- #1 You Know The Drill
97% matchVery Positive93% of 1,015 reviews2026
Dev: ludokaiPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!
Why similar: Mining 40.4% ★, Underground 32.4% ★, Robots 8.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 4.3%
- #2 Fracture Field
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,187 reviews2026
Dev: Type Ten
Windows
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
Why similar: Mining 45.6% ★, Automation 31.2%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 4.9%, Relaxing 3.4%
- #3 Idle Deepcore
96% matchVery Positive85% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Bluehood Games
Windows
Idle Deepcore is an incremental mining game where you dig ever deeper, smelt ore into ingots, upgrade your pickaxe and machines, and grow several mines in parallel to build a vast underground industry.
Why similar: Mining 36.9% ★, Automation 29.5%, Underground 15.7% ★, Simulation 7%, Crafting 6%
- #4 Diggin
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 592 reviews2026
Dev: Longshot Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Drill into the depths of a meteor crater in this incremental adventure. Mine ores, unlock upgrades and find the cosmic treasure that lies below! Can you uncover what happened to the Moles that came before you?
Why similar: Mining 29.8% ★, Underground 23% ★, Automation 17.5%, Management 9.1%, Collectathon 6.5%
- #5 Keep on Mining!
94% matchVery Positive94% of 8,329 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!
Why similar: Mining 62.3% ★, Collectathon 12.8%, Relaxing 7.9%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 4.9%
- #6 Keep on Mining! - Worlds
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,850 reviews2026
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Keep on Mining! – Worlds is an incremental mining game where you mine rocks, collect resources, and travel through many unique worlds, finding artifacts, crafting pickaxes, and purchasing many permanent upgrades!
Why similar: Mining 58.6% ★, Collectathon 20.1%, Relaxing 7.3%, Management 5.2%, Strategy 3.4%
- #7 Kin and Quarry
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 473 reviews2026
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 55.4% ★, Automation 20%, Underground 18.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Cute 1.6%
- #8 Trainatic
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,093 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
Why similar: Management 43.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Colorful 10.6%, 2D 4.5%
- #9 Idle Cave Miner
92% matchVery Positive81% of 1,203 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 129.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.
Why similar: Mining 50.7% ★, Crafting 16.1%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #10 Digseum
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,115 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 42.2% ★, Collectathon 14.7%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #11 Mining Mechs
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,723 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 36% ★, Underground 33.5% ★, Crafting 11%, Robots 8.7%, Exploration 4.3%
- #12 Piñata Go Boom
89% matchVery Positive92% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: tissue inu
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.
Why similar: Job Simulator 57.8% ★, Management 12.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7%, Relaxing 3.9%
- #13 Particul
89% matchVery Positive80% of 759 reviews2026
Dev: MILLION PIXELS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.
Why similar: Mining 46.1% ★, Automation 21%, Simulation 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Strategy 4.2%
- #14 Super Mining Mechs
88% matchVery Positive87% of 882 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Underground 32% ★, Mining 29.9% ★, Collectathon 18.5%, Crafting 8.8%, Relaxing 4%
- #15 Mining Wizards
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: TMA Forge
Windows
Mining Wizards is an incremental mining game. Mine minerals, gather materials, upgrade a massive skill tree, level up, unlock talents, discover artifacts, and attract artifact visitors!
Why similar: Mining 29.9% ★, Automation 24.1%, Collectathon 18.3%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #16 Ad Fundum
86% matchVery Positive92% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Mining 36.9% ★, Underground 32% ★, Collectathon 15.3%, Simulation 5%, Exploration 3.8%
- #17 Incremental Factory
86% matchMixed68% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Significant Steak
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!
Why similar: Automation 34.9%, Mining 27.4% ★, Crafting 14.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 5.8%
- #18 Gridkeeper
85% matchMixed68% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: pixelwide
Windows
Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.
Why similar: Mining 32.1% ★, Automation 26.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Robots 6.9%, Simulation 4.9%
- #19 Widget Inc.
84% matchVery Positive85% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: Leaping Turtle
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.
Why similar: Automation 67.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Futuristic 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #20 Infinite Ruins
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Kileka Games
Windows
An incremental mining game where you manage golems, destroy blocks, unlock upgrades, and descend infinitely in search of ever more valuable resources.
Why similar: Mining 45.3% ★, Automation 32.4%, Management 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%, Strategy 3%
- #21 Coal LLC
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,326 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39.3% ★, Underground 30.1% ★, Management 12.9%, Simulation 4.9%, Strategy 4%
- #22 Starvester
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
Why similar: Mining 38.4% ★, Automation 31.6%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6%
- #23 MineMogul
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,237 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.9% ★, Automation 24.9%, Underground 21% ★, Crafting 9%, Management 7.8%
- #24 Mashina
82% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Talha and Jack CoPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world.
Why similar: Mining 29.7% ★, Automation 24.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Robots 9.3%, Futuristic 7%
- #25 (the) Gnorp Apologue
81% matchVery Positive95% of 9,927 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Mining 52.3% ★, Management 17.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Cute 4.3%
- #26 Rock Bottom
79% matchNo user reviews94% of 1,536 reviews2026
Dev: Logan Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mine. Smelt. Upgrade. Repeat. Rock Bottom is an incremental mining game where every swing makes you stronger. Descend through 8 unique layers, unlock devastating abilities, and discover what lies at Rock Bottom
Why similar: Mining 60.3% ★, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 15.5%, 2D 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #27 Rock Crusher
80% matchVery Positive85% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 75.3% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 2.2%
- #28 DigDigDrill
79% matchVery Positive95% of 617 reviews2024
Dev: Toorai
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 17.5 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 34.4% ★, Underground 31.1% ★, Collectathon 15%, Crafting 8.4%, Exploration 4.2%
- #29 Dwarf Eats Mountain
78% matchVery Positive81% of 1,070 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Mining 61.4% ★, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #30 Feed the Reactor
77% matchVery Positive83% of 646 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.
Why similar: Management 34.7%, Strategy 23.3%, Simulation 21.3%, Relaxing 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #31 Mine Empire
76% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Forge Games
Windows
In Mine Empire, start with basic mining and expand by gathering resources, upgrading equipment, and deploying machines for full automation. Blast through deep mineral veins with explosives, unlock rebirth upgrades and advanced technology, and build your own powerful mine empire.
Why similar: Mining 45.7% ★, Automation 31.8%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 5.5%, RPG 3.5%
- #32 Mr.Mine
77% matchVery Positive92% of 18,628 reviews2020
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 100.0 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 53.4% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Simulation 10%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 7.1%
- #33 Orbitmine
75% matchVery Positive82% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Automation 49.9%, Strategy 14%, Exploration 11%, Simulation 9.2%, Colorful 5.1%
- #34 Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,534 reviews2026
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core! Play alone or with friends, buy properties, dig deep for valuable resources, complete contracts, upgrade and automate production lines and grow your factory from zero to industry!
Why similar: Mining 43.8% ★, Automation 29.2%, Management 8.5%, Simulation 8.3%, Crafting 6.1%
- #35 Galactic Mining Corp
78% matchVery Positive84% of 939 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.6 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 48% ★, Collectathon 16.3%, Crafting 11%, Management 9.3%, Exploration 5.8%
- #36 Outpath
74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,103 reviews2023
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Automation 31.3%, Collectathon 17.5%, Crafting 14.5%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #37 Shelldiver
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 17,188 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 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: Management 30.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Collectathon 14.7%, Relaxing 10.8%, Strategy 8.7%
- #38 To The Core
74% matchVery Positive93% of 5,179 reviews2023
Dev: SomethingExtra
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.
Why similar: Mining 91.8% ★, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #39 Click Mage
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,575 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Crow Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Click Mage is a unique 2D resource gatherer and building game. Mine and process resources, upgrade your clicking power and construct buildings on an idyllic island with beautiful pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Mining 53.6% ★, Crafting 18.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Relaxing 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #40 GeoDepths
75% matchVery Positive87% of 305 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 47.8% ★, Automation 28.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Exploration 5.9%, Strategy 4.4%
- #41 Illuminaria
76% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
Why similar: Mining 33.7% ★, Automation 23.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Management 9.4%, Robots 7.6%
- #42 Sandustry
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,449 reviews2026
Dev: Lantto GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
Why similar: Automation 45.8%, Crafting 21.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #43 Fortune Mill
71% matchVery Positive82% of 3,554 reviews2026
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, drop pachinko balls, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others!
Why similar: Automation 61.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #44 Underminer
73% matchVery Positive93% of 991 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: Mining 34% ★, Collectathon 33.9%, Simulation 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #45 DigWorld
72% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Edgar IXPub: Easy Grind Games
Windows
DigWorld is a cozy 2D digging extraction sandbox with roguelite elements, where each run is a race against the clock to get the best rewards. Collect as many items as you can before time runs out. Sell. Upgrade. Repeat.
Why similar: Mining 39.8% ★, Underground 24.3% ★, Collectathon 16.8%, Crafting 8.9%, Exploration 4.5%
- #46 Forage Wizard
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,486 reviews2026
Dev: Lost Maxim
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!
Why similar: Automation 37.4%, Crafting 22.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #47 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
72% matchVery Positive88% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Bosphorus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Color Factory is a relaxing factory-building game where strategy meets automation. Start with basic colors, refine them into vivid shades, and craft canvases of all sizes. Optimize your machines, scale operations at your own pace, and master automation to build a masterpiece of efficiency.
Why similar: Automation 43.9%, Crafting 17%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 10.1%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #48 Hole Is Mine
69% matchVery Positive91% of 672 reviews2026
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!
Why similar: Mining 62.7% ★, Management 14.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Relaxing 5.9%, Cute 4.5%
- #49 Techtonica
71% matchMixed65% of 3,253 reviews2024
Dev: Fire Hose Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.
Why similar: Automation 45.1%, Crafting 14.8%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 6.9%
- #50 Chop Chains
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 253 reviews2026
Dev: Blasted Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Chop Chains is a relaxing incremental game where you chop, gather, and upgrade to become the ultimate lumberjack through trees, axes, and skills.
Why similar: Management 25.3%, Crafting 25.3%, Strategy 15%, Relaxing 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #51 Unboxathon
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Skye <3Pub: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny items, pop bubble wrap, and materialize artifacts out of thin air. Can you find your lost childhood plush?
Why similar: Simulation 34.4%, Relaxing 21.1%, Cute 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Colorful 12.4%
- #52 FOUNDRY
68% matchVery Positive81% of 3,918 reviews2024
Dev: Channel 3 EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.
Why similar: Automation 41.5%, Crafting 19.2%, Robots 13.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #53 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,224 reviews2025
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Why similar: Mining 40.9% ★, Job Simulator 33.7% ★, Management 9.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Cute 2.9%
- #54 Far Mining
66% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space.
Why similar: Mining 74% ★, Management 8.7%, Relaxing 8.1%, Simulation 3.2%, Colorful 3.1%
- #55 Starground
69% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Linux
Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!
Why similar: Mining 42.3% ★, Automation 27.4%, Crafting 12%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #56 Prospector
68% matchMixed70% of 152 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: Automation 40.8%, Crafting 19%, Robots 14.6%, Exploration 6.9%, Strategy 6.4%
- #57 Star Ores Inc.
66% matchVery Positive82% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Mining 46.9% ★, Crafting 17.9%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #58 Orebound
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 976 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Mining 33.2% ★, Automation 32.1%, Crafting 17.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Exploration 6.3%
- #59 Moose Miners
68% matchMixed69% of 525 reviews2024
Dev: Lingon Studios
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 144.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.
Why similar: Mining 41.1% ★, Automation 27.6%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #60 Factory Planner
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 389 reviews2026
Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Factory Planner is a card-based simulation/strategy game that lets you build a factory using cards. The main goal of the game is to make combinations with different cards so that each player can build different factories and feel the sandbox experience to the fullest.
Why similar: Automation 40.6%, Crafting 17.8%, Management 14.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Strategy 6.6%