- #1 SteamWorld Dig 2
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Mining 44.6% ★, Steampunk 36.9% ★, Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 3.2%, Exploration 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a polished, steampunk-themed underground mining experience with satisfying progression and exploration.
- #2 SteamWorld Dig
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,641 reviews2013
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Mining 43.5% ★, Steampunk 37.4% ★, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 2.6%, Sci-fi 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that defined the modern mining-platformer genre with its distinct steampunk aesthetic and tight upgrade loops.
- #3 Mining Mechs
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,395 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Mining 30.2% ★, Underground 25.9% ★, Mechs 23.5% ★, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Exploration 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the core loop of piloting mechs to extract resources from the earth, mirroring the primary gameplay of the seed.
- #4 Super Mining Mechs
95% matchVery Positive88% of 784 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!
Why similar: Mechs 17.5% ★, Steampunk 17.2% ★, Mining 16.3% ★, Underground 16% ★, Collectathon 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: An expanded take on mech-based mining that emphasizes collectathon mechanics and character customization.
- #5 Volcanoids
94% matchVery Positive83% of 9,214 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Steampunk 61.3% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: You pilot a massive steampunk drill ship through a volcanic landscape, which perfectly mirrors the mech-based exploration and drilling mechanics of Ad Fundum.
- #6 BORE BLASTERS
94% matchVery Positive81% of 735 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Mining 30.9% ★, Steampunk 19% ★, Underground 17.4% ★, Collectathon 14.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, action-oriented mining experience that captures the excitement of digging through dense environments.
- #7 Wall World
93% matchVery Positive91% of 11,769 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Mining 44.4% ★, Mechs 27.3% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Exploration 5.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique mining-roguelite experience where you pilot a massive mobile base up a wall, echoing the scale of mech-based exploration.
- #8 Dome Keeper
92% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 35.5%, Sci-fi 28.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep-earth mining with base defense, capturing the tension of balancing resource gathering with survival.
- #9 DigDigDrill
91% matchVery Positive95% of 587 reviews2024
Dev: Toorai
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
DigDigDrill is an underground mining and resource collecting game. Dig freely for minerals and treasures. Use the items you collect to forge your original drills in a hack-and-slash style equipment system.
Why similar: Mining 31.4% ★, Underground 26% ★, Collectathon 17.2%, Character Customization 8.6%, Exploration 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines mining with hack-and-slash combat, providing a more aggressive take on the underground exploration loop.
- #10 Deep Rock Galactic
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 372,881 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 51%, Sci-fi 27.7%, Exploration 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it captures the essence of underground exploration and mining in a sci-fi setting with heavy machinery.
- #11 Core Keeper
88% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 36.8%, Base Building 25.4%, Exploration 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down underground exploration game that emphasizes resource gathering, base building, and procedural generation.
- #12 Underminer
89% matchVery Positive93% of 957 reviews2024
Dev: Team GongMyeongPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Welcome to Underminer, an underground adventure game set in a subterranean world. Mine minerals, earn money, upgrade your drill machine and descend deeper into the earth. The truth about 'legendary minerals' and an exciting underground world are waiting for you!
Why similar: Collectathon 40.8%, Mining 32.7% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art action-adventure that emphasizes the collectathon and exploration aspects of underground gameplay.
- #13 Miner: Dig Deep
89% matchVery Positive91% of 254 reviews2020
Dev: Substance Games
Windows
A cozy mining platformer game. Dig deep into the earth in search of riches. Create your mine, improve your equipment, but don't get too greedy.
Why similar: Mining 36.2% ★, Underground 27% ★, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Platformer 6.4%, Relaxing 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, relaxing mining experience that focuses on the core satisfaction of digging and looting.
- #14 Mechanic Miner
90% matchMixed58% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: Hello John
Windows
Put your mechanical skills to the test in a physics-based sandbox where ingenuity and creativity are the ultimate key to survival. Construct fantastical machines, gather resources, acquire new technologies to battle dangerous enemies and use your imagination to shape your world.
Why similar: Steampunk 72.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Simulation 7.1%, RPG 5.9%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for creative engineering and building, providing a sandbox experience for those who enjoy the technical side of mining.
- #15 Hydroneer
87% matchVery Positive86% of 27,097 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 69.1% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Simulation 7.4%, Casual 3.7%, Adventure 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mechanical side of mining, requiring players to build complex machines to extract wealth from the earth.
- #16 Galactic Mining Corp
86% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Mining 37.5% ★, Collectathon 25.6%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Base Building 9%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends mining with management and economy, perfect for players who enjoy the progression systems of Ad Fundum.
- #17 Wall World 2
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,629 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The adventure in the mysterious world of the Wall continues! Pilot your robospider into its depths, uncover lost artifacts and technologies, upgrade your exosuit and spider, and battle the horrors lurking in the dark. Unravel the mysteries buried in the depths of the Wall!
Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Mechs 29.1% ★, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Exploration 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the roguelite mining formula with improved mechanics and tower-defense elements.
- #18 Dig or Die
86% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Base Building 43.5%, 2D 17.8%, RPG 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival game that requires extensive mining and base building to fend off hostile underground threats.
- #19 ASTRONEER
84% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 37.3%, Exploration 27.2%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Simulation 9.3%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration game that features extensive terrain deformation and resource gathering on alien worlds.
- #20 The Planet Crafter
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Base Building 42%, Sci-fi 28.7%, Exploration 22.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration and terraforming aspects of mining, rewarding players for uncovering secrets in a desolate landscape.
- #21 Orebound
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Orebound is a voxel, factory, automation game set in a first person open-world. The King has tasked you to locate the elusive Emberstone. Go forth and use your Dwarven prowess and knowledge to mine, craft and automate through anything standing in your way - Build up or dig down! How far will you go?
Why similar: Mining 50.1% ★, Procedural Generation 18.7%, Base Building 12.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features automation and resource management, appealing to players who want to optimize their mining operations.
- #22 Cave Digger
85% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Cave Digger is a mining game in an alternative western setting. Gear up with numerous unique tools and explore the town and the depths of the mountain. Discover secrets, easter eggs and multiple endings.
Why similar: Mining 46.5% ★, Steampunk 31.4% ★, Exploration 7.7%, Relaxing 6.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that focuses on the mystery and discovery of mining in deep, dark environments.
- #23 Aground Zero
82% matchVery Positive82% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Linux
The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion. You will have to mine and build to survive, and search for other survivors to help you. Will you be able to reach the surface? And what will you find when you get there?
Why similar: Underground 43.2% ★, Character Customization 18.2%, Base Building 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that integrates mining and exploration into a broader survival and progression narrative.
- #24 Terraria
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,511,859 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 149.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Exploration 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Platformer 14.3%, RPG 13.3%, 2D 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive underground exploration game, offering vast procedural worlds to mine, craft, and conquer.
- #25 Starbound
80% matchVery Positive90% of 122,901 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Exploration 20.9%, Relaxing 20.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, RPG 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi space-faring game that features deep underground mining and exploration across diverse, procedurally generated planets.
- #26 Forager
78% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Base Building 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Exploration 13.9%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced collectathon that captures the addictive nature of gathering resources and upgrading gear.
- #27 Craft The World
79% matchVery Positive88% of 16,818 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Simulation 38.9%, RPG 37.5%, 2D 14.8%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused mining game where you manage a group of dwarves to build and explore underground.
- #28 Coal Mining Simulator
81% matchMostly Negative34% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 69.4% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Relaxing 7.3%, Casual 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more grounded, simulation-heavy approach to the mining profession for those who enjoy realistic mechanics.
- #29 OREBLAZE
77% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Mining 43.8% ★, Underground 35.6% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Casual 2.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%
- #30 AETHUS
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2026
Dev: Pawsmonaut Games
Windows
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.
Why similar: Mining 59.5% ★, Base Building 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 3%
- #31 Mr.Mine
77% matchVery Positive92% of 18,254 reviews2020
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 99.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 75.7% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Casual 4.9%, 2D 3%
- #32 A Game About Digging A Hole™
74% matchVery Positive90% of 19,048 reviews2025
Dev: DoubleBeePub: rokaplay select
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
Why similar: Mining 40% ★, Underground 31.2% ★, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Exploration 6.7%, Simulation 5.1%
- #33 Drill and Delve
76% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: noOne
Windows
You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain. Manage your oxygen and equipment, and uncover the dark mystery buried deep within the mine.
Why similar: Mining 44.4% ★, Underground 25.2% ★, Exploration 14.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #34 EternaMine
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Seyloj
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mine, fight monsters, upgrade your gear, obtain rare items, unlock new powers and mine some more in the massive follow-up to the popular title "Haste-Miner 2". Eternamine offers a casual yet engaging gameplay experience, expand your mining empire and discover the secrets that lie beneath the earth.
Why similar: Mining 57.7% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Casual 6.8%, Exploration 6.6%
- #35 Subterrain
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Sci-fi 36.2%, Procedural Generation 29.9%, Exploration 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game set in an underground facility that emphasizes resource management and exploration under pressure.
- #36 GeoDepths
76% matchVery Positive87% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: A Little More Games
Windows
Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.
Why similar: Mining 63% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 1.9%
- #37 UnderMine
75% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Mining 39.2% ★, Procedural Generation 22%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 15.2%, Adventure 4.9%
- #38 Digger: Galactic Treasures
73% matchVery Positive88% of 631 reviews2025
Dev: RainStyle games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore the galaxy, upgrade your gear, and discover the secrets of the universe!
Why similar: Mining 56.6% ★, Collectathon 24.5%, Simulation 7%, Exploration 4.2%, Casual 4%
- #39 Digseum
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,550 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Monthly
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!
Why similar: Mining 47.5% ★, Collectathon 20.7%, Relaxing 8.1%, Simulation 7%, Exploration 5.5%
- #40 Digging the Forgotten Cave
74% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cavernauts
Windows
Dig deep, unearth treasures. Upgrade your tools to uncover the secrets of the mystical caves. This is also an inner journey of relaxation, where your intuition can guide you as you dig deeper into the mysteries.
Why similar: Mining 44.7% ★, Underground 30.5% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 5.5%, Adventure 4.6%
- #41 Prospector
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Base Building 28.6%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Exploration 16.7%, RPG 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #42 Elsewhere
71% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.
Why similar: Mining 41.7% ★, Steampunk 21.2% ★, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Character Customization 9.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #43 SpaceKraft!
72% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Mining 40.9% ★, Steampunk 38.6% ★, Sci-fi 7.5%, Simulation 5.6%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #44 Kin and Quarry
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.
Why similar: Mining 69.4% ★, Underground 20.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Casual 4.4%
- #45 Gumballs & Dungeons
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,727 reviews2025
Dev: QcplayPub: UltraPlayers
Windows
Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!
Why similar: Underground 43.1% ★, RPG 15.9%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 6.7%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #46 Coal LLC
68% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Mining 46.1% ★, Underground 32.8% ★, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Simulation 4.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #47 Cave Digger VR
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Digger VR is a virtual reality mining game in an alternative western setting. Gear up with numerous unique tools and explore the town and the depths of the mountain. Discover secrets, easter eggs and multiple endings!
Why similar: Mining 47.8% ★, Steampunk 33.2% ★, Exploration 7.7%, Simulation 4.2%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
- #48 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMixed66% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 68.4% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Relaxing 7.6%, Adventure 4.3%
- #49 Black Skylands
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,328 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Steampunk 39% ★, Character Customization 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12%, Base Building 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #50 MineMogul
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Mining 48.1% ★, Underground 33% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Simulation 6.1%, Casual 2.4%
- #51 Ocean Punk
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Studio
Windows
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Why similar: Base Building 26.2%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Exploration 16.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #52 Rock Crusher
67% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.
Why similar: Mining 72.8% ★, Sci-fi 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Casual 4%, 2D 2.1%
- #53 Colony 37
67% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Valen
Windows
Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find its secrets and earn cash by collecting resources. Spend your money on buying various trinkets and instruments that will help you along the way to earn even more profit.
Why similar: Underground 58.6% ★, Procedural Generation 23.4%, Base Building 15.3%, Adventure 2.8%
- #54 Dig Deep
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Grab a shovel and let's get digging! Join the adventure, hire miners and dig for a treasure
Why similar: Mining 76% ★, Exploration 7.8%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 5.9%, Adventure 3.7%
- #55 Mercury Fallen
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Nitrous ButterflyPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.
Why similar: Mining 30.8% ★, Underground 27.9% ★, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Base Building 8.6%
- #56 Bounty Below
70% matchVery Positive80% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: William Cheek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bounty below is an idle adventure game about mining and smithing items. While your units are mining for you delve into the endless dungeon to gain even more ore!
Why similar: RPG 39.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Casual 20.9%, 2D 13.8%
- #57 Shelldiver
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 11,669 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Collectathon 25.1%, Relaxing 20.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Platformer 12.8%, Casual 11.2%
- #58 MONUMENTUM
65% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Scott
Windows
Take control of a small rolling square and utilize long dormant mechanisms to ascend to the top. Watch your step!
Why similar: Mechs 57.4% ★, Platformer 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Casual 5.5%
- #59 Museum No.9
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: YaoYi Technology
Windows
Massive artifact collection! Build your museum with extreme freedom! Visitor revenue depends on your route design, and whether you can achieve perfect profits is entirely up to you! Enjoy light rogue-style adventure exploration, and use different skill combinations to battle monsters every time!
Why similar: Mining 53.2% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Simulation 10.6%, RPG 9%, Casual 5.1%
- #60 Steamroll
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Anticto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Steamroll is an adventure and puzzle game with a touch of minigolf gameplay. Help the junior engineer escape a collapsing mine by solving puzzles and shooting steamballs from your vehicle to create ramps, walls, activate triggers, blow things away, and more. Can you handle the pressure?
Why similar: Steampunk 79.8% ★, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 7.2%
