- #1 Dignaut
97% 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 37.1% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Underground 15.4% ★, Loot 12.6%, Exploration 7.1%
- #2 MORA Mining for freedom
96% 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 33% ★, Sandbox 18.1%, Loot 11.1%, Underground 11.1% ★, Family Friendly 7.6%
- #3 Infploria
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: S19Games
Windows
Infploria is a game about infinitely mining and collecting ores. Upgrade your pickaxe, delve deeper to rarer Ores and attempt to reach to the Core of the Earth to mine Coresium.
Why similar: Mining 42.3% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Stylized 9.3%, Exploration 7%
- #4 I’m a Wizard, But I Dig
95% 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 27.9% ★, Sandbox 21%, Loot 10.4%, Underground 8.9% ★, Stylized 8.3%
- #5 The Long Mine
94% 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 45.4% ★, Sandbox 18.2%, Underground 12% ★, Exploration 6%, Loot 5.2%
- #6 Crystal Blast VR
94% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: +Umbrella
Windows
Crystal Blast is a single-player action-adventure game that offers a visually mysterious VR experience, created with Unreal Engine 5. Our goal is to survive in this mysterious cave and witness the remnants of past events while progressing towards the exit.
Why similar: Mining 39.8% ★, VR 28.2%, Underground 16.5% ★, Stylized 7.4%, Adventure 4.6%
- #7 Mining My Own Business
93% 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 45.2% ★, Sandbox 18.2%, Underground 16% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Stylized 5.3%
- #8 ULTRA MEGA DRILL
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glupy Cat Games
Windows
Buy geodes, crack their weak points, find rare crystals and artifacts, and build an automated processing line in this 2D incremental game.
Why similar: Mining 43.8% ★, Sandbox 23.2%, Underground 12.5% ★, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 5.6%
- #9 Meltopia
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,091 reviews2026
Dev: Garden of Dreams
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.4% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Underground 15.3% ★, Loot 13.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #10 Cave Digger VR
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Cave Digger VR is a virtual reality mining game in an alternative western setting. Gear up with numerous unique tools and explore the town and the depths of the mountain. Discover secrets, easter eggs and multiple endings!
Why similar: Mining 35.4% ★, VR 24.2%, Sandbox 12.1%, Hidden Object 10.6%, Family Friendly 6.9%
- #11 Drill and Delve
90% matchVery Positive91% of 89 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 25.9% ★, Sandbox 22.8%, Loot 11.3%, Stylized 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #12 Off-World Prospecting
89% 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 45.1% ★, Sandbox 21.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Underground 7.7% ★, Colorful 5.1%
- #13 DRILLMASTER 9000
89% 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 40.6% ★, Sandbox 17.8%, Underground 12.8% ★, Exploration 7.6%, Loot 6.1%
- #14 Miner: Dig Deep
88% matchVery Positive91% of 255 reviews2020
Dev: Substance Games
Windows
A cozy mining platformer game. Dig deep into the earth in search of riches. Create your mine, improve your equipment, but don't get too greedy.
Why similar: Mining 41.4% ★, Loot 16.2%, Underground 15.4% ★, Sandbox 11.5%, Exploration 6.1%
- #15 MINE THE WORLD
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brilliantcrypto, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Brilliantcrypto presents this brand-new mining spin-off. Travel the world chasing hidden treasures and precious gemstones, in this worldwide mining adventure!
Why similar: Mining 52.9% ★, Loot 18.6%, Hidden Object 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #16 A Game About Digging A Hole™
85% matchVery Positive90% of 19,384 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 36.5% ★, Sandbox 16.3%, Underground 14.2% ★, Loot 12.3%, Exploration 6.8%
- #17 Infinity Islets
86% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Suspicious Penguin
Windows
Dig. Discover. Collect. Create. From robots to bananas, discover random interdimensional artifacts and craft exhibits limited only by your imagination.
Why similar: Mining 33% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Loot 14.4%, Underground 14.3% ★, Building 6.3%
- #18 Tropical Treasure Hunt
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anomalie Studio
Windows
A casual treasure hunt on a tropical island. Follow your metal detector, dig some treasures, and upgrade your tools! All on a nice sunny day at the beach.
Why similar: Mining 51.1% ★, Sandbox 15.7%, Loot 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 4.7%
- #19 Holy Chick!
84% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Iron VR
Windows
In a world where bloodthirsty chickens have taken over the planet, it’s hard to keep your cool. You find shelter in a suspicious camper trailer, but angry beaks are pecking at the windows outside. Time is running out. Can you figure out a way out of this predicament?
Why similar: Sandbox 30.3%, VR 28.8%, Hidden Object 17.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.1%
- #20 Be A Firefighter
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treta Studios
Windows
Bravery isn't the absence of fear, it's action in the face of it. Face extreme conditions and tackle the rigors of the job. Extinguish infernos, rescue those in peril, and clear the path to safety. Protect and serve your community. This isn't just a job; it’s a mission. Be a Firefighter!
Why similar: VR 48.1%, Sandbox 25.1%, Comedy 9.5%, Stylized 8.9%, Exploration 4.8%
- #21 lichtung
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Windows
Enter a calm and unfamiliar world, lying dormant as you arrive. As you explore its surroundings, the world gradually opens up, revealing its light. The more you engage with it, the more you become enveloped in a soothing yet lively awakening, full of surprises.
Why similar: VR 44.1%, Sandbox 15%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Exploration 10.1%
- #22 Orebiters
82% 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 50.8% ★, Underground 17.5% ★, Family Friendly 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Stylized 7.8%
- #23 Worlda
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowbar Coder
Windows
Welcome to Worlda! Worlda is a 2D topdown pixel art sandbox adventure where you play as grizzly bear cub Jonas as he sets forth into a large, infinite world, starting with nothing but a special staff.
Why similar: Mining 36.6% ★, Sandbox 27.9%, Building 8.7%, Stylized 8.7%, Exploration 6.9%
- #24 Digging Out
81% 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 58.2% ★, Sandbox 30.7%, Adventure 6.3%, First-Person 3%, Indie 1%
- #25 The Lab
81% matchVery Positive95% of 6,624 reviews2016
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Why similar: VR 79.4%, Sandbox 10.7%, Family Friendly 4.2%, Adventure 2.6%, First-Person 2%
- #26 Mad Miner
80% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Mercimek Games
Windows · Linux
Mad Miner is a mining game where you try to survive in a new order where world life is trapped underground.
Why similar: Mining 41.2% ★, Sandbox 18.1%, Loot 11.1%, Underground 10.5% ★, Exploration 6.5%
- #27 Demon with a Pickaxe
79% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Challenging Games
Windows
A small game about a demon shattering his way out of an icy prison. Break apart statues, upgrade your demonic tools, and piece together the story of an ancient friendship.
Why similar: Mining 48.5% ★, Underground 15.6% ★, Exploration 9.2%, Comedy 7.6%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #28 Beldamos Miner
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Beldamos Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Beldamos Miner is a mining game, where you hunt for ore, buy upgrades, and explore. It starts out in a simple world that has an air of familiarity but as you progress in the game, you'll find a more complex and interesting world unfolds. Mine ore, learn spells, buy upgrades, and finish quests!
Why similar: Mining 60% ★, Underground 23.2% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #29 Collapsed Horizon
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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 51% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Stylized 8.5%, Adventure 4.7%
- #30 DIG
77% 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 37.6% ★, Sandbox 18.2%, Underground 15.8% ★, Loot 10.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #31 Metal Detect: Hidden Treasure
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 52 Weeks
Windows
Grab your metal detector and hunt for buried treasure across a quiet countryside village. Drive your pickup between locations. Take jobs from neighbors and get permission to search their land. Sell what you uncover and upgrade your gear as you get closer to an ancient treasure buried beneath.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.7%, Loot 12.5%, Stylized 11.2%, Comedy 10.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #32 Puttyface
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: the3dCrew
Windows
A new way to play with putty in VR, smash, morph, push, pull, and swoosh faces in VR!
Why similar: VR 71.3%, Sandbox 25.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #33 Handy Machines VR
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Milan MatonokPub: Fungamesvr
Windows
Send the balls into the hat. You can go through the levels or create your own ways according to your ideas.
Why similar: VR 44.5%, Sandbox 21.3%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Stylized 7.8%, Building 6.3%
- #34 Dig to China Simulator
75% 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 33.8% ★, Loot 14.7%, Sandbox 12.7%, Underground 9.4% ★, Exploration 7.3%
- #35 Another Game About Digging A Hole
74% 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 45.1% ★, Sandbox 20.8%, Underground 12.6% ★, Hidden Object 12.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #36 BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure
74% matchMixed60% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Mana BrigadePub: Fast Travel Games
Windows
BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure is the ultimate VR weaponsmithing simulator! Become a legendary blacksmith, crafting mighty blades and impeccable tools as you hone your trade in a mystical forge.
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Sandbox 21.6%, Adventure 6.9%, Stylized 5.3%, Exploration 5.3%
- #37 Sbeve
75% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: RTan
Windows
A game of immense adventure and fun excavation potential.
Why similar: Mining 71.1% ★, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #38 Blockworks
73% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Elastic Sea
Windows
Blockworks is a creative VR block-building sandbox game. Follow instructions or express your creativity and build anything you can imagine with hundreds of blocks and materials. Decorate your room environment. Share your creations on steam workshop.
Why similar: VR 46.7%, Sandbox 35%, Building 10.9%, Physics 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Slime Village VR
73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Slime Village VR is a 3D sandbox in cute Lowpoly graphics, created especially for virtual reality glasses.
Why similar: VR 32.5%, Sandbox 21.5%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #40 Planet Miners
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Ice Games
Windows
Control a mining robot and dig for mineral resources on various planets. Transport the valuable ores with your spaceship. Buy or craft upgrades to improve your tools. Defend yourself against the dangers of each planet to mine even the most valuable treasures!
Why similar: Mining 44.7% ★, Sandbox 19.1%, Underground 15.3% ★, Loot 11.3%, Exploration 6.4%
- #41 Super Motherload
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 937 reviews2014
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.
Why similar: Mining 62.7% ★, Underground 10.8% ★, Loot 9.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Family Friendly 4.8%
- #42 Rock the Islands
71% matchVery Positive90% of 312 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Mining 42.1% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Loot 13.1%, Family Friendly 9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #43 TankOre Mining
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Rexz Kev
Windows
Descend into the depths of a perilous underground world with your mining tank! Mine rare ores, evade deadly traps, and upgrade your tank to withstand the dangers below in this action-packed mining adventure.
Why similar: Mining 54.8% ★, Underground 21.4% ★, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Stylized 3.5%
- #44 The Long Way Down
72% 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 45.7% ★, Underground 19% ★, Sandbox 15.7%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 3.3%
- #45 Mining Shift
70% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Toad Porch Games
Windows
Mining Shift is an incremental game about mining minerals and upgrading your skills to master the elemental mines.
Why similar: Mining 70.6% ★, Loot 17%, Underground 9.3% ★, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #46 Planet Centauri
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,370 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Mining 40% ★, Sandbox 20.6%, Loot 14.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Building 5.6%
- #47 Let's Beer Together!
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Story Games
Windows
Co-op Tavern Owner simulator
Why similar: VR 43.7%, Sandbox 28.3%, Stylized 12%, Adventure 5.9%, Comedy 4.4%
- #48 We Are Busy Digging A Hole
69% 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 41.6% ★, Sandbox 19.3%, Underground 16.7% ★, Hidden Object 9.9%, Exploration 7.1%
- #49 Star Ores Inc.
68% matchVery Positive82% of 314 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 44.6% ★, Sandbox 22.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Family Friendly 6.1%, Building 5.1%
- #50 Sticks And Stones
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unknown
Windows
A physics-based survival game where every discovery feels like a first. Smash, stack, and punch your way through the dawn of civilization as you learn to harness fire, craft tools, and outwit nature (or fail hilariously trying).
Why similar: Mining 30.8% ★, Sandbox 20.3%, Stylized 10.9%, Comedy 9.3%, Exploration 7.9%
- #51 Basement
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Defeng Games
Windows
Basement is a first-person single-player adventure game where you dig and explore underground. Discover various items and face dangerous hazards hidden below. Reach the deepest point and claim the treasure!
Why similar: Mining 66.9% ★, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 8.7%, First-Person 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #52 Save Snegurochka!
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: TIPA Games Berlin
Windows
Snegurochka was captured by grimly snowmen. Go through exciting adventures and face challenges some tricky snowmen tought up. A lovely and smart friend will be on your side! Come into the phantastic VR world and save Snegurochka!
Why similar: VR 81.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 4.8%
- #53 Afterdepth
67% match5 user reviews40% of 5 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 54.3% ★, Underground 14% ★, Exploration 8.6%, Stylized 6.3%, Building 5.4%
- #54 Physics Sandbox VR
69% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Kodii Games
Windows
No time limits, no objectives .. just physics!
Why similar: VR 52.3%, Sandbox 38.3%, Physics 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #55 Tentacular
67% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Firepunchd Games UGPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Tentacular is a VR game about a gigantic but good-hearted tentacled beast trying to figure out its place in the world.
Why similar: VR 36.5%, Sandbox 18.2%, Building 8.3%, Stylized 7.7%, Comedy 7.1%
- #56 Dig Deeper
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IamChris
Windows
Mine, upgrade, and Dig Deeper. A first-person idle-like progression game where you carve through rock, collect ore, and become an unstoppable dwarven force.
Why similar: Mining 40.1% ★, Underground 17% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Loot 11.4%, Exploration 6.2%
- #57 Hetepheres Tomb - Secrets of the Lost Queen
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Luca Dreiling
Windows
An interactive, history-based, virtual reality experience joined with a digital exhibition about one of the greatest discoveries made at the Giza necropolis. Retrace the steps of famous archeologists and ancient royals to find and restore their lost treasures.
Why similar: Mining 34.8% ★, VR 29.4%, Underground 13.5% ★, Family Friendly 9.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #58 Fun Forbidden
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonleaf studio
Windows
Fun Forbidden is a VR steampunk-themed sandbox filled with element combinations, collectibles, and adventures. Let your mind run wild in this fantasy world and become the master inventor!
Why similar: VR 30.5%, Sandbox 20.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Stylized 8.2%
- #59 Slime Lab
65% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Retrocell LLC
Windows
Become a slime scientist in your own VR lab and play with the most satisfying slimes! Experiment with fluid physics to create endless combinations, using unique colors and charms for your next customer.
Why similar: VR 50.5%, Sandbox 26.2%, Stylized 10%, Physics 6.7%, Colorful 4.3%