- #1 To The Core
97% matchVery Positive93% of 5,112 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 46.4%, Mining 24.2% ★, Destruction 7.5%, Arcade 7.1%, 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 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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 23.8%, Action 11.6%, 2D 7.4%
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 12,217 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 74.9% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Action 3.3%, 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 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 128.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 23.5%, Incremental 23.1%, Destruction 6.6%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of mining operations and automation, providing a relaxing yet rewarding incremental experience.
- #5 PickCrafter
94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,092 reviews2017
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 76.8 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 22.1%, Idler 22%, Simulation 5.7%, 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.
- #6 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
94% matchVery Positive84% of 584 reviews2025
Dev: RyanJakob
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 32.1%, Idler 22.5%, Space 12.8%, Arcade 10.9%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a roguelite twist to the mining genre, requiring strategy and upgrades to survive asteroid fields.
- #7 Core Keeper
93% matchVery Positive93% of 64,481 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.1 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 68.9%, Action 15.5%, 2D 9.2%, Indie 6.4%
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.
- #8 Keep on Mining!
91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,974 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Incremental 32.1%, Mining 28.7% ★, Idler 21.7%, 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 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: Mining 36.5% ★, Idler 22%, Incremental 19.8%, Space 6.5%, Top-Down 4.8%
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 874 reviews2024
Dev: Monu
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.
Why similar: Incremental 34.3%, Idler 16.5%, Destruction 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Minimalist 6.9%
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 299 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 76.8% ★, Sci-fi 12.2%, Strategy 9.1%, 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 45.8%, Casual 25.2%, Action 20.1%, 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 131 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Mining 54.4% ★, Arcade 11.7%, Idler 11.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Sci-fi 3.6%
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 2,979 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 13.6% ★, 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 Gridkeeper
88% 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 27.8%, Idler 24.8%, Mining 22.9% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Sci-fi 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-based incremental game that requires careful planning and building to optimize resource production.
- #16 Dig or Die
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,269 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 52.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Physics 14.4%, 2D 9.5%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival game where mining is essential to building defenses against nightly alien attacks.
- #17 Nodebuster
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,717 reviews2024
Dev: Goblobin
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Why similar: Incremental 39.5%, Idler 23.4%, Minimalist 8.7%, Arcade 8%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy clicker that requires strategic decision-making to optimize your mining nodes.
- #18 Feed the Reactor
86% matchVery Positive82% of 507 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 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 44.5%, Idler 27.6%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 7.1%, Casual 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy idle game where you manage resource flow to power a central reactor.
- #19 Universe Horizon
84% matchVery Positive89% of 227 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 31.7%, Incremental 31.3%, Space 15.3%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An idle game that emphasizes exploration and automation as you expand your reach across the stars.
- #20 Duncrush
83% matchVery Positive84% of 278 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 40.7%, Idler 35.5%, Arcade 7.7%, Casual 5.6%, Simulation 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled clicker that captures the minimalist charm and satisfying feedback of rock-crushing mechanics.
- #21 SteamWorld Dig 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,952 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.5 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 83.5% ★, Action 6.6%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 3.1%, Casual 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished, exploration-heavy mining experience with satisfying progression and upgrade paths.
- #22 Particul
82% matchVery Positive81% of 579 reviews2026
Dev: MILLION PIXELS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 25.1% ★, Incremental 22%, Idler 19.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Minimalist 7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation that uses clicker and idle mechanics to manage complex particle interactions.
- #23 Minutescape
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 534 reviews2025
Dev: MolterPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 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 26.2%, Idler 22.1%, Survival 11.5%, Minimalist 10.6%, 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.
- #24 Click and Conquer
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,988 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 24.6%, Minimalist 12.6%, Arcade 8.1%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines casual clicker mechanics with strategic simulation elements for a balanced incremental experience.
- #25 Smash Hit Museum
81% matchVery Positive86% of 241 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 28.3% ★, Incremental 19.9%, Idler 18.6%, Destruction 12.9%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management-simulation game that uses clicker mechanics to drive the progression of your museum exhibits.
- #26 Space Rock Breaker
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,463 reviews2025
Dev: WAKA WAKA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 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 35.1%, Mining 23.9% ★, Idler 16.5%, Arcade 8%, Space 6.3%
- #27 Craft The World
81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,888 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.4 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 49.3%, 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.
- #28 GLONK
79% matchVery Positive92% of 316 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 31.3%, Idler 27.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Simulation 6.8%, Minimalist 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style clicker that focuses on simple, satisfying interactions and incremental growth.
- #29 Fracture Field
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 872 reviews2026
Dev: Type-TenPub: Type Ten LLC
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.5%, Idler 21.9%, Destruction 8%, Simulation 3.7%
- #30 Keep on Mining! - Worlds
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,407 reviews2026
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 31.4% ★, Incremental 30%, Idler 19.7%, Arcade 5.1%, Casual 4.9%
- #31 EternaMine
79% 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: Mining 38.8% ★, Incremental 24.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Arcade 7.3%, 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 Piñata Go Boom
77% matchVery Positive92% of 612 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 31.6%, Idler 21%, Minimalist 10.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #33 Astro Prospector
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,969 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 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: Bullet Heaven 42.6% ★, Incremental 24.4%, Arcade 8.2%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 6.1%
- #34 Orbitmine
76% matchVery Positive84% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
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 17.6%, Incremental 15%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Arcade 12.5%
- #35 Kin and Quarry
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 reviews2026
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 40.2% ★, Incremental 29.4%, Idler 25.1%, Casual 4.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #36 Max Manos
75% matchVery Positive93% of 497 reviews2025
Dev: Max Manos
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 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 29.5%, Idler 21.9%, Minimalist 11.1%, Destruction 9.7%, Arcade 8.9%
- #37 Mining Wizards
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 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 21.2%, Incremental 21.2%, Minimalist 7.4%, Simulation 6.3%
- #38 Dwarf Eats Mountain
73% matchVery Positive81% of 508 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 34.7% ★, Incremental 22.7%, Idler 22.5%, Strategy 6.3%, Arcade 4.6%
- #39 Trainatic
73% matchVery Positive91% of 930 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.9%, Idler 22.2%, Destruction 14.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #40 Mr.Mine
74% matchVery Positive92% of 18,415 reviews2020
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 100.1 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 23.7%, Idler 23.4%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #41 DEFRAG
73% matchVery Positive95% of 449 reviews2025
Dev: BlueDot Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 3.5 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 37.5% ★, Incremental 20%, Idler 16.2%, Arcade 6.6%, Minimalist 5.2%
- #42 Digseum
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,795 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 30.3% ★, Incremental 27.4%, Idler 20.6%, Minimalist 11%, Simulation 5.6%
- #43 Shelldiver
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 12,859 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 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 45.1%, Idler 24.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 5.1%
- #44 Simultree
71% matchVery Positive86% of 118 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 30.3%, Idler 29.1%, Minimalist 12.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #45 BORE BLASTERS
72% matchVery Positive81% of 745 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: Mining 47.5% ★, Bullet Heaven 26.5% ★, Incremental 10.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 3.4%
- #46 Rocky Idle
71% matchVery Positive81% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: Rocky Games
Windows
Rocky Idle is a single-player idle/incremental game. Level up your skills, gather resources, and complete your collection log.
Why similar: Mining 37.6% ★, Idler 32.9%, Incremental 19.3%, Minimalist 6.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #47 Idle Colony
71% matchVery Positive83% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37%, Idler 29.6%, Strategy 9.4%, Minimalist 9.3%, Simulation 6.3%
- #48 Chop Chains
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 195 reviews2026
Dev: Blasted Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 51.8%, Arcade 19.8%, Strategy 15%, Casual 6.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #49 Idle Deepcore
70% matchVery Positive83% of 205 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: Idler 28.3%, Mining 27.4% ★, Incremental 27.3%, Simulation 13.3%, 2D 3%
- #50 FACEMINER
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,346 reviews2025
Dev: WristworkPub: Wristwork Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
Why similar: Incremental 40.2%, Idler 31%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 8%
- #51 Widget Inc.
70% matchVery Positive86% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: Leaping Turtle
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 61.2 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 46.2%, Idler 26.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Top-Down 5.5%, Strategy 5.3%
- #52 Timber Rush
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,020 reviews2026
Dev: Allerton Apps
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Timber Rush is a fast-paced incremental roguelite where every swing explodes into upgrades, chaos, and massive numbers.
Why similar: Idler 41.4%, Incremental 31%, Strategy 12%, Casual 7%, 2D 3.4%
- #53 Maktala: Slime Lootfest
68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,251 reviews2025
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 44.3%, Idler 32.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Action 4.1%, Casual 3.9%
- #54 Antivirus PROTOCOL
68% matchVery Positive87% of 293 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: Incremental 29.4%, Idler 26.3%, Minimalist 13.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #55 (the) Gnorp Apologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,673 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Incremental 36.3%, Mining 24% ★, Idler 21.9%, Minimalist 5.6%, Strategy 5.5%
- #56 Outhold
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.
Why similar: Incremental 34.6%, Minimalist 16.7%, Idler 13.8%, Arcade 9.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #57 The Last Cat in the Universe
65% matchVery Positive95% of 498 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 27.5%, Idler 19.3%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Space 4.4%
- #58 DO NOT FEED THE VIRUS
67% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: NimbleGames
Windows
Grow your organism, gather biomass, and expand your colony. A casual, short mouse-driven incremental game focused on growth and progression.
Why similar: Incremental 22.3%, Idler 19.3%, Mining 18.9% ★, Minimalist 7.8%, Strategy 5.6%
- #59 Galactic Mining Corp
69% matchVery Positive84% of 933 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: Mining 45.4% ★, Idler 29.3%, Space 13.3%, Simulation 6.2%, 2D 3%
- #60 Deep Space Exploitation
66% matchVery Positive97% of 120 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: Mining 36.6% ★, Destruction 19.3%, Physics 9.4%, Minimalist 9.2%, Space 7.8%