- #1 INCREMINER
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AlbertFreeman
Windows
Build an ever-growing colony of autonomous dwarves in an immense procedural world. Mine deeper, manage resources, unlock explosive weapons and industrial vehicles, and turn a tiny settlement into a screen-filling mining empire.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.2%, Dwarves 21.1% ★, Idler 14.4%, Mining 12.7% ★, Underground 6.4% ★
- #2 Hiveheart
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PisiPisi Games
Windows
Your tiny colony's adventure begins! Explore the depths of nature in this pink colony, gather resources, and build your nest step by step. Just don't let the little ones go starve! Command your soldiers and workers to keep your queen safe, and turn your colony into a thriving nest.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Casual 10.8%, Mining 8% ★, Exploration 7.5%
- #3 PixAnt Farm (Idle)
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Jacob Rastall
Windows
This idle game allows you to simulate and grow a colony of pix-ants. You can watch as they autonomously explore the screen, eating pellets, and earning you new ant colorations and automatic feeder upgrades. You can also give the ants names, and interact with them in various ways.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.4%, 2D Platformer 19%, Casual 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #4 Dwarves Mining Idle
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Litty GamesPub: Litty Publishing
Windows
Starting with a lonely Dwarf, endlessly mine to gather materials and use them to progress farther. Have more Dwarves join in, craft resources, face enemies and more! The mines of the idle Dwarves await you!
Why similar: Dwarves 28.7% ★, Idler 20.7%, Mining 12.7% ★, Casual 10.9%, Crafting 10.8%
- #5 Cavern Adventurers
94% matchMixed62% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.4%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Casual 8.7%, Underground 8% ★, Exploration 7.2%
- #6 Pickel: The Mysterious Mine
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Creyd
Windows
A mysterious earthquake strikes, and the townspeople vanish without a trace. Become 'Pico' and venture deep into a dark underworld. Discover strange clues with every strike of your pickaxe. As you descend, a buried truth surfaces. What awaits at the bottom of the mine?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 18.5%, Underground 12% ★, Exploration 12%, Mining 10.7% ★
- #7 Mine It Down
93% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Topito Games
Windows · Linux
Mine It Down is an incremental game about mining an evil wall inspired by other games like (the) Gnorp Apologue and Tower Wizard. Chip away at the wall with the mouse first, hire masons to work that rock and build different buildings to grow your rock-destroying arsenal.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.3%, Idler 21.7%, Dwarves 16.5% ★, Side Scroller 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #8 Dwarfs!?
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarves 34.9% ★, Colony Sim 30.2%, Mining 10.9% ★, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Management 5%
- #9 Far Below
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Rock Studios
Windows · Linux
A calm, relaxing mining game about digging deeper and deeper below the surface. Gather ores, carve your own tunnels, and unwind as you descend into the quiet depths. Keep going until you're truly… Far Below.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 18.5%, Exploration 12%, Underground 11.9% ★, Mining 11.5% ★
- #10 Raccoon Crafts Factory
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garden of Dreams
Windows
Raccoon Crafts Factory is a game about creating automated factories to produce things of increasing complexity, within an endless 2D world - Use your imagination to design factories, combine simple elements into complex structures.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Crafting 7.5%
- #11 OREBLAZE
89% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Dwarves 34% ★, Mining 15.3% ★, Loot 11.6%, Underground 11.4% ★, Side Scroller 6.2%
- #12 Idle Bomb Animals - Desktop Mining
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AGE Inc.
Windows
A desktop idle mining game you can play right on your PC screen! While you work, study, or play other games, adorable animals will happily dig through caves in the background.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44%, Idler 15.8%, Casual 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Mining 7.7% ★
- #13 Dwarven Mining Company
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Imago
Windows
Manage your own dwarven mine. Give orders to miners excavating ore and builders providing them with ladders to get deeper and deeper into the underground. Mine iron, copper and even mithrill to satisfy the needs of the dwarven kingdom for the price of a single coffee.
Why similar: Dwarves 38.7% ★, Colony Sim 15.8%, Mining 14.9% ★, Underground 8.3% ★, Casual 7.6%
- #14 Dwarf Block
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Perfoon
Windows
First-person dwarf colony simulator! Gather resources, upgrade the fortress, hire dwarves and defend the colony!
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.4%, Dwarves 46.6% ★, Indie 3%
- #15 Valehands
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Draelent
Windows
A cozy incremental management sim about guiding dwarven crews through their daily work and bringing their valley to life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2%, Dwarves 31.8% ★, Idler 12.6%, Crafting 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.2%
- #16 Stone by Stone
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hop Hop Games
Windows
Strike the mountain, build your legacy, and survive collapsing caves. Start over stronger after every failure. Grow from a daring youth to a master miner, befriend unique NPCs, and unite scattered peoples in this cozy mining adventure.
Why similar: Idler 23.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Casual 17.7%, Mining 14.7% ★, Underground 10.8% ★
- #17 Ruggnar
86% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Sword N' WandsPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Ruggnar is a platformer without enemies, but many traps are hidden in the darkness. Help Ruggnar explore gloomy places with his bag and a few candles as his sole equipment.
Why similar: Dwarves 38% ★, Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #18 Craft The World
85% matchVery Positive88% of 17,114 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Dwarves 43.1% ★, Colony Sim 41.1%, Crafting 12.2%, 2D 1.4%, Fantasy 1.3%
- #19 Misha's Story
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ProgArt s.r.o.
Windows · Linux
A pixel art story platformer game that blends classic gameplay with heartfelt storytelling. Jump, explore, and uncover secrets in a charming retro world where every challenge brings you closer to the characters and the mysteries they hold.
Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Casual 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #20 ChainSlayer
83% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Esemte Games
Windows
ChainSlayer is a 2D platformer. Play as a demon who uses chains to swing through dangerous areas and collect your subordinates, dodging divine intervention.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, 2D Platformer 24%, Platformer 22.2%, Casual 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #21 The Forgotten Mine
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DevsPlayground
Windows
The Forgotten Mine is a small 2D Platformer, from a young small Team.In this Platformer you fell into a mine where nobody was for years. You had a friend with you, but since you woke up the friend is gone. So you're going to search for your friend and for an exit of the mine
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, 2D Platformer 27.9%, Casual 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #22 Jump & Fall
82% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Xi Zhang
Windows
Jump & Fall is a challenging platformer game where players control a tiny assassin, using simple movement and jumping mechanics to move precisely between platforms.
Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, 2D Platformer 25.9%, Casual 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 6.8%
- #23 Spider
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: undownsidable
Windows
Spider is a unique puzzle game that puts players in the role of a brave spider, exploring a variety of stunning environments and overcoming challenges. Players need to use the spider's special abilities and intelligence to solve puzzles and complete the objectives of each level.
Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Casual 21.9%, Crafting 17.4%, 2D 5.6%
- #24 HyphoSphere
81% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: La Maison du Nourson
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fungal idle game where you grow a mycelial empire from a single filament. Click to harvest nutrients, build living organisms, trigger sporulation to prestige, and let your Twitch viewers join the network.
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.3%, Idler 21.8%, Casual 15.7%, Management 4.7%, 2D 3.2%
- #25 Scherbenmark: The Old Mine
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bernhard Kokesch
Windows · Linux
You are the Steiger, the foreman responsible for the mine and everyone who works beneath the earth. Hire and manage miners, expand the tunnels, secure valuable ore, trade your resources and keep the mine running. The deeper you dig, the greater the rewards and the greater the dangers waiting below.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.1%, Mining 18.1% ★, Underground 14.2% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Management 6.5%
- #26 Slime Game
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Essorant
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slime Game is a retro rage platformer for the modern day! Run and jump through over 70 levels, all while collecting power-ups, stomping enemies, and finding hidden collectibles.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.4%, Side Scroller 26%, Platformer 13.6%, Casual 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #27 Riser of Babel
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KwangHyunHwa
Windows
Avoid all obstacles and get high as you can! Riser of Babel is endless 2d jump platform puzzle game. Stack different style blocks for your character and run for higher score! Master stacking tower and challenge for avoid falling debris and critical lighting!
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, 2D Platformer 26.3%, Casual 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #28 Quicksant
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixelpocalypse Games
Windows · Linux
A retro ant colony sim where your ants think for themselves. Place pheromone trails and your ants dig, haul, and build on their own, following the scent to work, food, or danger. Tunnel through a fully destructible world, farm the surface, outgrow the rival ant colony, and survive the dangers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Mining 13.6% ★, Exploration 10.3%, Management 7.3%
- #29 In The Roots Of The Mountain
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CaljDev
Windows
Mine deep into procedurally generated caves, gather rare ores, upgrade your pickaxe, and explore an ever-changing underground world. Build your fortune with a shopkeeper, swing across caverns with your grappling hook, and uncover ancient treasures in this relaxing 2D pixel mining adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.5%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 15%, Dwarves 13.3% ★, Underground 11.7% ★
- #30 冒险小子 Adventure boy
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ACE-Block
Windows
Adventure Boy is a pixel style 2D board adventure game. The character will automatically move and attack enemies, and skills need to be manually cast. Job transfer provides professional weapons and skills, paired with different weapons and skills to create your own professional genre.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Idler 15%, Loot 8.7%
- #31 Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
An incremental roguelite colony sim about bees, mutations, and controlled chaos. Experiment with management, crafting, research, and upgrades. When mutations spiral out of control — collapse the hive, keep progress, and start fresh. Every run unlocks new strategies and a buzz of unpredictable fun.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.6%, Idler 20%, Casual 11.6%, Crafting 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #32 250ms2
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BMS games
Windows
『250ms2』 is a platform game that tests the player's reaction speed. The name '250ms' refers to the average human reaction time. Players progress through stages by quickly defeating various enemies.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.2%, Platformer 24.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Casual 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #33 Cherry Picking Bot
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SYW Games
Windows
Cherry Picking Bot is a short incremental game where you harvest, process, and sell fruit to upgrade your robot.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.4%, Idler 22.5%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Crafting 13.8%, Casual 10.1%
- #34 DigDig ZakuZaku
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: gentome
Windows
A game where you dig through the ground, collect ores, and earn money. Keep digging steadily, earn little by little, upgrade your gear, and aim to escape from the mine. Dig deep, mine tons of ores, and perhaps freedom awaits you at the very bottom.
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, 2D Platformer 29.1%, Casual 25%, Retro 7.9%, 2D 6.4%
- #35 Eva Platformer
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksey Kon Games
Windows · Linux
Eva Platformer is a platformer game where you have to collect coins and keys. In the game you play as the main character Eva. Collect all the coins and fight with the enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.8%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 21.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #36 Stonebound
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Button
Windows
Start as a single dwarf with limited tools. Craft, explore, build and trade as you recruit more dwarves and rebuild a lost colony. Tunnel deep in to the rock, building a network of rail to bring your goods to the surface. Progress from basic goods to the finest ales, wood, metal and stone works.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.6%, Dwarves 34.5% ★, Crafting 9.6%, Exploration 6%, Management 5.6%
- #37 Stoneborn
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beardforge Games
Windows · Mac
Stoneborn combines classic colony simulation with a vibrant dwarven culture. Your dwarves celebrate weddings, hold grudges, and fight to survive. Build a multi-level fortress and shape the story of your colony in a procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.1%, Dwarves 43.6% ★, Fantasy 4.1%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #38 Richat Structure
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Strategic excavation simulator. Dig deep into the mysterious Earth's bullseye, build underground bases and study anomalous finds. The deeper your miners advance, the more questions this geo-phenomenon raises. Will you be able to unearth the true nature of the Richat Structure?
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Mining 12.2% ★, Crafting 8.1%, Underground 7.1% ★
- #39 Raccateer
72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Nathan LairdPub: 3StandardYardSticks
Windows · Mac
Raccateer is a colony sim idle game. Recruit and upgrade raccoons each with unique personalities and stats, manage their equipment and synergize your team to become a Trashilionaire. Go from trash to riches in this tight, narrative-focused idler
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.5%, Idler 26.7%, Casual 8.2%, Management 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #40 The Promised Land
74% matchVery Positive87% of 782 reviews2014
Dev: Boolat GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...
Why similar: Colony Sim 80%, Casual 15.2%, Management 3.4%, Indie 1.4%
- #41 Up or Fall
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pgame
Windows
Legend has it that at the top of the mountain, there is a star that can grant any wish. Those who have tried to climb to the summit have paid a heavy price. The path to the top is treacherous. This adventure will be full of hardships and challenges each misstep will lead to a long fall.
Why similar: Platformer 33%, Side Scroller 27.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Casual 7.3%
- #42 Sélas
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: DougVeiraDevPub: Gigantic G
Windows
Sélas is a challenging puzzle-platformer where every jump counts. Explore a mysterious world, overcome obstacles, and uncover hidden secrets. Are you ready to unravel its mysteries?
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 19%, Exploration 12%, Casual 9.3%
- #43 Why Am I Here
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamiga Studio
Windows · Mac
A thought-provoking exploration survival game. You must endure a frozen wilderness threatened by both brutal natural forces and demonic creatures. Starting with nothing, you will fight the cold, manage resources, maintain body temperature, and gradually take in survivors to build a home together.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Crafting 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #44 All My Gods
73% matchVery Positive88% of 115 reviews2015
Dev: Qumaron
Windows
Become a Roman god! Don't be shy! Epic game that topped the charts on Big Fish Games and GameHouse!
Why similar: Colony Sim 85.2%, Casual 14.8%
- #45 Bonfires of Azure
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Cloud
Windows
Embark on a cozy journey to settle and thrive on floating islands in the remnants of a ruptured world. Grow your village, manage resources, and become the renowned pioneer of the clouds. A relaxing city-building experience where you build and optimize your serene sanctuary in the skies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.4%, Idler 23.9%, Casual 8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Management 4.4%
- #46 Bottle
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Prime
Windows
Bottle is a 2D pixel-based platformer, that may or may not have rage-like elements (depends on how good you get at it).
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, 2D Platformer 28%, Casual 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #47 Bubble's Adventure 泡泡人大冒险
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Grove
Windows
A simple and casual 2d platformer game with cute, brightly colored pixel graphics.
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, 2D Platformer 28.1%, Casual 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 6.2%
- #48 Void Grimm Clicker
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ravery
Windows
Void Grimm Clicker is an upcoming idle game in which you manage a scifi colony.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.5%, Idler 32%, Casual 6.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #49 Alien
70% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: wxm
Windows
'Alien' is a cartoon style 2D platform jumping type game. Players need to control their characters to avoid the enemy and finally reach the end to win.
Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, 2D Platformer 28.3%, Casual 24.2%, Fantasy 8.3%, 2D 6.2%
- #50 Remote Miner Co.
69% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Casual_TedPub: Independent
Windows
Casual low urgency mining platformer. Craft, Sell and Upgrade your way through the soil and defeat the enemies of the deep! But don't forget to relax. Play at your own pace.
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Idler 20.2%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Casual 15.2%, Mining 12.2% ★
- #51 Goob
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Dry Duck
Windows
Embark on an epic journey into the depths of a mysterious and treacherous underground world. This immersive adventure combines exploring vast and mysterious caves teaming with ferocious monsters, mining for precious minerals, and continuously upgrading your abilities to survive.
Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Mining 11.9% ★, Exploration 11.1%
- #52 Underground Nomads
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Funzen Games
Windows
You command a drilling train, leading a dwarf clan through the underground depths toward the planetary core. Manage the crew, complete expeditions, gather resources, upgrade gear, and make tough choices to reach the abandoned city and bring your people back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57%, Dwarves 14.6% ★, Exploration 8.3%, Crafting 5.3%, Underground 5.2% ★
- #53 Hollowforge
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pixelwide
Windows
Manage an expedition of dwarves as they build out a colony under the surface in this incremental game. Assign your dwarves to farm food, forge runes, hunt trolls and mine ore!
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.5%, Idler 20.3%, Casual 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, 2D 3.2%
- #54 Thornwake: Forest Adventure
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mobile Vision Technologies LTD
Windows · Linux
A hand-drawn 16-bit action platformer. Run, climb and vine-swing through 40 levels of autumn woods, sunken swamps and frozen peaks, mixing sword-and-shield melee with four elemental spells to cleanse a corrupted forest and rescue the Keeper it took.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 22%, Casual 10.2%, 2D 4.5%
- #55 鸭子达奇 Duck Duchy
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: ShuiMUMUPub: ShuiMUMUdeMa
Windows
This is a terrible duck game!Story mode and challenge mode are in the game!The story mode is traditional one-way platform game mode!Once the player passes the story mode, they can enter the challenge mode!It's like Boss Rush!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.4%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Platformer 20%, Casual 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
- #56 Yukinite Depths
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: codevelvet
Windows
Send a team of autonomous goblin miners deep underground in search of the legendary Yukinite crystal in this relaxing pixel-art incremental strategy game with idle elements. Discover rare resources, unlock powerful upgrades, expand your mine, and face whatever is waiting below.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.9%, Idler 19.7%, Mining 16.8% ★, Underground 8.7% ★, Casual 5.1%
- #57 mine shaft
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Simon EmmsPub: Retrope studio
Windows
addictive mining game where players dig deeper into the earth to find valuable minerals and upgrade their equipment. Beware of earthquakes that can damage your mine, and use explosives strategically to clear your way. With a variety of upgrades and power-ups available,
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Casual 10.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Loot 7%
- #58 GearTopia
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fornax Games
Windows
Supply a war you don't fight. A steampunk factory with no wires anywhere: water, steam, shafts and gears. When flat ground runs out, build downward. Fill the orders of dwarven fortresses — they hold only as long as you keep shipping.
Why similar: Dwarves 27% ★, Colony Sim 22%, Mining 14.9% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Underground 9.8% ★
- #59 Taskbar Colony
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Tom
Windows
A tiny space colony lives in a strip above your taskbar. Colonists build, scavenge, and catch supply pods while you work. Grow nine building types, hit milestones, evacuate to prestige, and fly your own Workshop flag. Click-through, fullscreen-shy, and easy on your CPU.
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.5%, Idler 22.3%, Casual 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, 2D 3.4%
- #60 Mountainhall
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Deepmountain Studios
Windows · Linux
The dwarves have chosen you. Will you lead them? A new land, a new start, and a mountain waiting to become a home. Dig it out from the inside, lead a colony of dwarves with lives of their own, and stand with them when the goblins come. Build a settlement, a fortress, a Mountainhall.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.5%, Dwarves 28.9% ★, Mining 12.1% ★, Underground 9.2% ★, Crafting 8.4%