Games Like To The Core

(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

Why similar: Incremental 72.3%, Mining 15.4% ★, Idler 6.3%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished incremental experience focused on resource gathering and efficient automation.

SPACEPLAN is an experimental piece of interaction based partly on a total misunderstanding of Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.

Why similar: Incremental 77%, Casual 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Indie 2.7%, Space 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the space-themed incremental spirit with a unique narrative and a highly satisfying clicker progression system.

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 63.8% ★, Procedural Generation 28.4%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelite combines mining and base defense with a satisfying upgrade loop that feels very similar to planetary exploration.

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 66.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Idler 6.8%, Casual 4.9%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific niche of space-based mining and incremental asteroid destruction.

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: 2D 31.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 18.7%, Casual 17.8%, Singleplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes resource gathering and constant expansion, providing a similar sense of growth through mining and crafting.

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.

Why similar: Incremental 67.5%, Idler 10.3%, Casual 6.8%, Procedural Generation 6%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled incremental game that features satisfying mining and combat mechanics that evolve as you progress.

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 51.9% ★, Procedural Generation 26.7%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 6%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on the satisfying loop of digging deeper into the earth to find better resources for upgrading your equipment.

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: Incremental 51.2%, Mining 26.6% ★, Idler 7.5%, Destruction 4.6%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the mining-focused incremental gameplay, tasking players with managing resources to dig deeper.

Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe!

Why similar: Idler 54.9%, Casual 23.1%, Space 9.7%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: As a gold standard for the incremental genre, it provides the deep mathematical progression that fans of To The Core will appreciate.

Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.

Why similar: Mining 62.4% ★, Procedural Generation 25.3%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines management and mining with a focus on economic growth and resource extraction.

An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Why similar: Incremental 81.8%, Idler 8.3%, Casual 4.4%, 2D 2.6%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive clicker game that established the satisfying feedback loops found in modern incremental titles.

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Why similar: Mining 43.6% ★, Idler 25.9%, Casual 10.6%, 2D 7.2%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, complex progression system that rewards long-term planning and resource management.

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: Incremental 71.6%, Idler 10.5%, 2D 5.6%, Space 4.4%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends space exploration with incremental mining mechanics to create a compelling progression experience.

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: Incremental 56.9%, Mining 18.3% ★, Idler 8.5%, Procedural Generation 6.3%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly focuses on the core loop of deep-core mining and incremental upgrades in a 2D space environment.

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 73.8%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Idler 6.2%, Casual 4.9%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes automation and resource management, which will appeal to players who enjoy optimizing their mining output.

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: Incremental 52.2%, Mining 27% ★, Idler 7.3%, Destruction 5.8%, Casual 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features mining and automation mechanics that provide a similar sense of incremental advancement.

Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.

Why similar: Incremental 67.5%, Casual 6.6%, Destruction 6.3%, Idler 4.7%, Arcade 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie incremental strategy game that captures the feel of space-based resource collection.

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 82.5%, Idler 7.4%, Casual 4.7%, 2D 3.3%, Retro 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines strategy and clicker mechanics to create a satisfying resource-management loop.

Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

Why similar: Incremental 78.9%, Idler 7.2%, Casual 4.8%, 2D 4.5%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic incremental title that provides the same satisfying sense of power scaling through constant upgrades.

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 65.3%, Mining 17.3% ★, Idler 8.4%, 2D 4.7%, Casual 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses strategy and incremental building mechanics to create a satisfying sense of progression.

Revolution Idle is a free idle incremental game with offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation. Start simple, reach infinity and go further.

Why similar: Incremental 74.8%, Idler 9.2%, Casual 6.2%, 2D 5.4%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a simulation-based incremental experience that rewards consistent play and strategic upgrades.

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 78.2%, Idler 9%, Casual 7.3%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on automation and resource management, providing a similar loop of growth and expansion.

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: Incremental 72%, Arcade 11.5%, Casual 6.9%, 2D 5.1%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite features mining elements that provide a more active take on the resource-gathering loop.

In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.

Why similar: Incremental 75.6%, Idler 10.6%, 2D 5.6%, Casual 4.8%, Adventure 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, satisfying incremental game where you manage a growing garden, sharing the same relaxing loop as To The Core.

Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?

Why similar: Incremental 75.4%, Arcade 8.5%, Idler 7.4%, Retro 4.5%, Casual 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style clicker that provides quick, satisfying feedback loops similar to the arcade elements of To The Core.

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 70.9%, Arcade 7.7%, Idler 7.1%, Casual 5.6%, Retro 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that uses clicker mechanics to drive its strategic progression.

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 64.8%, Mining 14.2% ★, Arcade 7.1%, Casual 5.7%, Idler 4.4%

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

Why similar: Incremental 72%, Mining 8.6% ★, Casual 4.6%, Arcade 4.4%, Idler 4.4%

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 63%, Mining 18.1% ★, Idler 6.2%, Arcade 4.4%, Casual 4.1%

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: Incremental 59.2%, Mining 19.9% ★, Casual 6.3%, Idler 5.6%, Arcade 4.8%

Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

Why similar: Incremental 74.7%, Arcade 7.3%, Idler 6.4%, Casual 4.8%, 2D 3.3%

Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!

Why similar: Incremental 74.8%, Idler 10%, Casual 7%, 2D 5.1%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of resources and production chains, which is a key component of the To The Core experience.

Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

Why similar: Incremental 60.6%, Mining 21.6% ★, Idler 6.6%, Casual 4.6%, Retro 3.5%

Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.

Why similar: Incremental 46.4%, Mining 24.2% ★, Destruction 7.5%, Arcade 7.1%, Idler 6.1%

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: Incremental 46.2%, Arcade 18.3%, Casual 9.2%, Idler 8.9%, Space 6.8%

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 58.2%, Destruction 7.5%, Arcade 7.3%, Procedural Generation 5.7%, Retro 5.6%

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: Incremental 58.4%, Mining 21.4% ★, Casual 9.1%, Idler 7.6%, 2D 1.7%

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: Incremental 58.9%, Mining 25.9% ★, Idler 7.3%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 1.7%

A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

Why similar: Incremental 70.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Idler 6.8%, Casual 6.4%, 2D 4.4%

Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

Why similar: Incremental 84.1%, Idler 9.3%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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 64.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Idler 6.9%, Destruction 6.6%, Retro 4.3%

Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

Why similar: Incremental 73.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Idler 7.8%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 2.4%

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: Incremental 53.4%, Mining 26.3% ★, Idler 7.6%, Arcade 5.1%, Casual 3.4%

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: Incremental 56.6%, Mining 25.4% ★, Idler 8.1%, Casual 4.2%, 2D 3.2%

Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!

Why similar: Incremental 74%, Idler 10.2%, Casual 6.2%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 2.9%

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 75.8%, Arcade 8%, Idler 6%, Casual 5%, 2D 3.2%

Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

Why similar: Incremental 85.6%, Idler 6.3%, Arcade 3.6%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 0.9%

A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you unearth why nobody leaves this accursed garden. Bury it all, Berry everything.

Why similar: Incremental 91.9%, Casual 2.4%, Idler 2.3%, Adventure 1.6%, Indie 1%

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 73.7%, Arcade 9.5%, Casual 5.2%, Idler 4.2%, 2D 4.1%

Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!

Why similar: Incremental 89.4%, Idler 4.8%, Casual 4.2%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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 48.6% ★, Procedural Generation 24.4%, Idler 14.1%, 2D 7.4%, Space 5.6%

A slow and meditative incremental idler where you manage colorful snakes. Watch them collect food, then spend the food on upgrades and abilities for your colony.

Why similar: Incremental 68.7%, Idler 10.4%, Casual 6.2%, Arcade 5.8%, 2D 3.3%

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 55.1% ★, Procedural Generation 28.3%, Casual 8%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Snake, but with a skill tree

Why similar: Incremental 70.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Retro 7%, Idler 5.6%, Casual 3.2%

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: Incremental 47.3%, Mining 23.9% ★, Procedural Generation 7%, Casual 6.9%, Arcade 6.7%

Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

Why similar: Incremental 71.3%, Idler 8.2%, Casual 6.6%, Arcade 5%, Retro 3.9%

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: Incremental 60.6%, Mining 30.1% ★, Idler 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Why similar: Incremental 78.1%, Idler 9.3%, Casual 4.1%, 2D 4.1%, Arcade 2.4%

Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

Why similar: Incremental 86.7%, Idler 6.8%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 1.4%

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: Incremental 58.2%, Mining 25.6% ★, Idler 5.9%, Casual 5%, 2D 1.6%