Games Like SteamWorld Dig

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 26.6% ★, Steampunk 23.2% ★, Metroidvania 21.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Western 4% ★

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines every mechanic from the original, offering a larger world, more complex upgrades, and a more polished Metroidvania experience.

Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!

Why similar: 2D 40.7%, Action 26.4%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends the tight platforming of the Shovel Knight series with a fast-paced, procedurally generated mining loop.

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 81.2% ★, Exploration 4.9%, Side Scroller 3.6%, 2D 3.2%, Sci-fi 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelite features a unique mining mechanic where you explore a massive wall while upgrading your mobile base to survive waves of enemies.

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Platformer 73.4%, Indie 9.8%, 2D 7.4%, Adventure 2.5%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for underground exploration, offering high-stakes platforming and a deep, unpredictable cave system.

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: Mining 58.3% ★, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 9.4%, Action 7.7%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features a classic mining aesthetic and mechanics centered around gathering gold and upgrading your equipment.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Platformer 61.3%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 8.3%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the thrill of vertical descent with a fast-paced, arcade-style loop that rewards precision and upgrades.

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: Adventure 20.6%, Exploration 20.5%, Indie 15.2%, Action 13.7%, 2D 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down mining sandbox that emphasizes resource management, base building, and exploration in a mysterious underground cavern.

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

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Adventure 17.1%, 2D 16.3%, Exploration 12%, Sandbox 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more expansive, it shares the core appeal of digging deep into the earth to find rare resources and crafting increasingly powerful gear.

Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

Why similar: Steampunk 68.7% ★, Robots 11.6%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 3.8%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the same universe, this game offers a turn-based tactical experience that retains the charm and steampunk aesthetic of the series.

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 78.8% ★, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 5%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%, Exploration 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual predecessor to the mining genre that focuses on deep-earth excavation and managing fuel and cargo space.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.9%, Platformer 17.5%, Indie 3.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style Metroidvania that focuses on exploration and uncovering secrets in a strange, alien environment.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.6%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 5.5%, Adventure 5.2%, 2D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, charming Metroidvania that captures the same sense of discovery and ability-gated progression as SteamWorld Dig.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Steampunk 40.6% ★, Metroidvania 32.1%, Platformer 15.9%, Adventure 3.4%, Exploration 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty dieselpunk aesthetic and fluid Metroidvania combat that feels like a more action-heavy take on the genre.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Steampunk 32.8% ★, Metroidvania 28.3%, Platformer 24.9%, Indie 3%, 2D 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses electromagnetism as a core mechanic, mirroring the clever tool-based progression of SteamWorld Dig.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.8%, Platformer 22%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern Metroidvania that features deep exploration, challenging combat, and a beautifully realized underground world.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.6%, Platformer 19.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 5.7%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer with a strong narrative and intricate puzzle-solving elements that complement its exploration.

Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!

Why similar: Mining 57.7% ★, Robots 20.6%, Adventure 4.7%, Side Scroller 4.1%, Exploration 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward mining game that focuses on the satisfaction of upgrading your mech to dig through increasingly difficult terrain.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.4%, Platformer 27.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.3%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer with beautiful hand-drawn art and a satisfying progression system that rewards exploration.

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.6%, Platformer 23%, Adventure 4.3%, Exploration 3.6%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging exploration-heavy game that rewards players for uncovering secrets and solving complex environmental puzzles.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.5%, Platformer 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An influential platformer that balances exploration, combat, and a compelling story within a subterranean setting.

The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.8%, Platformer 32.6%, 2D 6.5%, Action 0.3%, Adventure 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant Metroidvania that emphasizes fluid combat and platforming challenges in a highly stylized world.

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 54.2% ★, Steampunk 35.4% ★, Exploration 4.1%, Action 2.7%, 2D 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style mining game where you pilot a drill-ship through destructible environments.

Cave Digger is a 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 37.2% ★, Steampunk 26.6% ★, Western 26% ★, Adventure 3%, Exploration 3%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused mining game that captures the atmosphere of working in a remote, resource-rich mine.

Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, Platformer 27.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy mining game where you play as a boar exploring a massive, interconnected underground facility.

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: Mining 83.5% ★, Exploration 6%, 2D 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%, Casual 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, addictive game centered entirely on the satisfaction of drilling deeper and collecting resources.

SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.

Why similar: Steampunk 48.3% ★, Western 46.1% ★, Singleplayer 2.1%, Sandbox 2%, Casual 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused entry in the SteamWorld universe that allows you to oversee the town-building side of the mining industry.

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: Mining 43.5% ★, Steampunk 37.4% ★, Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 2.6%, Sci-fi 2.2%

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 61.2% ★, Platformer 20.9%, Adventure 4.9%, Exploration 3.9%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing mining game that focuses on the core loop of digging, collecting loot, and upgrading your gear.

SAMA is a hand painted, digging and puzzle adventure where you take the role of a mining ship and the little Alien blob crew hijacked by a pirate ship. Your Aliens have to dig, fight and puzzle their way through the subterranean worlds fulfilling the ransom demand. Can you do it?

Why similar: Mining 39.6% ★, Metroidvania 28.3%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 3.2%, Side Scroller 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D exploration game that combines mining, puzzle-solving, and survival in a hostile alien environment.

Play as Wells, a steampunk hero ready to find an amazing variety of weapons, each unique in design and functionality, and get ready to face a plethora of enemies and challenges.

Why similar: Steampunk 54.6% ★, Platformer 18.2%, Action 7.2%, Indie 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 5%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed platformer that focuses on fast-paced action and navigating hazardous environments.

An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.

Why similar: Platformer 55.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 7.2%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike platformer where digging is the primary mechanic for navigating levels and finding treasure.

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: Platformer 66.7%, Exploration 15.9%, Action 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%, Casual 3.7%

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: Steampunk 45.4% ★, Mining 40.5% ★, Side Scroller 4.6%, 2D 3.6%, Adventure 2.8%

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.2%, Platformer 27.5%, Indie 3.5%, Action 3.1%, Adventure 3.1%

Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!

Why similar: Steampunk 64.3% ★, Robots 19.6%, 2D 5.1%, Adventure 3.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 59.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, 2D 8%, Indie 7.1%, Adventure 6.6%

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 38.3% ★, Steampunk 28.2% ★, Western 23% ★, Adventure 3.5%, Exploration 3%

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

Why similar: Platformer 43.5%, Indie 16.4%, 2D 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Action 8.3%

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Platformer 66.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Indie 9.1%, 2D 6.4%, Action 4.1%

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 80.1%, Platformer 5.3%, Action 4.5%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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: Mining 80.9% ★, 2D 5.1%, Indie 4.8%, Side Scroller 2.9%, Adventure 2.5%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.5%, Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 3.7%, Action 2.7%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.6%, Robots 19.5%, Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 5.2%, Exploration 4.6%

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: Mining 73.4% ★, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 7.9%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 4.8%

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: Indie 31.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Action 19.4%, 2D 12.8%, RPG 8.2%

Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.

Why similar: Adventure 21.5%, 2D 20.1%, Exploration 16.3%, Indie 15.1%, Action 12.9%

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 10.4%, Action 8.7%

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Metroidvania 26%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 5.7%

Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.

Why similar: Steampunk 40% ★, Metroidvania 29.2%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D 3%, Adventure 2.8%

Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!

Why similar: Steampunk 41.5% ★, Metroidvania 26.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 2.7%

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: Mining 50.5% ★, Western 38.5% ★, 2D 3%, Side Scroller 2.6%, Indie 2.1%

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

Why similar: Platformer 54%, Metroidvania 28.1%, Indie 5.5%, 2D 3.1%, Action 2.5%

Put your mechanical skills to the test in a physics-based sandbox where ingenuity and creativity are the ultimate key to survival. Construct fantastical machines, gather resources, acquire new technologies to battle dangerous enemies and use your imagination to shape your world.

Why similar: Steampunk 74.7% ★, Indie 5.7%, Adventure 5.2%, Action 3.9%, 2D 3.9%

Steamroll is an adventure and puzzle game with a touch of minigolf gameplay. Help the junior engineer escape a collapsing mine by solving puzzles and shooting steamballs from your vehicle to create ramps, walls, activate triggers, blow things away, and more. Can you handle the pressure?

Why similar: Steampunk 69.7% ★, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.9%, Platformer 19.6%, Action 3.1%, Indie 3.1%, 2D 2.5%

Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.2%, Platformer 25.1%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 3.7%, Action 3.6%

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 4.7%, Action 3.3%

Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.

Why similar: Platformer 71.7%, Indie 11.8%, Action 6.8%, 2D 4.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%

The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…

Why similar: Metroidvania 63.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 1.9%

Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Exploration 6.3%, Action 3%