- #1 To The Core
97% matchVery Positive93% of 5,140 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: Incremental 46.1%, Mining 24.2% ★, Destruction 7.6%, Arcade 7.2%, Idler 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive incremental game focused on drilling through layers of planets to collect resources and upgrade your equipment.
- #2 Dome Keeper
96% matchVery Positive92% of 21,626 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Space 30.7%, Sci-fi 26.5%, Physics 23.7%, Action 11.7%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intense mining and resource management with survival elements as you defend your base from waves of enemies.
- #3 Wall World
96% matchVery Positive91% of 12,417 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Mining 74.6% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 3.4%, 2D 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique mix of mining, base upgrades, and tower defense mechanics while scaling a massive wall.
- #4 Idle Cave Miner
95% matchVery Positive80% of 1,155 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 129.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.
Why similar: Mining 37.3% ★, Idler 23.4%, Incremental 23%, Destruction 6.7%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of mining operations and automation, providing a relaxing yet rewarding incremental experience.
- #5 Core Keeper
94% matchVery Positive93% of 65,308 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Survival 69%, Action 15.5%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive mining and exploration experience with a deep crafting system and survival mechanics in a mysterious underground world.
- #6 PickCrafter
94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,138 reviews2017
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!
Why similar: Mining 38.7% ★, Incremental 22%, Idler 21.9%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mining clicker that features extensive skill trees and gear evolution similar to the core loop of Rock Crusher.
- #7 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
93% matchVery Positive83% of 634 reviews2025
Dev: RyanJakob
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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: Incremental 31.8%, Idler 22.3%, Space 12.9%, Arcade 11%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a roguelite twist to the mining genre, requiring strategy and upgrades to survive asteroid fields.
- #8 Keep on Mining!
91% matchVery Positive94% of 8,155 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Incremental 31.8%, Mining 29.2% ★, Idler 21.6%, Arcade 4.7%, Minimalist 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and relaxing idle mining game that focuses on constant upgrades and incremental growth.
- #9 Space Miner - Idle Adventures
92% matchMixed46% of 54 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: Mining 36.5% ★, Idler 21.9%, Incremental 19.6%, Space 6.6%, Top-Down 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends space exploration with idle mining mechanics, allowing you to automate resource collection across the galaxy.
- #10 Deep Space Cache
90% matchVery Positive91% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Monu
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.
Why similar: Incremental 33.9%, Idler 16.4%, Destruction 10.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Minimalist 7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused idle game that centers on resource management and long-term progression in a space setting.
- #11 GeoDepths
89% matchVery Positive87% of 302 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: Mining 76.6% ★, Sci-fi 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intersection of mining, base-building, and exploration in a resource-rich environment.
- #12 Planet Driller
91% matchMixed62% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: Oryzhon StudiosPub: Immanitas Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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!
Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Casual 25.2%, Action 20.2%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic mining simulation that emphasizes resource management and planetary exploration.
- #13 Mining Survivors
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Mining 54.2% ★, Arcade 11.8%, Idler 11.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Sci-fi 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the action-heavy bullet-hell genre with mining themes for a fast-paced survival experience.
- #14 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
86% matchVery Positive89% of 3,133 reviews2025
Dev: AarimousPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Incremental 36.7%, Idler 15.5%, Mining 13.5% ★, Minimalist 7.2%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, strategy-focused clicker that provides a unique thematic twist on the incremental genre.
- #15 Dig or Die
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,273 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Survival 52.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Physics 14.3%, 2D 9.4%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival game where mining is essential to building defenses against nightly alien attacks.
- #16 Gridkeeper
87% matchMixed68% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: pixelwide
Windows
Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.
Why similar: Incremental 27.6%, Idler 24.8%, Mining 23% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Sci-fi 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-based incremental game that requires careful planning and building to optimize resource production.
- #17 Nodebuster
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,887 reviews2024
Dev: Goblobin
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Why similar: Incremental 39.3%, Idler 23.2%, Minimalist 8.7%, Arcade 8.1%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy clicker that requires strategic decision-making to optimize your mining nodes.
- #18 SteamWorld Dig 2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,025 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Mining 83.2% ★, Action 6.7%, 2D 5.3%, Indie 3.1%, Casual 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished, exploration-heavy mining experience with satisfying progression and upgrade paths.
- #19 Universe Horizon
84% matchVery Positive89% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Jarkem
Windows · Linux
An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.
Why similar: Idler 31.6%, Incremental 31%, Space 15.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: An idle game that emphasizes exploration and automation as you expand your reach across the stars.
- #20 Particul
84% matchVery Positive81% of 693 reviews2026
Dev: MILLION PIXELS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Mining 24.7% ★, Incremental 21.9%, Idler 20.4%, Simulation 9.2%, Minimalist 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation that uses clicker and idle mechanics to manage complex particle interactions.
- #21 Feed the Reactor
83% matchVery Positive81% of 541 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.
Why similar: Incremental 44.2%, Idler 27.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy idle game where you manage resource flow to power a central reactor.
- #22 Duncrush
82% matchVery Positive83% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: Golden Pick Games
Windows · Mac
Duncrush is a clicker RPG where you defeat monsters by clicking and conquer a variety of dungeons. Collect gold, weapons, shields, and accessories to power up your hero and create your own strategy with the skill tree. Battle stronger enemies and clear challenging dungeons!
Why similar: Incremental 40.4%, Idler 35.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Casual 5.7%, Simulation 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled clicker that captures the minimalist charm and satisfying feedback of rock-crushing mechanics.
- #23 Smash Hit Museum
81% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: InIt Games
Windows
Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.
Why similar: Mining 32.4% ★, Incremental 19.4%, Idler 15.4%, Destruction 14.1%, Immersive Sim 6%
Why You'll Like It: A management-simulation game that uses clicker mechanics to drive the progression of your museum exhibits.
- #24 Click and Conquer
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,038 reviews2025
Dev: SOCKHOUSE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.
Why similar: Incremental 35.3%, Idler 24.4%, Minimalist 12.6%, Arcade 8.1%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines casual clicker mechanics with strategic simulation elements for a balanced incremental experience.
- #25 Craft The World
82% matchVery Positive88% of 16,973 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 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: Survival 49.4%, Strategy 24.9%, Simulation 15.7%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox strategy game where you manage a tribe of dwarves to mine, build, and survive in procedurally generated worlds.
- #26 Minutescape
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 545 reviews2025
Dev: MolterPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dodge bullets and upgrade yourself in Minutescape, a retro-inspired incremental game that keeps unfolding. Unlock new abilities and keep upgrading yourself to survive for 5 consecutive minutes.
Why similar: Incremental 26%, Idler 21.9%, Survival 11.6%, Minimalist 10.7%, Arcade 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of survival and idle mechanics that forces you to manage resources under time pressure.
- #27 Space Rock Breaker
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,917 reviews2025
Dev: WAKA WAKA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 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: Incremental 35.5%, Mining 24% ★, Idler 14.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 6.7%
- #28 GLONK
79% matchVery Positive91% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Mistical Studios
Windows
A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!
Why similar: Incremental 31.2%, Idler 27.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Simulation 6.9%, Minimalist 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style clicker that focuses on simple, satisfying interactions and incremental growth.
- #29 Fracture Field
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,014 reviews2026
Dev: Type-TenPub: Type Ten LLC
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
Why similar: Mining 36.2% ★, Incremental 22.4%, Idler 21.9%, Destruction 8%, Simulation 3.7%
- #30 Keep on Mining! - Worlds
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,639 reviews2026
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 32.1% ★, Incremental 30.3%, Idler 18.8%, Arcade 5.1%, Casual 4.9%
- #31 EternaMine
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Seyloj
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Mining 38.8% ★, Incremental 24.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Arcade 7.4%, Idler 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-focused mining clicker that offers a wide variety of upgrades to keep the gameplay loop fresh.
- #32 Starvester
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 734 reviews2026
Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
Why similar: Mining 29.3% ★, Incremental 21.4%, Idler 19.9%, Space 7%, Strategy 6%
- #33 Orbitmine
76% matchVery Positive82% of 441 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Idler 20%, Space 17.1%, Incremental 16.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Arcade 12.1%
- #34 Piñata Go Boom
76% matchVery Positive92% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: tissue inu
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.
Why similar: Incremental 31.3%, Idler 20.9%, Minimalist 10.2%, Arcade 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #35 You Know The Drill
75% matchVery Positive94% of 759 reviews2026
Dev: ludokaiPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Mining 30.6% ★, Incremental 18%, Idler 16%, Minimalist 8.8%, Destruction 7.9%
- #36 Kin and Quarry
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 382 reviews2026
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Mining 40.3% ★, Incremental 29.2%, Idler 25.1%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #37 Far Mining
74% matchVery Positive96% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space.
Why similar: Mining 32.4% ★, Incremental 22.7%, Destruction 9.5%, Space 8.8%, Arcade 8.2%
- #38 Dwarf Eats Mountain
73% matchVery Positive81% of 899 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Mining 34.9% ★, Incremental 22.6%, Idler 22.3%, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 4.6%
- #39 Rock Island
74% matchMixed68% of 297 reviews2026
Dev: Silence Moon
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Lead your stone villagers to build an ever-growing tribe around a mysterious cube. Gather resources, create powerful builds, and maintain the cycle of growth as the entire system spirals into overwhelming floods of effects and numbers.
Why similar: Mining 38.6% ★, Incremental 26.5%, Idler 24.2%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 3.1%
- #40 Astro Prospector
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,098 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Bullet Heaven 38.9% ★, Incremental 25.7%, Arcade 8.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #41 Max Manos
73% matchVery Positive92% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Max Manos
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.
Why similar: Incremental 29.2%, Idler 21.8%, Minimalist 11.2%, Destruction 9.8%, Arcade 9%
- #42 Trainatic
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,034 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
Why similar: Incremental 34.5%, Idler 22.3%, Destruction 14.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #43 Mining Wizards
72% matchVery Positive80% of 116 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: Mining 29.3% ★, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 21%, Minimalist 7.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #44 DEFRAG
71% matchVery Positive95% of 497 reviews2025
Dev: BlueDot Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34% ★, Incremental 20.9%, Idler 17%, Arcade 7%, Minimalist 5.5%
- #45 Idle Deepcore
71% matchVery Positive85% of 269 reviews2026
Dev: Bluehood Games
Windows
Idle Deepcore is an incremental mining game where you dig ever deeper, smelt ore into ingots, upgrade your pickaxe and machines, and grow several mines in parallel to build a vast underground industry.
Why similar: Mining 28.3% ★, Idler 27.9%, Incremental 26.8%, Simulation 13.3%, 2D 2.9%
- #46 Mr.Mine
72% matchVery Positive92% of 18,516 reviews2020
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 100.3 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: Mining 33.1% ★, Incremental 23.5%, Idler 23.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Strategy 5.9%
- #47 Digseum
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,976 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Monthly
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!
Why similar: Mining 30.2% ★, Incremental 27.3%, Idler 20.6%, Minimalist 11.1%, Simulation 5.6%
- #48 Fortune Mill
69% matchVery Positive82% of 2,651 reviews2026
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, drop pachinko balls, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others!
Why similar: Incremental 42.1%, Idler 39.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 4.9%, 2D 2.2%
- #49 Simultree
70% matchVery Positive85% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
Simultree is a short incremental game about monitoring life simulations. You're a scientist who runs life simulations in order to gain points to spend in a big skill tree.
Why similar: Incremental 30%, Idler 28.9%, Minimalist 12.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 9.2%
- #50 BORE BLASTERS
70% matchVery Positive81% of 752 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Mining 49.5% ★, Bullet Heaven 23.5% ★, Incremental 10.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 3.6%
- #51 Rocky Idle
69% matchVery Positive83% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Rocky Games Studio
Windows
Rocky Idle is a single-player idle/incremental game. Level up your skills, gather resources, and complete your collection log.
Why similar: Mining 37.7% ★, Idler 32.9%, Incremental 19.2%, Minimalist 6.8%, 2D 2%
- #52 Shelldiver
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 15,422 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Incremental 45.4%, Idler 24.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 5%
- #53 Timber Rush
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,241 reviews2026
Dev: Allerton Apps
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Timber Rush is a fast-paced incremental roguelite where every swing explodes into upgrades, chaos, and massive numbers.
Why similar: Idler 40.6%, Incremental 32.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Casual 6.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #54 Idle Colony
69% matchVery Positive82% of 570 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
Why similar: Incremental 36.7%, Idler 29.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Minimalist 9.4%, Simulation 6.4%
- #55 The Last Cat in the Universe
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 914 reviews2026
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Gather the remains of a dying space station to build a cozy home for the last cat in the universe. A short, narrative-driven incremental game about finding peace in the face of darkness
Why similar: Mining 37.6% ★, Incremental 27.4%, Idler 19.2%, Sci-fi 6%, Space 4.5%
- #56 Chop Chains
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 228 reviews2026
Dev: Blasted Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Chop Chains is a relaxing incremental game where you chop, gather, and upgrade to become the ultimate lumberjack through trees, axes, and skills.
Why similar: Idler 51.4%, Arcade 20%, Strategy 15.2%, Casual 6.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #57 Sporbs
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Who Nose Studios
Windows · Mac
Pop alien organisms like space bubble wrap in this satisfying incremental. Upgrade your extraction tech, unlock unique abilities, automate a factory, and expand into new areas to maximise your yield.
Why similar: Mining 28.6% ★, Incremental 23.1%, Idler 16.9%, Space 9.9%, Arcade 6.3%
- #58 Antivirus PROTOCOL
67% matchVery Positive87% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: FIREHIVE Studio
Windows
Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.8% ★, Incremental 19.5%, Idler 18.2%, Minimalist 10.2%, Arcade 6.5%
- #59 Widget Inc.
67% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2024
Dev: Leaping Turtle
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.
Why similar: Incremental 46.3%, Idler 26.4%, Simulation 8.5%, Top-Down 5.5%, Strategy 5.3%
- #60 Maktala: Slime Lootfest
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,319 reviews2025
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An incremental game where you kill hordes of slimes and use their loot to become stronger and farm them. Collect powerful loot, master skills, and uncover tons of content.
Why similar: Incremental 44.2%, Idler 32.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Action 4.1%, Casual 3.9%