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Games Like Planet Driller

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mining, Singleplayer, Exploration, Adventure.

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Planet Driller is a mining game where you need to find DarkMatter in order to save the earth. To do this, drill your way through a procedurally generated planet full of minerals that you can sell for cash, then use the cash to upgrade your ship and make the job a lot easier!

Reviews: Mixed — 63% — of 91 reviews
Released: 2016-07-04
Developer: Oryzhon Studios
Publisher: Immanitas Entertainment GmbH
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

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    97% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2021
    Dev: Cherniukh Andrii
    Windows

    Remove fog, look for and mine minerals, construct buildings, upgrade the rover and reach the portal.

    Why similar: Adventure 82.1%, Indie 17.9%

  2. #2 GeoDepths
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 298 reviews2023
    Dev: A Little More Games
    Windows

    Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.

    Why similar: Strategy 51.8%, Indie 24.3%, Adventure 23.9%

  3. #3 Secrets of Deep Earth Shrine
    96% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2016
    Dev: Chronicle Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Dig your own path in this quirky strategy platformer. Use traps to defeat monsters, blow apart your environment, and collect treasure!

    Why similar: Strategy 50.1%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 21.4%

  4. #4 Underminer
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 957 reviews2024
    Dev: Team GongMyeongPub: Jungle Game Lab
    Windows

    Welcome to Underminer, an underground adventure game set in a subterranean world. Mine minerals, earn money, upgrade your drill machine and descend deeper into the earth. The truth about 'legendary minerals' and an exciting underground world are waiting for you!

    Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Indie 32.1%, Action 31.3%

  5. #5 Rock Crusher
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2025
    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.

    Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Casual 22%, Action 16%, Adventure 12%, Indie 9.7%

  6. #6 BORE BLASTERS
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 735 reviews2024
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.

    Why similar: Action 51.7%, Casual 48.3%

  7. #7 DigDigDrill
    93% 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: Casual 60.2%, Adventure 39.8%

  8. #8 To The Core
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 5,073 reviews2023
    Dev: SomethingExtra
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.

    Why similar: Casual 48.4%, Adventure 30.4%, Indie 21.2%

  9. #9 Miner: Dig Deep
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 254 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: Adventure 51.1%, Casual 30.6%, Indie 18.3%

  10. #10 Digger: Galactic Treasures
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 631 reviews2025
    Dev: RainStyle games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: Adventure 39.1%, Casual 37.4%, Action 23.5%

  11. #11 OREBLAZE
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 59 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: Casual 43.9%, Indie 36.5%, Adventure 19.6%

  12. #12 Space Miner - Idle Adventures
    89% matchMixed46% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: FrontRunnerTek
    Windows · Linux

    A casual idle / active-idle asteroid mining game where you fly around mining and make the numbers go UP! Lasers, Drones, a dash of humor, RPG, science, research, crafting, games and more.

    Why similar: Strategy 51.4%, Casual 48.6%

  13. #13 Astronomics
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 645 reviews2025
    Dev: Numizmatic
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.

    Why similar: Strategy 54.6%, Action 24.7%, Indie 20.7%

  14. #14 SteamWorld Dig
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 10,641 reviews2013
    Dev: Image & Form Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

    Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Indie 28.4%, Action 23.7%, Casual 11%

  15. #15 Drill Core
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
    Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

    Why similar: Strategy 74.4%, Action 25.6%

  16. #16 EternaMine
    87% 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: Casual 47.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Action 18.8%, Indie 14.4%

  17. #17 Drill Bird
    85% matchVery Positive98% of 297 reviews2025
    Dev: Sebastian LarssonPub: Perfect Random
    Windows

    Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, upgrade abilities, grow stronger, and unfold a sincere bird story about survival, care and purpose.

    Why similar: Strategy 50.9%, Casual 25.3%, Action 23.9%

  18. #18 Keep on Mining! - Worlds
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 202 reviews2026
    Dev: EagleEye Games
    Windows

    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: Casual 55.2%, Indie 22.9%, Strategy 21.9%

  19. #19 BLASTRONAUT
    86% 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: Action 50.7%, Adventure 49.3%

  20. #20 Galactic Mining Corp
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
    Dev: Windybeard
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.

    Why similar: Action 100%

  21. #21 Prospector
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: Loonworks Games
    Windows

    Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!

    Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Adventure 30.4%, Indie 22.2%

  22. #22 Mr.Mine
    81% 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: Strategy 51.9%, Casual 29.9%, Indie 18.1%

  23. #23 Click Click Dig: Prologue
    81% matchMostly Positive77% of 321 reviews2024
    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. The prologue contains a unique planet, unique digger skins, and a store where you can unlock exclusive items in the main Click Click Dig game!

    Why similar: Casual 100%

  24. #24 Geo
    83% 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: Adventure 52.6%, Indie 47.4%

  25. #25 Keep on Mining!
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 7,558 reviews2025
    Dev: EagleEye Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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: Casual 43.8%, Strategy 33.7%, Indie 22.5%

  26. #26 Space Rock Breaker
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,972 reviews2025
    Dev: WAKA WAKA
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Space Rock Breaker is a short incremental game about mining asteroids in space. Mine asteroids with guns, unlock new materials, process the ore by dropping it into a Plinko machine, and spend your credits on upgrades in a massive skill tree.

    Why similar: Casual 100%

  27. #27 Clicker: Mining Simulator
    82% matchMostly Negative39% of 214 reviews2018
    Dev: Gamesforgames
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    In this game you will have an exciting immersion in the world of mining. You can earn the crypto currency and after selling it, follow the exchange rates, choose the currency that you like more and buy equipment to improve your farm.

    Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Indie 41.7%

  28. #28 Fly and Destroy
    80% matchMixed59% of 328 reviews2016
    Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Fly and destroy is a space arcade unlike anything you've experienced before. It combines extremely fun game mechanics with breath taking visuals. The game itself has elements of almost every popular indie genre, but probably the most fitting would be the space bullet hell.

    Why similar: Strategy 28.8%, Casual 23.7%, Action 18%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 13.1%

  29. #29 Ad Fundum
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: Oldbut Gold
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?

    Why similar: Casual 57.2%, Adventure 42.8%

  30. #30 Gold Miner:Classic Edition
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 311 reviews2025
    Dev: GameRivalPub: Margarite Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A classic arcade mining game where you dig for gold, collect treasure, dodge hazards, and upgrade your gear across multiple modes and levels.

    Why similar: Strategy 46%, Casual 25%, Action 14.5%, Indie 14.5%

  31. #31 Builderment
    77% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2023
    Dev: Builderment LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Builderment is a casual factory builder, where you are sent to far away planets to keep Earth going with fresh resources. Establish your base, then mine, build, transport, and ultimately design an automated operation that will save your home one shipment at a time!

    Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 26.2%

  32. #32 Click Space Miner 2
    79% matchMostly Negative32% of 65 reviews2019
    Dev: PIxelssoftworks
    Windows

    In Click Space Miner II you take control over a mining company in space. There is a big market, a lot of customers, but therefore also a lot of concurrents so you have to mine fast.

    Why similar: Casual 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  33. #33 Coal Mining Simulator
    78% matchMostly Negative34% of 182 reviews2023
    Dev: GamePlanet
    Windows

    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: Strategy 62%, Casual 13.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 10.8%

  34. #34 Particul
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 438 reviews2026
    Dev: MILLION PIXELS
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

    Why similar: Casual 59.9%, Strategy 27.7%, Indie 12.4%

  35. #35 Drill and Delve
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 59 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: Adventure 83.2%, Indie 16.8%

  36. #36 Astro Prospector
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
    Dev: Incrementalist
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!

    Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Casual 29.6%, Indie 21.3%

  37. #37 Star Merchant
    77% matchMixed66% of 180 reviews2017
    Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!

    Why similar: Strategy 59.9%, Casual 23.4%, Indie 16.7%

  38. #38 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,623 reviews2025
    Dev: Aarimous
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

    Why similar: Strategy 46%, Casual 35.6%, Indie 18.4%

  39. #39 Deep Space Exploitation
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
    Dev: JuhrJuhr
    Windows

    Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!

    Why similar: Action 100%

  40. #40 Bounty Below
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 183 reviews2021
    Dev: William Cheek
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bounty below is an idle adventure game about mining and smithing items. While your units are mining for you delve into the endless dungeon to gain even more ore!

    Why similar: Casual 51.5%, Action 48.5%

  41. #41 Mining Wizards
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: TMA Forge
    Windows

    Mining Wizards is an incremental mining game. Mine minerals, gather materials, upgrade a massive skill tree, level up, unlock talents, discover artifacts, and attract artifact visitors!

    Why similar: Strategy 70.8%, Casual 29.2%

  42. #42 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
    73% 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: Adventure 54%, Indie 46%

  43. #43 Neon Space 2
    74% matchMixed70% of 436 reviews2016
    Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.

    Why similar: Strategy 30.2%, Action 20.2%, Casual 18.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 14.4%

  44. #44 Star Ores Inc.
    70% 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: Adventure 38.3%, Casual 35.3%, Indie 26.3%

  45. #45 Mining Mechs
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,395 reviews2023
    Dev: Delayed Victory
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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: Casual 37.7%, Adventure 36%, Indie 26.3%

  46. #46 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 516 reviews2025
    Dev: RyanJakob
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated tower to destroy endless fields of chaos. Dodge, blast, and harvest your way through waves of asteroids in a fast-paced loop of destruction and progression.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.5%, Casual 27.2%, Adventure 23.2%

  47. #47 Frank the Miner
    75% matchMostly Negative33% of 75 reviews2018
    Dev: Classic Game SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Enter the mine with Frank the Miner, go hunting for precious gems and treasures and set your personal record.

    Why similar: Casual 41%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 29.4%

  48. #48 BomberZone
    72% matchMostly Positive84% of 346 reviews2016
    Dev: Dracula BytesPub: exosyphen studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    The classic maze based strategic bombing game is back. Earth is invaded by aliens and you are in charge of your robotic soldier to defend it.

    Why similar: Casual 38.8%, Action 35%, Indie 26.2%

  49. #49 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
    Dev: Kodera Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

    Why similar: Action 57.9%, Casual 42.1%

  50. #50 Cosmic Miners
    70% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: bitByte Games
    Windows

    Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.

    Why similar: Action 55%, Indie 45%

  51. #51 Coal LLC
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
    Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.

    Why similar: Strategy 77.9%, Indie 22.1%

  52. #52 Kin and Quarry
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 323 reviews2026
    Dev: The Fox Knocks
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.

    Why similar: Casual 61.9%, Indie 38.1%

  53. #53 Super Mining Mechs
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 784 reviews2024
    Dev: Delayed Victory
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Casual 58.3%, Adventure 41.7%

  54. #54 A Game About Digging A Hole™
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 19,048 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: Adventure 50.5%, Casual 49.5%

  55. #55 Mining Survivors
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: Wonderbounce Games
    Windows

    Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.

    Why similar: Strategy 52.1%, Action 25.3%, Casual 22.6%

  56. #56 A Planet of Mine Legacy
    71% matchMixed63% of 62 reviews2019
    Dev: Tuesday Quest
    Windows

    A Planet of Mine is a mini procedural 4X. Starting from a single and unique planet, survive, gather and combine resources, develop your technologies and start the conquest of space.

    Why similar: Strategy 77.9%, Indie 22.1%

  57. #57 Hydroneer
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 27,097 reviews2020
    Dev: Foulball Hangover
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Casual 31.2%, Strategy 25.7%, Adventure 22%, Indie 21.2%

  58. #58 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
    68% matchMixed66% of 305 reviews2022
    Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
    Windows

    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: Strategy 57.5%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 10.3%

  59. #59 Moose Miners
    66% matchMixed68% of 514 reviews2024
    Dev: Lingon Studios
    Windows
    Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 146.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.

    Why similar: Strategy 77.4%, Casual 22.6%

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