Games Like Coal LLC

Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

Why similar: Mining 27.5% ★, Capitalism 17.1%, Time Management 13.5%, Management 13.2%, Economy 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management game centered on the ruthless capitalism of resource extraction and time-sensitive bidding.

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

Why similar: Capitalism 23.5%, Roguelite 16.9%, Management 12.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the capitalist struggle and economy management through a unique roguelite deckbuilding loop.

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Why similar: Roguelite 31.2%, Management 22.3%, Roguelike 21.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Resource Management 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of mining, roguelite progression, and colony-sim defense against increasing threats.

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: Roguelike 34.6%, Procedural Generation 24.2%, Resource Management 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines mining, resource management, and roguelite defense mechanics in a tense underground setting.

(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

Why similar: Mining 26.3% ★, Economy 17.6%, Management 13.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An economy-driven management game where you optimize the gathering of resources to reach specific goals.

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 24.4% ★, Capitalism 19.1%, Economy 15.2%, Management 12.3%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy title that tasks you with building an economy through mining and exploration in a roguelite framework.

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 37.6% ★, Roguelite 15.3%, Management 10.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar mining-focused roguelite experience where you must balance resource gathering with upgrading your mobile base.

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

Why similar: Roguelite 58.3%, Procedural Generation 30.9%, Roguelike 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed roguelite that emphasizes mining and resource collection while fending off waves of enemies.

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 29.2% ★, Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 14.9%, Management 14%, Nature 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused mining game that emphasizes strategy and resource optimization.

Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

Why similar: Mining 31.5% ★, Management 16.1%, Economy 14.1%, Capitalism 12.4%, Resource Management 7%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused title that tasks you with mining and curating resources for a growing business.

Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!

Why similar: Capitalism 30.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Management 15.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite mining game that focuses on the dangers and rewards of extracting resources in space.

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 60.3% ★, Management 21.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more grounded, realistic take on the mining industry and the logistics of coal extraction.

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 85.7% ★, 2D 6.9%, Indie 3.7%, Colorful 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features satisfying underground mining mechanics paired with deep exploration and character progression.

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 37.2% ★, Capitalism 24.7%, Economy 14.7%, Resource Management 6.4%, Management 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual mining game that focuses on the satisfaction of constant resource accumulation.

Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farming & crafting game with rougelike elements where your job is to earn as much money as possible to pay the rent. Start from scratch and build the most profitable farm you can make as soon as possible. Work hard to be able to afford the rent.

Why similar: Economy 15.8%, Roguelike 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Applies roguelike mechanics to a management-heavy farming loop, mirroring the progression style of Coal LLC.

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: Pixel Graphics 36.9%, Resource Management 31.3%, 2D 13.2%, Simulation 8.3%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends mining, crafting, and economic expansion in a loop that rewards constant growth and management.

Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.

Why similar: Mining 41.2% ★, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 13.9%, Economy 10%, Management 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that keeps the mining theme central to its action-oriented gameplay.

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Why similar: Management 46.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Economy 8.3%, Roguelike 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate underground management simulation, offering unparalleled depth in mining, economy, and survival.

A clicker/management drug dealing simulator. Get your product cut and wrapped quickly and out on the streets. Build your crew, expand your operation, and climb the supply chain. Stay ahead of the cops, keep your crew in line, or pay the price.

Why similar: Capitalism 20.1%, Time Management 19.5%, Management 18.7%, Economy 12%, Resource Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the 'dubious techniques' and capitalist management themes found in Coal LLC within a crime-sim framework.

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 32.5% ★, Capitalism 13.4%, Time Management 12.8%, Management 12.2%, Economy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lighter, management-focused mining game that emphasizes resource collection and business growth.

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 46.3% ★, Management 20.7%, Resource Management 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Cute 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the incremental management and automation aspects of mining operations.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Management 42.7%, Roguelite 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Simulation 9%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Balances resource gathering with restaurant management, capturing the same 'work-to-upgrade' loop.

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Capitalism 33.7%, Management 31.1%, Resource Management 14.8%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the management of resources and economy through a satisfying, repetitive crafting loop.

TerraForge is a mining simulation game mixed with a bit of shop management. You dig for ores, craft items, research new blueprints, improve your shop, sell your items and slowly grow your own little mining town.

Why similar: Mining 31.6% ★, Time Management 15.6%, Economy 15.3%, Management 12.4%, Procedural Generation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy mining and management game that emphasizes time-management and resource extraction.

Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

Why similar: Resource Management 64%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 15%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale mining and automation game that rewards efficient resource management and economic planning.

The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

Why similar: Economy 29.7%, Management 28.5%, Capitalism 21%, Simulation 12.8%, Resource Management 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and capitalist management of a business, mirroring the pressure of meeting quotas.

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Why similar: Capitalism 28%, Management 25.9%, Economy 24.6%, Time Management 10.7%, Resource Management 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep management simulation that focuses on building a capitalist empire from the ground up.

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 39.2% ★, Underground 24% ★, Management 16.8%, Resource Management 8.8%, Strategy 5.4%

Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!

Why similar: Capitalism 26.9%, Management 22.8%, Economy 17.3%, Resource Management 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A management and economy-focused game that shares the capitalist progression loop of Coal LLC.

A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

Why similar: Roguelite 33.1%, Roguelike 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite management game where you must constantly gather resources to build and maintain your army.

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 61.5% ★, Simulation 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Strategy 6%, 2D 2.7%

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 56.5% ★, Underground 15.1% ★, Roguelite 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Roguelike 6.8%

A chill idle-mining sim that lives on your desktop. Dig rocks, collect gems, buy upgrades, feed your greed, and uncover shiny surprises while you do other things.

Why similar: Mining 25% ★, Capitalism 22.3%, Underground 16.6% ★, Economy 15.6%, Management 11.8%

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 39.3% ★, Underground 28.5% ★, Perma Death 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

Why similar: Mining 31.4% ★, Economy 12.7%, Management 12.2%, Resource Management 10.3%, Strategy 10.1%

DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.

Why similar: Management 22.4%, Mining 20.5% ★, Economy 17.9%, Resource Management 12.3%, Simulation 5.4%

A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.

Why similar: Economy 25.6%, Management 18.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Nature 10.5%, Resource Management 6.8%

You are dropped into a forest with one goal - making money and paying off your 100k debt. Collect resources, make deals, upgrade, build and hire workers to do the job for you. 🐕

Why similar: Mining 37.8% ★, Capitalism 20.7%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, Economy 12.3%, Strategy 6.2%

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 39.3% ★, Capitalism 26.5%, Economy 13.8%, Resource Management 5.4%, Management 4.4%

Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.

Why similar: Mining 28.6% ★, Roguelite 15.3%, Management 14.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.3%

Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?

Why similar: Capitalism 25.2%, Economy 19.3%, Management 16.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, Resource Management 10.3%

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 40.4% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Cute 7.7%, Resource Management 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!

Why similar: Mining 34.9% ★, Underground 20.1% ★, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 8.5%, Management 7.7%

Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

Why similar: Management 41%, Resource Management 15.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%

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 58.2% ★, Management 21.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8%, Indie 1.1%

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 36.2% ★, Underground 25.2% ★, Economy 18.6%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Simulation 4.4%

Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.

Why similar: Capitalism 28.1%, Economy 28%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

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 29.7% ★, Capitalism 20.2%, Economy 18.5%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 5.1%

BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!

Why similar: Roguelite 28.9%, Roguelike 23.4%, Cute 10.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

Why similar: Mining 63.4% ★, Economy 12.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 6.6%, Strategy 1.9%

Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

Why similar: Capitalism 32.5%, Economy 22.1%, Management 21%, Resource Management 6.8%, Cute 6.6%

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 46% ★, Underground 30.6% ★, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 3.2%

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 48% ★, Underground 35.5% ★, Resource Management 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, 2D 3.1%

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

Why similar: Roguelite 34.3%, Roguelike 25.6%, Resource Management 16.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 7.5%

Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

Why similar: Management 48.4%, Resource Management 23.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Colorful 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.

Why similar: Underground 31.2% ★, Mining 26.6% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Cute 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%

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 76.8% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1.5%

Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!

Why similar: Capitalism 29.6%, Management 18.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 12.3%, Resource Management 7.6%

You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!

Why similar: Capitalism 44.1%, Management 23.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Colorful 6.3%