Games Like Keep Digging

Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.2%, Crafting 15.6%, Sandbox 15.5%, Co-op 14.8%, Procedural Generation 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that perfectly mirrors the loop of mining, crafting, and base-building in a mysterious underground world.

Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!

Why similar: Mining 38.2% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Co-op 14.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Crafting 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based mining and base-building game that emphasizes the satisfaction of setting up automated systems to extract wealth from the earth.

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.2%, Co-op 19.5%, Crafting 19.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on resource gathering and environmental transformation, offering a similar sense of progression and exploration as you build up your capabilities.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 41.6%, Procedural Generation 30.4%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive co-op mining experience, featuring procedurally generated caves, intense combat, and deep team-based exploration.

Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.

Why similar: Voxel 24.4% ★, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Crafting 11.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, Co-op 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person factory-building game that centers on mining, automation, and expanding your industrial footprint across a vast voxel world.

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 15.9%, Co-op 15.4%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines mining and resource management with a unique steampunk base-building mechanic where your mobile drillship is your primary tool for survival.

Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.

Why similar: Co-op 20.7%, Sandbox 20.5%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Crafting 17.1%, Exploration 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique deformation-based mining system and extensive crafting, allowing players to explore and terraform procedurally generated planets.

A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.

Why similar: Mining 23% ★, Sandbox 17.3%, Management 10.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Realistic 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic mining simulation that focuses on the technical aspects of resource extraction and heavy machinery management.

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 26% ★, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Co-op 13.2%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A focused mining game that emphasizes the co-op experience and the progression of upgrading your equipment to reach deeper layers.

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 22.3%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Inventory Management 10.1%, Management 9.4%, Sandbox 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the destruction and resource-gathering loop, allowing players to dismantle massive structures to collect valuable materials.

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: Crafting 23.9%, Co-op 20.9%, Sandbox 18.6%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for mining and automation, rewarding players who enjoy optimizing their resource gathering and production chains.

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Sandbox 27.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep progression system centered on mining, boss battles, and crafting within a massive, explorable 2D world.

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 21.9% ★, Voxel 21.7% ★, Crafting 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Co-op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An early-access title that leans into the automation and resource management aspects of mining in a sandbox environment.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Crafting 30%, Exploration 18%, Sandbox 17.1%, Multiplayer 14.1%, First-Person 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: While underwater, it captures the same sense of isolated exploration and resource-driven survival as you delve deeper into dangerous environments.

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 22.6% ★, Voxel 21.2% ★, Economy 10.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Crafting 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward mining experience that strips away the complexity to focus on the core satisfaction of digging deeper.

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Voxel 33.7% ★, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Sandbox 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features robust mining and base-building mechanics set against a backdrop of survival, requiring players to dig deep to secure resources for defense.

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 45.9% ★, Simulation 13%, Realistic 10.5%, Economy 8.3%, Sandbox 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, realistic look at the mining profession, focusing on the equipment and patience required to strike it rich.

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: Voxel 23.1% ★, Mining 20.1% ★, Destruction 17.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented take on the mining genre that prioritizes arcade-style fun and quick progression.

Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!

Why similar: Mining 28.9% ★, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Crafting 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling take on the mining genre that focuses on character customization and cooperative play.

Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore the galaxy, upgrade your gear, and discover the secrets of the universe!

Why similar: Voxel 36% ★, Mining 32.2% ★, Crafting 7.6%, Simulation 5.4%, First-Person 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based adventure that emphasizes the discovery of hidden treasures while digging through procedurally generated environments.

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Co-op 24.9%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Crafting 19.6%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Sandbox 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game that revolves around gathering resources from the ocean, requiring constant management and expansion of your mobile base.

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: Voxel 29.3% ★, Mining 23.1% ★, Sandbox 18.6%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that centers on the act of drilling and uncovering secrets within a sandbox world.

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.1%, Sandbox 18.3%, Exploration 15.5%, Crafting 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an infinite universe of exploration where mining resources is a core mechanic for upgrading your gear and base-building capabilities.

Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.

Why similar: Co-op 16.9%, Sandbox 16.6%, Crafting 16.4%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on camping, it shares the co-op sandbox and crafting DNA found in many survival-mining games.

Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.

Why similar: Economy 29.9%, Sandbox 23.6%, Crafting 20.1%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Simulation 11%

Why You'll Like It: A collaborative survival game where players must work together to manage resources and build a civilization, emphasizing co-op management.

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

Why similar: Sandbox 27%, Crafting 24.7%, Management 16.1%, Co-op 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate automation game where mining is the primary catalyst for building a massive, self-sustaining industrial complex.

Dig Island is a 4-player co-op digging game. As you dig deeper, discover new resources, upgrade your equipment, and work with your friends to repair the plane and escape the island.

Why similar: Voxel 20.5% ★, Mining 20.1% ★, Crafting 11.2%, Inventory Management 9.1%, Realistic 8.5%

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 25.7% ★, Voxel 22.9% ★, Economy 11.7%, Sandbox 10.3%, Crafting 9.5%

Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!

Why similar: Mining 34.4% ★, Crafting 14.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 13.8%, Co-op 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers complex atmospheric and electrical management for players who want a deep, technical challenge alongside their mining and building.

Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!

Why similar: Mining 27.1% ★, Economy 14.9%, Crafting 11.1%, Management 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.

Why similar: Inventory Management 16.8%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Economy 13.3%, Co-op 10.9%, Management 10.5%

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 32.2% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Economy 8.3%, Crafting 7.1%

Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.9%, Economy 14%, Management 13.2%, Co-op 11.8%, Sandbox 10.9%

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 32.3% ★, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 10%, Sandbox 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that allows players to experience the life of a gold prospector with a focus on realistic tools and environments.

Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.

Why similar: Inventory Management 16%, Economy 14.5%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 12.1%, Management 11.7%

In iDigging, you’ll balance treasure hunting, home improvement, and the strategy of hiding from curious neighbors and authorities. Upgrade, dig, and create your best life despite all the challenges!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Co-op 18.6%, First-Person 16.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.9%

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 60.3% ★, Economy 22.4%, Management 7.8%, Casual 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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 33.5% ★, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.5%, Management 15.7%, Inventory Management 13.2%, Economy 12.3%, Co-op 10.3%

Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

Why similar: Simulation 18.3%, Exploration 17.8%, Realistic 15%, Multiplayer 14.5%, First-Person 12.1%

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 61.3% ★, Economy 19.9%, Casual 10%, Management 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18%, Crafting 15.7%, Co-op 15.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Procedural Generation 10.9%

Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.

Why similar: Economy 19%, Inventory Management 14.6%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 10.8%

Grab a shovel and let's get digging! Join the adventure, hire miners and dig for a treasure

Why similar: Mining 55.9% ★, Co-op 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Casual 5.7%

Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

Why similar: Co-op 18.7%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Crafting 15.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%

Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.

Why similar: Mining 39.4% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Management 13.1%, Realistic 8.9%, Simulation 7.5%

An ultimate 1-8 player Co-op Simulation game where you build and manage your gas station completely from scratch. Team up with your friends, provide exceptional service and grow your business! Collaboration (and some chaos!) is the key to success—fuel up, have your fun and rise to the top!

Why similar: Economy 17.2%, Inventory Management 17.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Management 12.2%, Co-op 11.8%

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 29.8% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Management 12.3%, Exploration 6.9%

Join the Early Access journey with this immersive driving-survival game. Explore the harsh American wilderness in the Long Drive North. Drive & repair your trusty RV, scavenge for parts, upgrade your vehicle, hunt & cook to survive; alone or with up to 4 players. SHARED RV MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE.

Why similar: Voxel 27.6% ★, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Crafting 11.3%, Co-op 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%

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 40.7% ★, Crafting 15.4%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 7.1%

A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.

Why similar: Voxel 28% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Crafting 12%, Sandbox 11.9%, Co-op 11.1%

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: Online Co-Op 24.1%, Economy 15.7%, Management 14.1%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Simulation 10.9%

Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.6%, Economy 15.8%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Management 9.1%

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 40.6% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%

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 32.6% ★, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Co-op 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.9%, Crafting 20.9%, Sandbox 16.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Exploration 9.4%

Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 13.2%, Inventory Management 12.6%, Economy 12%, Sandbox 9.9%

Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.

Why similar: Mining 24.8% ★, Voxel 23.5% ★, Crafting 9.8%, Sandbox 9.8%, Co-op 8.8%

Immerse yourself in a voxel game exclusively designed for VR. A beautiful infinite procedural world. Explore, gather resources, craft with your hands in 3D, and build anything you can imagine. Featuring great VR controls, near-infinite view distance, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more!

Why similar: Mining 27% ★, Voxel 23.4% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Inventory Management 8.3%

Dig deep, unearth treasures. Upgrade your tools to uncover the secrets of the mystical caves. This is also an inner journey of relaxation, where your intuition can guide you as you dig deeper into the mysteries.

Why similar: Mining 36.4% ★, Sandbox 22.6%, Simulation 12%, Voxel 7.5% ★, Adventure 6.6%