- #1 Afterdepth
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DANIEL QUEIROZ DE PONTES TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA (DBA Dannark Studios)Pub: Dannark Studios
Windows · Mac
Explore, build, and survive in the depths of a forgotten world. Manage oxygen, power, and resources as you uncover the secrets buried beneath the surface.
Why similar: Mining 45.2% ★, Procedural Generation 15%, Crafting 12.4%, Resource Management 12.1%, Survival 4.3%
- #2 Rockhopper
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Limited Bits
Windows
Become a space mining astronaut in this chill rogue-lite mining game. Explore, mine and complete objectives while unlocking and upgrading your equipment along the way.
Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Space 14.3%, Crafting 14%, Resource Management 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
- #3 Star Ores Inc.
96% matchVery Positive83% of 293 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 38% ★, Crafting 16.8%, Resource Management 14.6%, Space 13.9%, Management 5.7%
- #4 Collapsed Horizon
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sheyper
Windows
Travel between galaxies, dig planets, collect ores, sell them, upgrade your equipment, and earn your ticket back to Earth.
Why similar: Mining 47.8% ★, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Space 14.3%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 4.9%
- #5 Oreborn
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gurbdev
Windows · Mac
Explore, mine, and fight your way through the galaxy in this 2D space mining adventure! Unearth the relics of ancient civilizations and face the horrors that linger beneath alien worlds.
Why similar: Mining 36.5% ★, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Space 11.8%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #6 Ship Miner
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Core Games
Windows · Linux
Relaxing mining experience that merges combat elements and 1-bit pixel art aesthetics. Collect minerals from procedurally generated asteroids, improve your ship and survive The Anomaly, an unknown entity threatening The Galaxy. Can a simple miner stop The Anomaly and save everyone?
Why similar: Mining 49.9% ★, Space 14.6%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Resource Management 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #7 Rock Digger
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rockin' Games
Windows
Start as a humble rock and evolve into a rock-digging rock star! Dig for resources, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets after crash-landing on an alien planet. Unearth countless upgrades and gain powerful abilities. Explore mysterious new worlds. Reach the core. Ascend to Rock God!
Why similar: Mining 46.8% ★, Resource Management 17.1%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Destruction 7.1%, Exploration 4.4%
- #8 Cosmodrill
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morse Morse Games
Windows
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this 2D open-universe space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?
Why similar: Mining 40% ★, Resource Management 19.2%, Space 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Exploration 4.1%
- #9 Another Game About Digging A Hole
91% 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 42.8% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, Economy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #10 Backyard Digger
91% matchPositive83% of 42 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 57.7% ★, Crafting 17.5%, Destruction 17%, Exploration 2.7%, Action-Adventure 2.3%
- #11 Break The Ice
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondRealm
Windows
Stranded in a frozen wasteland, your only hope lies beneath the ice. Craft essential gadgets, upgrade your pickaxe with powerful abilities, and navigate a trap-filled ancient cavern. Can you solve the mysteries of the deep and unearth the legendary Miner's Stone?
Why similar: Mining 60.2% ★, Crafting 19.6%, Exploration 5.2%, Survival 4.8%, Adventure 3.5%
- #12 Idle Cave Miner
89% matchVery Positive80% of 1,058 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 125.1 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 45.8% ★, Crafting 16.9%, Resource Management 14.7%, Management 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #13 InfinityMine
89% matchNo user reviews2026
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 52.4% ★, Crafting 18.6%, Resource Management 17%, Economy 4.5%, Management 2.3%
- #14 Glintseeker Island
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Half Soup LabsPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Descend into mysterious caves with countless treasures to excavate in a mining exploration adventure. Upgrade your gear, fight bosses, uncover secrets and save the island from an ancient threat below!
Why similar: Mining 50.1% ★, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Crafting 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
- #15 Quest Industries
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Damask Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Manage a chaotic goblin workforce in a science-fantasy world. Build a factory where your workers are flammable, your slimes are explosive, and your only goal is profit. Automate, survive the emergent chaos, and buy your freedom.
Why similar: Mining 46.6% ★, Resource Management 19.4%, Crafting 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Management 4.7%
- #16 Astrodescent
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: winterSteve25
Windows
Mine the stars. Build your empire. CONSUME THE GALAXY. Astrodescent is a 2D space-mining adventure where you dig through worlds, harvest rare materials, and upgrade your gear to unstoppable levels
Why similar: Mining 46.7% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Space 8.1%, Management 6.2%
- #17 Eventide Matter
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 772 reviews2025
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Mining 40.2% ★, Crafting 20%, Space 14.9%, Resource Management 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #18 Click Click Dig: Idle Mine
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bacon Bandit GamesPub: Burn Rate Games
Windows
Click Click Dig is an idle mining game that lets you dig deep into the core of several planets. Complete quests, unlock unique character skins, compete in challenges, upgrade planets - the choice is yours!
Why similar: Mining 52.6% ★, Crafting 20%, Resource Management 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, 2D 3.7%
- #19 Idle Cave Miner 2
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Idle Cave Miner 2 is an idle incremental game about mining resources, crafting items, and improving your team of miners. Discover unique worlds, battle monsters, and strengthen your team on your quest to explore the mines, and find out what secrets lay at the bottom.
Why similar: Mining 41.8% ★, Crafting 15.4%, Resource Management 15.1%, Destruction 9.3%, Management 6%
- #20 TerraForge
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: OverjoyedGameDevs
Windows · Linux
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 44.2% ★, Resource Management 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Crafting 10.8%, Economy 8.6%
- #21 Enchanted Blacksmith
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into the boots of an aspiring blacksmith in a first-person sandbox where exploration and forging go hand in hand. Discover rare ores, master forgotten forging arts, and craft weapons of myth as you uncover secrets lost to time and claim your place among legends.
Why similar: Mining 46.2% ★, Crafting 18.6%, Resource Management 16%, Economy 8.5%, Exploration 4.5%
- #22 Story of Mine Company
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Nine Four Games
Windows
Hire miners and help them to extract ore using different tools. Try to control the chaos of the workflow. Trade in the market. Improve your buildings. Craft items. Manage resources wisely to stay profitable.
Why similar: Mining 43.9% ★, Resource Management 17.3%, Crafting 13.6%, Economy 9.3%, Management 7%
- #23 Astefactor
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SOLAR SAIL STUDIO
Windows
Mine asteroids, process resources, upgrade your equipment, repeat. Ah, and also defend your factory, because it seems like quite a few folks are interested in that strange device you just found. Who knows why? There's no way it's of some universal importance, right?..
Why similar: Mining 38.7% ★, Resource Management 17.9%, Space 14.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #24 DigDigDrill
81% 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 43.7% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Destruction 12.1%, Resource Management 10.8%, Character Customization 4.2%
- #25 Orebiters
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Explorer Tales
Windows · Linux
Become an independent miner in worlds full of monsters and dangers that keep living even when you're not around. Dig deeper, gather resources, upgrade your machine, and build a crew. Shape living worlds that react to your every move. Each expedition brings different conditions, threats, and outcomes
Why similar: Mining 57.2% ★, Resource Management 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Crafting 7.4%, Exploration 4.8%
- #26 A Game About Cutting A Tree
80% 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 41.6% ★, Crafting 13.3%, Destruction 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Economy 7.5%
- #27 Starground
79% matchVery Positive82% of 187 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 43.4% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Resource Management 13.9%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Space 11%
- #28 Helixteus 3
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apple0726
Windows · Linux
A space-themed incremental game where you manage planets and resources in a quest to dominate the universe with buildings and megastructures.
Why similar: Mining 38.7% ★, Resource Management 18%, Procedural Generation 15%, Space 11.6%, Crafting 10.8%
- #29 PickCrafter
79% matchVery Positive86% of 7,068 reviews2017
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 77.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!
Why similar: Mining 45.9% ★, Resource Management 17.6%, Crafting 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Management 4.7%
- #30 Prison Miner
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Data Leak Games
Windows
Mine until your arms drop off! In Prison Miner you will rank up through various ranks discovering new mines and materials along the way to be able to upgrade your equipment and mine even faster. Until eventually, you do it all again!
Why similar: Mining 60% ★, Crafting 22.1%, Exploration 6.7%, 2D 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #31 Resourcer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Wings Ltd
Windows
Dig deep into diverse biomes, uncover ancient treasures and mine various resources. Craft new tools and build various production structures. Improve your character’s skills and unlock new features as you progress through the game. Manage the resources and create an efficient production chain.
Why similar: Mining 45.9% ★, Resource Management 18.3%, Crafting 17.4%, Economy 7%, Management 4.9%
- #32 Earth Elements
78% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Jack G
Windows
Earth Elements. In three words: Dig, Mix, Build. Resource collecting, building and surviving game with not one but a few of game characters. Start with digging of Elements on map, mix in mixers to advance, build new features on map. RoundOnes will create Yours versions of great Monumental builds.
Why similar: Mining 43.3% ★, Crafting 17.4%, Resource Management 16.1%, Management 5.3%, Procedural Generation 5.3%
- #33 Basalt Breaker
77% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tavern Games
Windows
Basalt Breaker is a fresh, 3rd person, isometric take on a beloved puzzle game. Explore classic rooms, perfect your skills on replay-able daily puzzles, or try uniquely shaped custom floors. The perfect comfort game to play while queuing for a match or sitting through a tedious meeting.
Why similar: Mining 57.6% ★, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Destruction 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, 2D 4.2%
- #34 Oreguard: Mining Endeavors
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noditot
Windows · Linux
Descend into the depths, extract valuable resources, and turn them into the engine of a growing industrial operation. Build underground infrastructure and process everything on the surface to expand your production and unlock increasingly powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Mining 48.3% ★, Crafting 17.4%, Resource Management 16.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Exploration 3.7%
- #35 Click Mage
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,408 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Crow Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 44.9% ★, Resource Management 23.8%, Crafting 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Casual 3.1%
- #36 Mr.Mine
75% 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 50.6% ★, Crafting 15.8%, Resource Management 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Management 3.8%
- #37 Terminal Bore
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SDG Games
Windows · Linux
Terminal Bore is a 2D mining game inspired by classics like Motherload. Dig deep, craft upgrades, and overcome obstacles as you become an unstoppable mining machine.
Why similar: Mining 46.3% ★, Resource Management 16.8%, Crafting 14.3%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Survival 4%
- #38 Void Harvest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LoneBit
Windows
Condemned to work in an endless void, you must mine ore from asteroids, search wrecks and upgrade your ship to survive. Explore vast spaces, unlock upgrades, manage your crew and avoid constantly changing threats. Can you survive your sentence?
Why similar: Mining 36.8% ★, Crafting 17.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Survival 5.3%
- #39 Keep Digging
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,915 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Dog
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Keep Digging is a laid-back co-op digging game for up to 8 players. Dig 1000 meters, sell what you find, and keep upgrading your gear. Keep digging. Dig to your heart’s content.
Why similar: Mining 39.4% ★, Crafting 13.9%, Destruction 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Economy 8%
- #40 Spell Alchemist
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hermurx
Windows
Dig to collect resources and process them to craft spells in this cozy resource-gathering and building game with incremental progression. Craft the most powerful healing spell to cure humanity of a mysterious disease.
Why similar: Mining 52.3% ★, Crafting 19.5%, Resource Management 17.7%, Exploration 5.7%, Adventure 2.4%
- #41 Fractured Voyage
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Jackson Helm
Windows · Mac
In this 2D sci-fi survival based game you must endure the difficulty of surviving on an alien planet, and need to adventure, dig and build your way to freedom.
Why similar: Mining 44.9% ★, Crafting 16.3%, Space 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Adventure 3.7%
- #42 Star Crafter
71% 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 41.5% ★, Crafting 17%, Resource Management 16.5%, Space 14.3%, Survival 3.7%
- #43 Hearthkeeper
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Prancing Death Studios
Windows
Hearthkeeper is a fantasy colony simulator, with rpg and platformer elements. Your characters will require food, water and shelter as the seasons change and the world turns. Plant crops, build structures, defend against raiders and beasts, research technologies and much more.
Why similar: Mining 39.7% ★, Crafting 16.8%, Resource Management 12.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Survival 5.7%
- #44 Drilling
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HONGS
Windows
"DRILLING" is a relaxing game focusing on the pure joy of digging and moving forward. You play as "Mr. Drill," who has awakened deep underground, and begin an expedition toward the surface. Mine 9 kind of ores found across various layers, and use the resources you gather to upgrade your modules.
Why similar: Mining 59.7% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 6.4%, Casual 6.4%
- #45 VegeMine
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Under tier upon tier of dark stratas, there grows endless vegetables, dig them, merge them, then eat them! This is a rouge-lite strategy game in which you play as a rabbit digging for vegetables, increasing your power as you advance through layers until you reach the final treasure!
Why similar: Mining 76.4% ★, Resource Management 16.9%, Casual 3.8%, 2D 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #46 Canary in a Crater
72% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Moose Development
Windows
Canary in a Crater is an asteroid-delving 2D platformer about digging deep, uncovering valuables, and fighting off hungry alien snails. Spend your hard-earned credits on a wide variety of unlockable gadgets and upgrades to get you deeper and deeper!
Why similar: Mining 54.7% ★, Space 9.5%, Economy 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #47 Wall World 2
67% 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 43.6% ★, Resource Management 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Management 5.7%
- #48 Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure
71% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Bew Games
Windows
Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure is a retro RPG game with a survival twist. Let the treasure hunt begin! A journey in a one-of-a-kind adventure that combines exploration, RPG and survival in a 2D pixel art universe is waiting for you.
Why similar: Mining 39.5% ★, Crafting 19.4%, Resource Management 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Exploration 4.9%
- #49 Too Far Too Late
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fly Game Studio
Windows
Embark on a Colony in Space. Build a base to ensure your colonists survive. Explore, mine resources, craft items, and thrive in a realistic atmospheric and electrical simulation. Watch out for potential dangers before it’s too late!
Why similar: Mining 30.8% ★, Space 14.4%, Resource Management 13.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Destruction 10.1%
- #50 Astro Miner
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Embark on a Colorful Journey Through the Galaxy! Explore new planets and mine various minerals using your vacuum gun!
Why similar: Mining 64.2% ★, Space 21%, Casual 5.5%, Exploration 5%, Adventure 3.5%
- #51 Doug The Digger
67% match7 user reviews83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Rapid Iterations
Windows
Doug The Digger is a casual, single-player mining and crafting game where you aim to escape a crash landing by crafting a rocket. The gameplay is simple but addictive—play at your own risk!
Why similar: Mining 57.3% ★, Crafting 17%, Survival 6.9%, Exploration 5.1%, 2D 3.8%
- #52 Mine It All!
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GoldenPickGames
Windows
Mine everything you see on the screen! A block-mining game focused on upgrades, automation, and endless progression across diverse biomes.
Why similar: Mining 51.9% ★, Crafting 19.6%, Resource Management 18.3%, Economy 4.6%, Casual 2.4%
- #53 BLASTRONAUT
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Perfoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
BLASTRONAUT is a mining game in a procedural alien world. Explore, extract and profit.
Why similar: Mining 46.4% ★, Crafting 13.3%, Resource Management 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #54 Wall World
67% 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 51.8% ★, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Resource Management 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Management 4.6%
- #55 EternaMine
68% 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 59% ★, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Economy 7.2%, Casual 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #56 Nightmare Pick
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: YW
Windows
Nightmare Pick is a simple mining combat game where you upgrade your equipment with ores to defeat monsters blocking your path and find a way to escape the nightmare.
Why similar: Mining 65.6% ★, Resource Management 7.7%, Survival 6%, Action-Adventure 5.6%, 2D 4.7%
- #57 Collect All These Stones! (CATS)
66% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Well Dumb Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy Optimization Speedrun-based Idler
Why similar: Mining 43.7% ★, Resource Management 19%, Destruction 9.6%, Economy 9.6%, Management 6.5%
- #58 Geo
70% matchVery Positive85% of 182 reviews2017
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Geo is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Explore uncharted space and discover comets, moons, Planets and gas giants before heading in and drilling the cash out of them! Expand your HQ, build new rooms and facilities to increase your drilling stats.
Why similar: Mining 52.3% ★, Space 17.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Management 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%
- #59 Tunnels
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morrow Systems
Windows
Tunnels is a single-player mining metroidvania adventure. Delve the alien depths, upgrade your tank, master deep itemization, and uncover the mysteries below.
Why similar: Mining 56% ★, Resource Management 20.5%, Space 6.3%, Exploration 4.6%, Action-Adventure 4.3%
- #60 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
70% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2015
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
Why similar: Mining 42.5% ★, Space 26.8%, Crafting 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Adventure 3.1%