typical size | Level gate | What it is good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential (Suburban) | ~2,000 m² | None — starter tier | Demo and early-game basics; cheapest lots on the board |
| Forestry (Forest) | ~3,500 m² | Mid-tier (Level 4+ seen) | Bigger dig footprint, wider ore mix once unlocked |
| Construction Site | ~2,500 m² | Higher-tier (Level 6+ seen) | Flat factory footprint plus construction-grade materials |
| Quarry | Largest seen | Highest-tier (Level 8+ seen) | Deep bulk stone and rare materials for late-game contracts |
Click Property Details on a listing before you buy and the panel breaks the lot into Surface, Mid, and Deep layers, each showing the percentage share of every material you will actually dig there. Starter Residential and early Forestry lots lean on common materials like limestone, clay, stone, iron, sandstone, and coal.
Higher-tier Forestry and Quarry-category lots add rarer finds into the Deep layer — gold, titanium, steel, bronze, and diamond have all shown up on quarry-tier listings in gameplay footage. Use this panel to match a property's ore mix to what your contracts actually need instead of guessing from the lot's price tag alone.
Buying order matters more than raw budget. A squad that rushes into the biggest, most expensive Quarry-tier lot before its factory and contract line can handle the ore mix there ends up land-rich and cash-poor — sitting on unused terrain while bills pile up.
A more reliable order: clear most of your current active property first, check the Mining Layer Details on candidate listings against what your current contracts and machines actually need, then buy the cheapest lot in the category that unlocks that material — not necessarily the flashiest one on the board.
Squads can own more than one property at once, but only one functions as your active property — the site you are actually digging, hauling from, and running machines on at any given time. The Property Master tool's View your Active Property button shows exactly how much of each material is left across all three layers before you decide to move on.
Switching to a newly bought property means designating it as active from the app and then driving out to the new site — usually with your truck — rather than something that happens instantly. Some squads describe having to formally hand back or step away from the previous site's active status first; treat that transition step as needs-check until confirmed against a stable patch, and avoid abandoning a property while it still has a large percentage of ore left in an easy layer.
Open the Property Master tool from your in-game computer, browse Properties ready for sale, select an unlocked listing, and start negotiating a price with the seller before driving out to the site.
Suburban, Forest, Construction Site, Quarry have all appeared on the property list, each with a different size, level gate, and ore mix.
Yes — but only one is your active property at any given moment, the one you are actively digging, hauling from, and running machines on.
Listings and prices are procedurally generated per save, so exact numbers vary. Starter Residential-category lots have shown up well under $1,000, while higher-tier Forestry, Construction, and Quarry lots have run from roughly $1,400 up past $3,000–$4,000 once level-gated.
A per-property breakdown of Surface, Mid, and Deep layer materials by percentage — check it before buying to confirm a lot actually has the ore your contracts and machines need.
Whatever starter Residential/Suburban lot is cheapest and unlocked — save the level-gated Forestry, Construction, and Quarry lots until your current site is close to dug out and your license unlocks can use what those lots offer.
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