- #1 Keep Digging
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,117 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Dog
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Keep Digging is a digging survival craft game for up to 8 players. Explore a procedurally generated 5000m underground world, bring back ores, blueprints, and fossils, then use the smelter, forge, and enchantments to build your gear! Team up in co-op or compete for items in PvP.
Why similar: Mining 19.5% ★, Voxel 13.2% ★, Destruction 11.1%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #2 The Long Mine
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cold Lynx
Windows
Explore claustrophobic caves, crawl through tight spaces, mine valuable minerals, upgrade your tools, and unlock perks as you level up.
Why similar: Mining 32.9% ★, Underground 13.1% ★, Destruction 12.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 7.6%
- #3 Spell Alchemist
95% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: hermurx
Windows
Spell Alchemist is a short incremental resource-gathering and crafting game about digging for resources and processing them into powerful spells. Craft the most powerful healing spell to cure humanity of a mysterious disease.
Why similar: Mining 29.7% ★, Voxel 12% ★, Underground 9.6% ★, Crafting 9.5%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #4 DRILLMASTER 9000
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Petardia Productions
Windows
Dig, collect resources, upgrade your drill and multitool, go deep underground and find a powerful shiny object.
Why similar: Mining 27.3% ★, Voxel 20.1% ★, Underground 13% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Exploration 5.3%
- #5 Mining My Own Business
94% match4 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: MemaHertz
Windows
Enslaved you're forced underground to mine to buy your freedom. Manage stamina, weight, and torchlight as you dig for valuable ore. Sell when prices are high, upgrade your gear and shelter. Every swing of your pickaxe gets you closer to freedom. Right?
Why similar: Mining 32.6% ★, Voxel 20.4% ★, Underground 17.5% ★, Sandbox 12%, Exploration 5.7%
- #6 The Long Way Down
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GoldtisticGames
Windows
THE LONG WAY DOWN is a first-person digging action game where you carve your own tunnels, mine valuable minerals, find unique items, and sell your finds to fund upgrades. Drill for oil, refine it into fuel, and keep pushing deeper. The deeper you go, the more demons you have to fight.
Why similar: Mining 27.7% ★, Underground 17.4% ★, Voxel 13% ★, Destruction 11.5%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #7 Star Ores Inc.
93% matchVery Positive83% of 310 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 26.5% ★, Sandbox 12.4%, Crafting 9.9%, Resource Management 9.3%, Management 9.1%
- #8 Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
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 30.5% ★, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Co-op 7.9%, Management 6.2%
- #9 A Game About Digging A Hole™
91% matchVery Positive90% of 19,352 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 24.6% ★, Voxel 17.3% ★, Underground 14.5% ★, Sandbox 10%, Economy 7.9%
- #10 DIG
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alkame Games
Windows
Dig, discover, and compete in this digging hole adventure! Unearth rare treasures, sell your findings, upgrade your gear, expand holes uncover hidden secrets beneath the surface. Who will dig the deepest?
Why similar: Mining 24.5% ★, Voxel 15.7% ★, Underground 15.6% ★, Sandbox 10.8%, Economy 9%
- #11 The Spotter: Dig or Die
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,396 reviews2026
Dev: Puppyroar GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Mining 22.7% ★, Voxel 15.1% ★, Underground 14% ★, Sandbox 9.1%, Aliens 8.7%
- #12 Another Game About Digging A Hole
90% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: myownyose
Windows
A game about digging in the mines of an unknown and unclaimed planet. Collect resources, sell them and upgrade your equipment - discover all available resources!
Why similar: Mining 29.2% ★, Underground 12.3% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Economy 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%
- #13 MORA Mining for freedom
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oduvan
Windows
You’re trapped in a mine, forced to repay the debt left behind by your late grandfather. Dig, explore, build, and earn your way out — one rock at a time.
Why similar: Mining 28.4% ★, Underground 14.4% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, Crafting 8.6%, Simulation 7.5%
- #14 Engineer Alpha
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Aaron Worcester
Windows
An open world survival and automation game. Engineer Alpha combines an infinite editable world, building and connecting of automated machinery, and RPG style player progression.
Why similar: Voxel 20.8% ★, Mining 18.7% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Crafting 8.4%, Building 7.3%
- #15 Strip Miner
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morrow
Windows
A roguelike mining game where you descend through shells of rock. Collect, Deposit, Upgrade and Profit.
Why similar: Mining 31.1% ★, Voxel 20.4% ★, Underground 17.5% ★, Resource Management 6.8%, Sandbox 6.1%
- #16 Escape By Spoon
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paiband Game Studio
Windows
Escape by Spoon is a prison escape game with action and digging mechanics, featuring a 1930s rubber hose animation art style.
Why similar: Mining 22.8% ★, Voxel 17.5% ★, Underground 14.2% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Crafting 6.8%
- #17 Dignaut
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Angle Games
Windows
Dignaut is a chill sci-fi space adventure where you drill into alien terrain to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore a mysterious planet with multiple biomes, upgrade your gear, and uncover the secrets of an ancient, buried alien civilization.
Why similar: Mining 34.6% ★, Underground 21.6% ★, Sandbox 13.7%, Exploration 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #18 Burrows
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Roll
Windows
Play as a crew of moles sent to dig for precious minerals to fuel the industrial revolution for the animal kingdom.
Why similar: Mining 33.3% ★, Underground 19.7% ★, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Destruction 15.5%, Exploration 5.8%
- #19 ONE GIANT HOLE
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Humanity teams up to dig BILLIONS of VOXELS to create the world’s biggest hole—together. Every swing makes this giant hole bigger! Obtain resources, upgrade your pickaxe, and chat with others using text or voice! Dig this giant shared hole with friends, strangers, or solo!
Why similar: Mining 29.4% ★, Voxel 15.9% ★, Destruction 13.6%, Underground 13.4% ★, Online Co-Op 12.8%
- #20 Down There Yet?
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A co-op underground cave mining driving adventure where you and your friends drive, dig, and descend into the depths of a treacherous underground world. Upgrade your equipment and drill vehicle as you make your way down to find the mystery at the core of the planet.
Why similar: Mining 35.2% ★, Voxel 17% ★, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Underground 13.5% ★, Co-op 5.8%
- #21 We Are Busy Digging A Hole
83% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Hole
Windows
A relaxing cooperative digging adventure where you explore colorful underground worlds with friends. Team up to dig deeper, find valuable ores, upgrade your equipment, and collect rare dragons together.
Why similar: Mining 28.8% ★, Underground 17.5% ★, Online Co-Op 15%, Sandbox 12.1%, Co-op 12.1%
- #22 InfinityMine
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HayaseWorks
Windows
No enemies—debt and a volatile ore market are your true foes. Mine a dungeon that changes every day. Drop to 0 HP and you lose the day’s mined ore. Upgrade tools, manage carry limits, time sales, and descend to the deepest layer.
Why similar: Mining 39.1% ★, Underground 16% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Resource Management 11.7%, Economy 5.2%
- #23 Hardhats : Some Survival Required
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoxRay Games
Windows
Take on building projects in far away places with your construction crew! Nail guns and sledge hammers are used for more than just building. Find, craft and place building parts, survive the local wildlife, and escape the islands one happy customer at a time.
Why similar: Voxel 21.3% ★, Destruction 17.2%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Co-op 9%
- #24 Mine Digger
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mine Digger
Windows
Mine Digger is a minimalist mining game where you dig deeper, uncover hidden riches, upgrade your tools, and turn a simple hole in the ground into a profitable underground empire.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Underground 15.5% ★, Simulation 15%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 10.2%
- #25 Dig For Riches
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: OxygenStudio
Windows
Dig For Riches is a realistic mining simulation. Dig the earth, extract valuable minerals, haul them to the surface by cart and sell them. Use your earnings to upgrade your equipment, dig deeper, and face increasing dangers.
Why similar: Mining 29.9% ★, Underground 19.3% ★, Voxel 17.5% ★, Economy 9.9%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #26 Astromine
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alientrap
Windows
Astromine is a survival mining game about scavenging fully destructible planets. Designed for 1 to 4 players. Land on planets and gather enough materials to fight off alien creatures, fight robot factions, build structures and spaceships, and conquer the solar system
Why similar: Mining 33.2% ★, Voxel 20% ★, Sandbox 10.7%, Co-op 10.5%, Crafting 7.9%
- #27 A Game About Cutting A Tree
79% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Limey Studio
Windows
A minimalist game about reclaiming an overgrown forest Chop down trees, gather Wood, sell it, upgrade your axe, and uncover secrets hidden beneath the roots.
Why similar: Mining 29.4% ★, Destruction 15%, Sandbox 10.5%, Management 9%, Economy 8.3%
- #28 Cell 413 : Mine & Survive
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
A survival game in the life of a prisoner digging a hole to escape. Explore the procedurally generated underground, outsmart the guards, build your base, craft tools and find a way out of there!
Why similar: Mining 32% ★, Voxel 21.8% ★, Underground 18.8% ★, Sandbox 9.1%, Crafting 7.1%
- #29 Prison Miners
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enes KaplanPub: SlugShot Games
Windows
You are condemned to darkness in the vast deserts. To survive, you must dig deeper every day with your team, improve your skills, and acquire powerful equipment. But remember… this mine is not just full of stones and ores. Stay alert to the dangers that await you. Dig, get stronger, and survive!
Why similar: Mining 32.8% ★, Underground 20.8% ★, Destruction 10.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Crafting 6.2%
- #30 Digging Out
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Logic Liminal
Windows
Digging Out is a realistic co-op digging game for up to 8 players. Work together to dig a tunnel, upgrade your tools, and break into the bank. Every shovel counts plan smart, dig deep, and pull off the perfect underground heist.
Why similar: Mining 43.4% ★, Sandbox 20.9%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Co-op 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #31 Off-World Prospecting
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prospector Games
Windows
Off-World Prospecting is a game about exploring and striking out on your own on an alien planet, and becoming the ultimate prospector as you survey the land for valuable fauna, minerals, artifacts and more, and search for your long missing sister in an uncaring yet endlessly enticing landscape.
Why similar: Mining 37.4% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Underground 9.7% ★, Exploration 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #32 Duck the Miner
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Atlas Brightway
Windows
Your ultimate goal was to achieve the dream of living on Mars, but the journey didn't go as planned. After a rough ride that left your engine destroyed, you are now stranded on space and must mine asteroids to repair your ship to try finish the voyage.
Why similar: Mining 44% ★, Resource Management 14.5%, Crafting 12.6%, Destruction 10.5%, Economy 6%
- #33 I’m a Wizard, But I Dig
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
Shorten your journey to the castle by digging a tunnel through the mountain. Use magic and craft: swing your pickaxe, cast spells, blow up obstacles, and light your path with glowing slimes. Trade resources with the Goose, unlock new tools, and uncover the mountain's secrets.
Why similar: Mining 25.5% ★, Sandbox 17.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Underground 12.3% ★, Exploration 7.4%
- #34 Big Dig Energy
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: NuggetSmash
Windows
Do you have the Big Dig Energy!? The best co-op mining game with online multiplayer for up to 4 players! Team up, dig deep, mine energy ore, and upgrade your tools. Reach the planets core to fuel the rocket and leave Earth!
Why similar: Mining 23.2% ★, Voxel 20% ★, Destruction 15.5%, Sandbox 15%, Exploration 6.7%
- #35 Drill and Delve
74% matchVery Positive92% of 88 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 22.2% ★, Voxel 21% ★, Sandbox 17.8%, Underground 9.1% ★, Exploration 7.9%
- #36 Exipelago
77% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: reiti.net
Windows
Manage and grow your tribe in this sandbox village simulation in a fully destructible voxel world
Why similar: Mining 24.3% ★, Voxel 18.6% ★, Underground 13.8% ★, Crafting 7.9%, Management 7.5%
- #37 GONE DIGGING
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NewGen
Windows
Dig together by day. Feed the darkness by night. A 1–4 player co-op digging thriller where loot, upgrades, and sacrifices decide who survives after sundown.
Why similar: Mining 33.9% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 11.7%, Online Co-Op 7.4%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #38 MineMogul
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,741 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 29.2% ★, Underground 14.9% ★, Sandbox 10.2%, Resource Management 9%, Crafting 8.9%
- #39 Hollowstride
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VixVoid
Windows
Explore, build, and survive in a living, procedural world. Hollowstride is a multiplayer voxel sandbox in early development, offering a moddable foundation for your next great adventure.
Why similar: Voxel 29.1% ★, Mining 23.2% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Crafting 7.4%, Building 6.9%
- #40 Aethelon
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aethelon Studio
Windows
Aethelon is an infinite, open world creative voxel sandbox. Build across massive procedural worlds with realistic biome systems. Share your world with reproducible seeds. Experience infinite creative freedom at impressive scale.
Why similar: Voxel 27.8% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Destruction 15%, Mining 13.5% ★, Building 9.6%
- #41 DIG Raiders: Anomaly Extraction
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows
DIG Raiders: Anomaly Extraction is a co-op digging sim where you and your crew burrow through 10+ layers of the unknown—team up to uncover the truth, battle rivals, and race to secure alien gems. Dig deep. Extract the anomaly. Get out alive!
Why similar: Mining 40.1% ★, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Sandbox 11.7%, Management 6.3%, Exploration 5.6%
- #42 Sandboxed
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xOFFSET on tiktokPub: xOFFSET
Windows
Sandboxed is a singleplayer and multiplayer sandbox, where you build and survive in a world where you do whatever your creativity lets you
Why similar: Mining 31.2% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Voxel 15.2% ★, Crafting 11.2%, Destruction 8.6%
- #43 Digger Sandbox
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Park Productions
Windows
Dig, build, and experiment in a physics-driven sandbox where heavy machinery meets creativity. Operate real construction vehicles, sculpt terrain with simulated dirt blocks, and team up with friends in a persistent diggable world.
Why similar: Mining 31.1% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Voxel 15% ★, Building 10.2%, Destruction 9.4%
- #44 Boppio
74% matchMixed51% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Boppy Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boppio is a game about obtaining materials, constructing buildings, and assembling a spaceship to return home. In order to succeed you will need to automate and optimize your base. Mine minerals and combine them into new items that will help you build your return vessel.
Why similar: Mining 35% ★, Resource Management 13.2%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Co-op 11%, Management 9.3%
- #45 Arctic Digger TCG Collection
70% matchPositive84% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: ToD Game StudioPub: ToD Game Publishing
Windows
A cozy simulation game where you dig through the arctic to collect ores and trading card packs. Use what you find to produce new items, upgrade your tools, and hire penguins to help run your business. Expand your area and turn it into the top trading spot in the frozen north.
Why similar: Mining 36.2% ★, Voxel 24.8% ★, Resource Management 10.2%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.7%
- #46 Exo Digger
71% matchNegative17% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: TornaGamesPub: AzaFoxySoftware
Windows
Exo Digger is a relaxing mining simulator set on a distant planet. Dig deep, extract rare minerals, upgrade your equipment, and expand your inventory. Explore the depths, but beware some areas of the mines may be dangerous. Who knows what secrets this planet holds beneath its surface?
Why similar: Mining 24.3% ★, Voxel 19.9% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Underground 11.1% ★, Crafting 7.4%
- #47 Star Crafter
69% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Why similar: Mining 29.9% ★, Voxel 16% ★, Resource Management 10.9%, Crafting 10.5%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #48 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,978 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 63.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.
Why similar: Destruction 23.9%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Management 10.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Building 8.9%
- #49 Fantasy Shop Simulator ⚔️
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Shop Titans meets Supermarket Simulator! Manage your own fantasy shop. Play solo or with friends to grow your business. Stock your store with magical weapons, enchanted armor, and rare artifacts in this immersive first-person game. From the creators of Tavern Manager Simulator! ⚔️🏰💰
Why similar: Economy 15.2%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.1%
- #50 Dwarf Digger
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corpix Games
Windows
Dig, discover, and survive! In Dwarf Digger, you build your own underground empire, unearth precious treasures, battle hidden dangers, and trade with fellow dwarves. Will you carve your legend deep beneath the earth?
Why similar: Mining 27.3% ★, Voxel 20.3% ★, Sandbox 11.3%, Destruction 10.9%, Crafting 6.5%
- #51 Orebound
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 911 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.1 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 24.6% ★, Voxel 18.3% ★, Resource Management 10%, Sandbox 9.6%, Crafting 9.2%
- #52 Mining Merchant
66% matchVery Positive90% of 322 reviews2026
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mining Merchant is a relaxing mining and shopkeeping adventure game. Mine by day to uncover rare ores and gems, then craft jewelry to sell in your shop by night. Rebuild your uncle’s business solo or in co-op and uncover the mystery behind the nightly earthquakes.
Why similar: Mining 34.2% ★, Online Co-Op 18%, Underground 14.7% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Crafting 10%
- #53 Meltopia
65% matchVery Positive89% of 979 reviews2026
Dev: Garden of Dreams
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A minimalist game where you melt snow with a heat cannon to explore a mysterious frozen world. Uncover glacial secrets, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts — and ultimately find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth.
Why similar: Mining 32% ★, Underground 20.9% ★, Sandbox 13%, Exploration 6.1%, Crafting 5.7%
- #54 Gold Hunter
71% matchMixed41% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: eXtreme Studios
Windows
Have you always dreamed of searching for gold? Then start your own adventure now - alone or together with friends. Explore a huge map and dig for gold using a variety of methods, vehicles and wash plants.
Why similar: Mining 36.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Co-op 11.8%, Sandbox 9.8%, Simulation 9.7%
- #55 Shuttle Mining
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArachnocoderPub: Arahnocoder
Windows
Shuttle Mining is a Noita- and Terraria-inspired cozy & chaotic mining game. Craft your own unique lasers, burn, taze, and make things explode. The goal is to craft new batteries so you can use stronger lasers and dig deeper...
Why similar: Mining 28% ★, Underground 22.4% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Resource Management 11.3%, Sandbox 8%
- #56 Voltcube
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stein Games
Windows
Discover Voltcube, an infinite, uniquely generated block universe. Create machines, explore a multitude of biomes, and build to your heart's content. Survival or creative, every playthrough offers a unique journey.
Why similar: Mining 31.6% ★, Voxel 24.9% ★, Sandbox 13.8%, Crafting 6.2%, Building 5.8%
- #57 Backyard Digger
67% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Milord
Windows
A relaxing physics-based game about digging in your backyard. Find precious metals, explore caves, avoid dangers, and upgrade your tools as you dig deeper and deeper.
Why similar: Mining 47.5% ★, Destruction 25.3%, Crafting 12.3%, First-Person 4.9%, Exploration 4.2%
- #58 Mining Mechs
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,613 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 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 27.8% ★, Underground 17.9% ★, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 12.5%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #59 Dig to China Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Normalno Games
Windows
Dig to China Simulator, is a game about digging a hole in your back yard, until you get to China. Find ores in the holes you dig, sell them, upgrade your equipment to dig faster.
Why similar: Mining 26.3% ★, Economy 11.8%, Crafting 11.4%, Underground 11% ★, Sandbox 9%
- #60 Veneer Vølt
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kindie Spirits
Windows
Grab your friends and clock in as adorable Guard Bots in the most extravagant museum. Set up exhibitions and patrol the halls, but beware — when the lights go out, the exhibits wander off and cause expensive mayhem. Can you contain the damage to Mr. Veneer's pockets or will he have to "upgrade" you?
Why similar: Co-op 24.3%, Voxel 20% ★, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Destruction 15.5%, Underground 13.2% ★