- #1 Mining Mechs
97% 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: Mechs 15.9% ★, Underground 15% ★, Mining 14.2% ★, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Side Scroller 8.3%
- #2 Ad Fundum
96% 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: Mechs 17.5% ★, Steampunk 17.2% ★, Mining 16.3% ★, Underground 16% ★, Collectathon 12.8%
- #3 Core Keeper
96% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 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: Online Co-Op 20.4%, Sandbox 17.6%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 12.9%
- #4 BORE BLASTERS
95% 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: Mining 25.9% ★, Steampunk 20.8% ★, Underground 17.9% ★, Collectathon 17.9%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #5 DigDigDrill
94% 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: Underground 24.3% ★, Mining 23.8% ★, Collectathon 19.5%, Character Customization 10.5%, Crafting 6.9%
- #6 My Little Universe
94% matchVery Positive86% of 2,048 reviews2023
Dev: EstotyPub: SayGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
Why similar: Mining 33.2% ★, Sandbox 15.6%, Character Customization 14.1%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 10%
- #7 Hydroneer
93% 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: Mining 38.8% ★, Sandbox 20.5%, Open World 13.8%, Co-op 11.1%, Crafting 7.9%
- #8 Rock the Islands
92% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Mining 23.2% ★, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Sandbox 11.9%, Character Customization 11.2%, Crafting 9.1%
- #9 Luma Island
91% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Mining 21.7% ★, Online Co-Op 19.2%, Character Customization 11.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #10 Miner: Dig Deep
91% 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: Mining 27.8% ★, Underground 25.5% ★, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Sandbox 9.4%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #11 Keep on Mining!
89% 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: Mining 48.6% ★, Collectathon 19.3%, Relaxing 17.4%, Casual 6.6%, 2D 4.3%
- #12 SteamWorld Dig
90% 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: Steampunk 45.4% ★, Mining 40.5% ★, Side Scroller 4.6%, 2D 3.6%, Adventure 2.8%
- #13 Keep Digging
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,915 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Dog
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Keep Digging is a laid-back co-op digging game for up to 8 players. Dig 1000 meters, sell what you find, and keep upgrading your gear. Keep digging. Dig to your heart’s content.
Why similar: Mining 29.1% ★, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Sandbox 15.5%, Procedural Generation 12%, Crafting 10.5%
- #14 Planet Centauri
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Mining 25.6% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Open World 10.7%, Crafting 10.2%
- #15 Idle Cave Miner
87% matchVery Positive80% of 1,058 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 125.1 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 53.4% ★, Crafting 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 6.6%, Colorful 5.5%
- #16 Mr.Mine
86% 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: Mining 54% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Sandbox 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #17 Big Dig Energy
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: NuggetSmash
Windows
Do you have the Big Dig Energy!? The best co-op mining game with online multiplayer for up to 4 players! Team up, dig deep, mine energy ore, and upgrade your tools. Reach the planets core to fuel the rocket and leave Earth!
Why similar: Mining 33.7% ★, Sandbox 29.2%, Family Friendly 11%, Relaxing 9.3%, Casual 6.7%
- #18 A Game About Digging A Hole™
84% 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: Mining 27.6% ★, Underground 26.6% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Crafting 10.2%
- #19 SteamWorld Dig 2
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Steampunk 44.5% ★, Mining 41.4% ★, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 4.3%, Family Friendly 1.9%
- #20 Starground
84% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Linux
Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!
Why similar: Mining 31.3% ★, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Crafting 10.5%
- #21 Volcanoids
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,214 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.3% ★, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 12.2%
- #22 Digger: Galactic Treasures
81% 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: Mining 45.6% ★, Collectathon 29.6%, Crafting 10.8%, Colorful 4.9%, Casual 4.9%
- #23 Tinkertown
82% matchMixed67% of 1,340 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.3%, Sandbox 20.6%, Crafting 15.7%, Open World 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #24 Dig Deep
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Grab a shovel and let's get digging! Join the adventure, hire miners and dig for a treasure
Why similar: Mining 77% ★, Casual 9.1%, Co-op 8.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #25 Dig Island
79% matchVery Positive87% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Dig Island is a 4-player co-op digging game. As you dig deeper, discover new resources, upgrade your equipment, and work with your friends to repair the plane and escape the island.
Why similar: Collectathon 34.7%, Mining 23.6% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Character Customization 10.7%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #26 Galactic Mining Corp
81% 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: Collectathon 34.3%, Mining 33.4% ★, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Colorful 4.7%
- #27 Scrapnaut
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 824 reviews2021
Dev: SpiffyBitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.8%, Sandbox 18.9%, Steampunk 16.9% ★, Crafting 12.5%, Co-op 11.6%
- #28 Elsewhere
77% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.
Why similar: Mining 23.6% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Steampunk 15.6% ★, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.3%
- #29 Super Motherload
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 930 reviews2014
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.
Why similar: Mining 54.4% ★, Underground 23.2% ★, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Family Friendly 5.2%, Casual 4.1%
- #30 waxweaver
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: kaiakairos
Windows
A short sandbox rpg game that takes place on a square planet. Explore the world, gather resources, build a home and become stronger.
Why similar: Mining 18% ★, Sandbox 15.6%, Underground 15% ★, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Open World 9.4%
- #31 Survival Machine
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.4%, Sandbox 18.6%, Crafting 15.2%, Open World 14.1%, Co-op 11.3%
- #32 Underminer
75% 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: Collectathon 54.7%, Mining 29.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Adventure 3.4%
- #33 Mechanic Miner
78% matchMixed58% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: Hello John
Windows
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 46.1% ★, Sandbox 22.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 3.9%
- #34 Cave Digger
77% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
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 31% ★, Steampunk 27.2% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Open World 8.5%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #35 Miner Meltdown
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: Mighty Pebble Games IncPub: Throwback Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miner Meltdown is an action-packed team-based multiplayer game. Scour the map for minerals, upgrade your gear, and attempt to blow up the opposing team all the while avoiding monsters, traps, and environmental pitfalls along the way.
Why similar: Mining 39.8% ★, Side Scroller 23.2%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Co-op 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #36 BLASTRONAUT
76% 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: Mining 28.3% ★, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Sandbox 15.9%, Open World 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #37 Lightyear Frontier
73% matchVery Positive84% of 4,206 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Mechs 34.2% ★, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Open World 8.9%
- #38 Orebound
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Orebound is a voxel, factory, automation game set in a first person open-world. The King has tasked you to locate the elusive Emberstone. Go forth and use your Dwarven prowess and knowledge to mine, craft and automate through anything standing in your way - Build up or dig down! How far will you go?
Why similar: Mining 30.7% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 12.1%
- #39 Miniland Adventure
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 22.3%, Underground 20.1% ★, Collectathon 18.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #40 Gold Hunter
76% matchMixed41% of 703 reviews2022
Dev: eXtreme Studios
Windows
Have you always dreamed of searching for gold? Then start your own adventure now - alone or together with friends. Explore a huge map and dig for gold using a variety of methods, vehicles and wash plants.
Why similar: Mining 35.6% ★, Online Co-Op 22%, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 13.1%, Co-op 9.9%
- #41 Tinkerlands
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,746 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.8%, Sandbox 21.2%, Open World 14.7%, Crafting 12.5%, Co-op 9.3%
- #42 Moose Miners
72% 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: Mining 69.1% ★, Relaxing 15.7%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Casual 3.8%
- #43 Scrap Mechanic
71% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Sandbox 30.7%, Open World 21.7%, Crafting 21.1%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 10.4%
- #44 SantaCraft
73% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Milkbag Games
Windows
Dig your way through snow, cut down gingerbread trees, and mine candy canes as you try to rescue your missing reindeer, rebuild Santa's Village, and save Christmas! In the latest FREE update: trains you can ride, new quests, new items, new puns, and more!
Why similar: Mining 23.3% ★, Collectathon 18.9%, Sandbox 14%, Crafting 11%, Open World 9.9%
- #45 Let's Save Mice
70% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: SadSofa Entertainment
Windows
Join up to three friends in this mouse-sized adventure! Explore, gather resources, solve puzzles, and battle enemies as you try to bring your kidnapped brothers and sisters home.
Why similar: Collectathon 40.5%, Online Co-Op 35%, Character Customization 12%, Casual 6.9%, Adventure 5.6%
- #46 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.4%, Procedural Generation 20.4%, Character Customization 17.4%, Open World 15.4%, Crafting 13.6%
- #47 Arcadius
72% matchMixed70% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Atlas Interactive
Windows
Arcadius is a relaxing but grindy multiplayer resource gathering sim. Explore an open world while collecting and gathering 100s of unique resources with other players. Compete to be the best at your skill & enjoy over 90 achievable achievements on launch.
Why similar: Mining 51.2% ★, Collectathon 21.3%, Character Customization 7.7%, Crafting 6.9%, Casual 5.3%
- #48 The Planet Crafter
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.3%, Sandbox 19.4%, Crafting 17.1%, Open World 16.3%, Co-op 13.2%
- #49 MineMogul
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Mining 32.9% ★, Underground 27.8% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 12.3%, Open World 9.2%
- #50 OREBLAZE
69% 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: Underground 33.3% ★, Mining 33.2% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Side Scroller 9.6%, 2D 4.2%
- #51 Planet Miner
71% 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: Character Customization 30.7%, Family Friendly 24.7%, Adventure 23.1%, Relaxing 21.5%
- #52 Rock Simulator 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 542 reviews2023
Dev: vinoo
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 109.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unwind together in a peaceful idle adventure. Become a rock in a serene world, relax with friends in co-op, and watch nature unfold around you. Discover secrets and shape your environment at a soothing, idle pace.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.1%, Character Customization 25.4%, Relaxing 18.6%, Co-op 15%, Casual 6.8%
- #53 Tile Miner
71% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: nalothchrisPub: MadSwan
Windows · Mac
Explore a vast world. Manipulate every tile. Build your kingdom. Conquer the elemental dungeons. The moldable world of Tile Miner is at your fingertips!
Why similar: Mining 29.9% ★, Sandbox 18.5%, Open World 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Crafting 12%
- #54 Cave Digger VR
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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 34.1% ★, Steampunk 30.9% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 9.4%, Family Friendly 8.2%
- #55 Necesse
64% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 23.1%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Open World 17.2%, Crafting 15.2%, Co-op 9.9%
- #56 Creature Crafter
67% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Lochner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and collect new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, battle enemies, challenge friends to minigames, or just have fun roleplaying — the possibilities are endless when your imagination is the limit!
Why similar: Collectathon 28.8%, Sandbox 21.1%, Character Customization 20%, Open World 15.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
- #57 Digseum
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,550 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 37.4% ★, Collectathon 24.5%, Relaxing 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Colorful 7%
- #58 Star Ores Inc.
65% 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: Mining 37.6% ★, Sandbox 23.7%, Crafting 17.1%, Relaxing 7.9%, Family Friendly 6.4%
- #59 Digging the Forgotten Cave
66% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cavernauts
Windows
Dig deep, unearth treasures. Upgrade your tools to uncover the secrets of the mystical caves. This is also an inner journey of relaxation, where your intuition can guide you as you dig deeper into the mysteries.
Why similar: Mining 29.9% ★, Underground 25.2% ★, Sandbox 24.9%, Open World 7.7%, Casual 5.6%
- #60 Fossil Hunters
69% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: Reptoid Games
Windows · Mac
A casual action-adventure game about digging for fossils and building your own dinosaurs.
Why similar: Mining 44.2% ★, Underground 24.2% ★, Co-op 12.8%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Adventure 6%