Games Like Super Motherload

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 71.6% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Indie 5.9%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished take on the mining and exploration loop, focusing on satisfying movement and gradual equipment upgrades.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Loot 39.5%, Procedural Generation 29.1%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive co-op mining experience, featuring destructible environments and intense underground exploration that perfectly mirrors the team-based chaos of Super Motherload.

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: Procedural Generation 26.6%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Retro 16%, Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the core loop of mining for resources to upgrade your base while defending against waves of enemies, much like the pressure of managing your mech in Super Motherload.

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: Mining 78.7% ★, Adventure 5.5%, Indie 5%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%, Exploration 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that defined the modern mining-platformer genre, providing a tight, focused experience centered on digging deeper and managing your fuel.

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: Procedural Generation 30.2%, Multiplayer 19.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Indie 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fantastic co-op mining and survival game that emphasizes exploration and base building in a procedurally generated underground world.

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 49.3% ★, Underground 18.3% ★, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Family Friendly 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the satisfying mechanics of controlling a mining machine to extract resources and upgrade your capabilities.

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 47.8%, 4 Player Local 21.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Sci-fi 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the frantic, collaborative spirit of managing a vehicle with friends, requiring constant communication to succeed.

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.7%, 4 Player Local 16.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic co-op game that forces players to work together to manage resources and build a path forward, echoing the high-pressure teamwork of Motherload.

A casual action-adventure game about digging for fossils and building your own dinosaurs.

Why similar: Mining 39.5% ★, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%, Underground 7.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fun, excavation-focused game that emphasizes the physical act of digging and collecting rare items in a co-op setting.

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

Why similar: Multiplayer 30%, Adventure 22.4%, RPG 15%, Exploration 14.9%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: While broader in scope, its fundamental mining, crafting, and progression systems provide the same satisfying sense of discovery and power growth.

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Why similar: Multiplayer 19.6%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 13.6%, Exploration 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the mining and exploration loop into a vast space-faring adventure with procedurally generated planets and deep upgrade systems.

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.9%, 4 Player Local 29.9%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Indie 6.7%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes, procedurally generated underground exploration experience that rewards careful movement and resource management.

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: Mining 54.2% ★, Underground 23.3% ★, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Family Friendly 5.2%, Casual 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward mining collectathon that focuses on the satisfying loop of digging and upgrading your mech.

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: Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 23.2%, Casual 14.5%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy take on the mining genre that challenges your spatial reasoning while you explore a massive underground world.

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: Multiplayer 28.8%, RPG 22.1%, Indie 21.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines mining with tower defense mechanics, requiring you to constantly upgrade your gear to survive the hostile environment you are digging into.

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 49.8% ★, Underground 16.2% ★, Loot 13.3%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist and relaxing take on the mining genre that keeps the core gameplay loop simple and accessible.

Embark on the 19th century's most unreliable spaceship in this 2 player couch co-op adventure. 39 Days to Mars is a unique game designed to be played with a friend, where both players have important roles in the expedition. Solo players are aided by the computer-controlled ship's cat.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.1%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Family Friendly 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle adventure that shares the Mars-themed aesthetic and the necessity of working together to keep a machine running.

As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?

Why similar: Mining 75.1% ★, RPG 8.3%, Family Friendly 5.9%, Exploration 5.9%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A progression-heavy mining and crafting game that starts simple and expands into a complex sci-fi adventure.

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 55.5% ★, Underground 19.3% ★, Procedural Generation 7.3%, Sci-fi 4.8%, RPG 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired mining game that captures the aesthetic and mechanical focus of digging for loot.

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 77.7% ★, Family Friendly 6.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Exploration 5.8%, Action 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive mining experience that focuses on the tactile feel of digging and the thrill of finding valuable loot.

Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 25.8%, Local Co-Op 23.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and unique mechanics that feel distinct but familiar to fans of underground adventures.

8 players local multiplayer bonanza with only 4 controllers!In Miner Warfare you dig for gold. But you'll spend most of the match shooting in your friends's face, mining holes with laser cannon, throwing buggers and detonating atomic bombs. WARNING: excessive use can destroy friendship.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 49.2%, Local Multiplayer 27.1%, Indie 12.4%, Casual 7.7%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced local multiplayer game that turns mining into a competitive combat sport with destructible terrain.

An absurd couch co-op gas station builder for 1-4 players! Manage a servo (that's Aussie for "gas station") as impatient space travellers demand service. Wrangle wobbly pipes, set up refineries, and mix the right fuels to build space gas stations with peak efficiency.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.7%, 4 Player Local 25.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op game that requires intense coordination to manage complex tasks, similar to the teamwork required in Motherload.

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: RPG 32.5%, Multiplayer 27.6%, Indie 22.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy mining game where you guide a group of dwarves to build, mine, and defend their underground home.

CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 85.2%, Action 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based underground exploration where manipulating fluids and environments is key to navigating and rescuing survivors.

Mining Merchant is a relaxing mining and shopkeeping adventure game. Mine by day to uncover rare ores and gems, then craft jewelry to sell in your shop by night. Rebuild your uncle’s business solo or in co-op and uncover the mystery behind the nightly earthquakes.

Why similar: Mining 63.3% ★, Underground 15.7% ★, Procedural Generation 6.9%, Casual 4.5%, Family Friendly 3.5%

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Indie 5.9%, Retro 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane local co-op action game that features fully destructible environments and a similar sense of chaotic fun.

The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.5%, Local Multiplayer 24.4%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Classic 15.5% ★, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: While combat-focused, its destructible terrain and local multiplayer chaos provide a similar feel to the destructive mining gameplay of Super Motherload.

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 50.7% ★, 4 Player Local 10.9%, Local Co-Op 9%, Adventure 8.1%, Casual 6.8%

Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 48.4%, 4 Player Local 19.2%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op shoot-em-up that shares the retro-inspired aesthetic and the frantic, team-based gameplay found in Super Motherload.

Grab a shovel and let's get digging! Join the adventure, hire miners and dig for a treasure

Why similar: Mining 56.7% ★, Local Co-Op 26.7%, Casual 4.6%, Adventure 4.1%, Local Multiplayer 2.7%

Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29%, 4 Player Local 19.5%, Loot 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features fast-paced exploration and combat, appealing to players who enjoy the more aggressive side of Super Motherload.

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 49.7% ★, Underground 17.6% ★, Loot 12.3%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Retro 5%

Keep Digging is a digging survival craft game for up to 8 players. Explore a procedurally generated 5000m underground world, bring back ores, blueprints, and fossils, then use the smelter, forge, and enchantments to build your gear! Team up in co-op or compete for items in PvP.

Why similar: Mining 67.3% ★, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Adventure 5.4%, Exploration 5%

Team up for 1-4 player co-op platforming in procedurally-generated alien caves! Customize your gremlin, embrace the chaos and fart on friends! Tackle challenges together and unlock new looks and wild mutations for your next run!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 63.2%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Action 2.3%

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh improvements! Explore Earth as funky aliens from planet Funkotron trying to find your missing ship pieces to get back home in this casual co-op roguelike.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 39.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Retro 11.6%, Indie 11.6%, Casual 9.7%

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 65.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Indie 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Action 3.8%

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 55.2% ★, Underground 19.9% ★, Loot 12.8%, Exploration 3.7%, Casual 3%

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 75.4% ★, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Action 3%

The classic couch competitive gameplay of games like Bomberman brought into the modern era. Place bombs, get out of the way, destroy your friends, collect power-ups, 'splode your way to victory in smooth multiplayer with virtually unlimited local and online players!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.6%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Classic 10.2% ★, Indie 9.3%

Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 40.7%, 4 Player Local 24.8%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Indie 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.2%, 4 Player Local 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Retro 7.8%, Indie 6.2%

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 65.8% ★, Loot 13.9%, Family Friendly 6%, Adventure 5.6%, Exploration 4.7%

Lodestar sends you and your squad of friends on your own space odyssey. Traverse multiple planets in a journey to get home without losing yourself or your ship to the perils of the unknown! Solve puzzles, gather resources, mine asteroids, and survive... with your own oh-so welcoming AI sidekick!

Why similar: Sci-fi 22.9%, Multiplayer 22.7%, RPG 22.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 15.6%

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 87.2% ★, Exploration 6%, Casual 4.6%, Action 2.3%

BLASTRONAUT is a mining game in a procedural alien world. Explore, extract and profit.

Why similar: Mining 71.8% ★, Procedural Generation 8%, RPG 7.4%, Exploration 5.2%, Adventure 4.8%

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: Local Co-Op 57.3%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Indie 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Local Multiplayer 5.7%

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: Mining 68.6% ★, Adventure 10%, Casual 9.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Indie 3.9%

Explore the island of Namok and its dungeon, both of them full of adventures, dangers and big bosses. Craft new armors, weapons, potions, etc... Meet the crazy townfolks and discover the secrets that lie beneath Namok.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.8%, 4 Player Local 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 11%, RPG 10.5%, Adventure 6.4%

Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.3%, Family Friendly 21.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 16%, Casual 15%

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 71.6% ★, Casual 8.4%, Procedural Generation 6.2%, Adventure 4.1%, Indie 3.9%

Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Indie 18.1%, Action 9.5%

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 70.5% ★, Loot 14.6%, Procedural Generation 9%, Multiplayer 5.9%

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 75.4% ★, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Retro 5.3%, Casual 4.2%, Indie 3.5%

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 77.5% ★, Adventure 7%, Family Friendly 6.4%, Exploration 5.7%, Action 2.3%

Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.

Why similar: Sci-fi 37.3%, Casual 26%, Retro 23.4%, Action 13.3%

Stikbold is a glorious and intense sport which will put your friendships to the test with fast-paced, hard-hitting and occasionally hilariously unfair action! Or play the co-op story mode to unlock the full roster of quirky sporting heroes and earn achievements.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.3%, 4 Player Local 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Family Friendly 6.2%

D-Corp is a couch multiplayer game for up to 4 players. Co-operate on tasks such as turret maintenance and harvesting natural resources while being under continuous attack by alien cacti! Whack your friends in the versus mode.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.3%, 4 Player Local 19.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Family Friendly 6.4%

Run your own 60s-inspired space-age alien airlines in this randomly-generated chaotic 1-to-4-player local and online co-op game!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.5%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Family Friendly 8%