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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Casual, Singleplayer, Idler.

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Grindstone is a puzzle game where epic adventures are just your 9-to-5. It’s your job to mine grindstones from the Creeps that lurk on the mountain in over 600 levels of intricate puzzles and hazards, all in the hopes of saving up enough grindstones to take your family on a much needed vacation.

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 342 reviews
Released: 2022-06-20
Developer: Capybara Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 13.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 66%

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    95% matchVery Positive95% of 617 reviews2024
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    93% matchMostly Positive79% of 382 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    90% matchMostly Positive80% of 124 reviews2026
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    89% matchVery Positive90% of 631 reviews2021
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    88% matchMostly Positive77% of 253 reviews2026
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    86% matchNo user reviews94% of 1,536 reviews2026
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    76% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
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    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2023
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  59. #59 You Know The Drill
    63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,015 reviews2026
    Dev: ludokaiPub: Catoptric Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!

    Why similar: Incremental 50.2%, Arcade 22%, Relaxing 12.6%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 5.1%

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