- #1 Noita
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,805 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.2%, Physics 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Indie 4.4%, 2D 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly deep physics-based destruction and fluid simulation where every pixel can be manipulated to solve environmental puzzles.
- #2 Cefore
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Pixelz Games
Windows
CEFORE is a physics-based puzzler in an abstract simplistic art style in which you get contracted to bring down different structures in the most creative ways possible. Try not to cause too much destruction, of course.
Why similar: Destruction 54.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that requires creative destruction and structural manipulation to achieve goals.
- #3 Teardown
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 126,822 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 62.3%, Physics 21.8%, Simulation 7%, Puzzle 5.2%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled physics-based destruction and environmental manipulation in a sandbox setting.
- #4 Besiege
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,104 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Destruction 37.1%, Level Editor 25.3%, Physics 14.9%, Simulation 7.1%, Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building physics-based contraptions to destroy structures and solve complex tactical puzzles.
- #5 Puddle
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2012
Dev: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!
Why similar: Physics 46.8%, Simulation 26.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you must guide fluid through challenging environments using tilt and environmental interaction.
- #6 World of Contraptions
94% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: JCP Games Studio
Windows
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
Why similar: Destruction 29.2%, Level Editor 18.1%, Physics 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Logic 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based building with puzzle-solving in a sandbox environment.
- #7 Mechanic Miner
93% 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: Pixel Graphics 26.1%, Physics 25.9%, Building 21%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based building and crafting game that emphasizes engineering solutions to puzzles.
- #8 PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate
92% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2015
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.Pub: Double Eleven
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Physics 76.7%, Puzzle 23.3%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on fluid physics and environmental interaction within underground cavern exploration.
- #9 From Dust
91% matchMixed67% of 2,936 reviews2011
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!
Why similar: Simulation 41.3%, Puzzle 17.6%, Strategy 15.6%, Building 14.3%, Physics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for real-time terrain manipulation and physics-based environmental problem-solving.
- #10 Underland: The Climb
91% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Use the elements of the scenery, such as picks and many others to drill the soil to the indicated location. Destructive terrain, fluid mechanics and the laws of physics must be handled correctly to solve the puzzles. Escape the city of Underland!
Why similar: Lemmings 31.2% ★, Destruction 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%, Level Editor 8%, Puzzle Platformer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that retains the core dungeon-crawling and destruction mechanics of the original.
- #11 Dig or Die
90% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Physics 31.7%, Building 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Strategy 11.9%, 2D 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features digging, physics-based survival, and base defense in a hostile underground world.
- #12 ABRISS - build to destroy
89% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: RandwerkPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
ABRISS is an atmospheric physics-destruction building game.Build structures from parts to let them crash into your targets. Unlock new parts, destroy more, witness entropy at its worst in digital-brutalist cityscapes. Build to destroy.
Why similar: Destruction 39.2%, Physics 15.4%, Logic 15.2%, Building 7.2%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist physics-based game focused on strategic destruction and structural puzzle-solving.
- #13 Worms W.M.D
88% matchVery Positive85% of 13,982 reviews2016
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Strategy 73.3%, 2D 23.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides classic destructible terrain and tactical physics-based combat mechanics.
- #14 Demolition Inc.
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 293 reviews2011
Dev: Zeroscale
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Assume the role of the daring demolition worker Mike and start a devastating chain reaction on earth!
Why similar: Destruction 55.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Physics 10.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based destruction and tactical strategy in a casual simulation format.
- #15 Bridge Constructor Portal
86% matchVery Positive92% of 7,257 reviews2017
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.
Why similar: Physics 25.3%, Level Editor 22.5%, Simulation 14.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based construction to solve intricate puzzles in a challenging environment.
- #16 Super Motherload
87% 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 83.4% ★, Exploration 8.7%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on digging, exploration, and resource management in a deep underground setting.
- #17 Poly Bridge 3
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,977 reviews2023
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The best just got better! Rediscover your engineering creativity in this genre-defining bridge engineering and puzzle solving masterpiece.
Why similar: Level Editor 33%, Physics 22.2%, Simulation 19.9%, Building 12.2%, Puzzle 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated physics-based engineering game that requires precise structural planning.
- #18 Secrets of Deep Earth Shrine
86% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Chronicle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dig your own path in this quirky strategy platformer. Use traps to defeat monsters, blow apart your environment, and collect treasure!
Why similar: Strategy 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers dungeon exploration with a focus on tactical movement and environmental navigation.
- #19 Tile Miner
85% 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 47.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Exploration 13%, Building 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox exploration game that emphasizes digging and interacting with a destructible world.
- #20 Spelunky 2
81% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Indie 55.5%, 2D 44.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep underground exploration with physics-based platforming and destructible terrain.
- #21 Sandmason
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: GoodVole
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
You are a mine worker, stuck deep in an underground cave system. All you have are your hi-tech mining tools. In order to get out of the caves, you will have to shape the dynamic environment to your advantage. You can also create force fields for different purposes.
Why similar: Building 43.6%, Puzzle 34.6%, Indie 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and puzzle-solving within a destructible sandbox environment.
- #22 Caveblazers
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 80.6%, 2D 15.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler with physics-based movement and destructible environments.
- #23 Purplis Sandbox
83% matchMixed67% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGOLITEPub: DRAGOLITE STUDIO
Windows
Create your own worlds, build interesting mechanisms and just beautiful buildings, everything depends on your imagination.
Why similar: Destruction 42.2%, Simulation 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Building 11.7%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox game that allows for building and physics-based experimentation.
- #24 Infinifactory
81% matchVery Positive95% of 2,459 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.8%, Building 24.1%, Simulation 19.3%, Logic 18.6%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based automation puzzle game that requires logical construction to succeed.
- #25 Realistic Tower Destruction
82% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita Markin
Windows
Game allows you to build many kinds of towers from a variety of bricks and experience their dynamic destruction physics in a sandbox environment.
Why similar: Destruction 39.2%, Simulation 30.1%, Physics 13.4%, Indie 11.4%, Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game dedicated to physics-based destruction and structural collapse.
- #26 Ad Fundum
78% 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: Mining 60.1% ★, Exploration 14%, Simulation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Puzzle 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed mining game that focuses on underground exploration and mechanical progression.
- #27 Human Fall Flat
78% matchVery Positive95% of 223,253 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.5%, Physics 35.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Simulation 2.5%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer where movement and puzzle-solving rely entirely on realistic object interaction.
- #28 Miniland Adventure
79% 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: Pixel Graphics 38.5%, Building 24.3%, Exploration 24.1%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game that combines exploration, crafting, and building in a 2D world.
- #29 Underminer
77% 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: Mining 36.4% ★, Simulation 33%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #30 MineMogul
75% 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 45.7% ★, Physics 23.4%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 6.2%
- #31 CHR$(143)
79% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Nicolas Jean
Windows · Linux
A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!
Why similar: Physics 23.5%, Level Editor 18.6%, Logic 16.5%, Building 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based automation game that blends programming logic with puzzle-solving.
- #32 DigDigDrill
76% 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: Destruction 37.5%, Mining 36.5% ★, Exploration 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #33 Tiny Bridge: Ratventure
80% matchMixed68% of 1,090 reviews2015
Dev: EstelionPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This mind-bending game will challenge you to create complex structures to get your woodland creatures over vast chasms. In a bridge-builder first, you'll guide your creatures and construct your bridges in real time. Use the weight of various creatures to balance your structures as you build them.
Why similar: Physics 30.9%, Puzzle 18.2%, Building 14.3%, Indie 10.6%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-oriented game that requires strategic planning and construction to progress.
- #34 Cavern Adventurers
77% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.
Why similar: Mining 27.7% ★, Simulation 20.2%, Exploration 19%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Building 8.2%
- #35 Coal LLC
74% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 6.6%, 2D 4%
- #36 Drill and Delve
75% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: noOne
Windows
You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain. Manage your oxygen and equipment, and uncover the dark mystery buried deep within the mine.
Why similar: Mining 45.9% ★, Exploration 27.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Physics 10.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #37 Particul
73% matchVery Positive82% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: MILLION PIXELS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.
Why similar: Mining 35.7% ★, Physics 21%, Simulation 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #38 Rock Crusher
72% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Mining 41.6% ★, Destruction 29.7%, Physics 11.6%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #39 Mistward
73% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: Logic 24.2%, Exploration 20.4%, Simulation 19%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Strategy 11.6%
- #40 Coal Mining Simulator
76% matchMostly Negative34% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 45.5% ★, Physics 18.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #41 Out of Ore
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,794 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Mining 34.1% ★, Simulation 17%, Exploration 16.4%, Physics 12.1%, Building 11%
- #42 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
74% matchMixed66% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 44.7% ★, Physics 18.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 7%
- #43 Helle's Undersea City Project - Bringing Air to The Garden
73% matchVery Positive82% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Caro BuildersPub: Emma Create
Windows
Helle's Undersea City Project - Bringing Air to The Garden - Grow and expand the land with air, aiming to rebuild the undersea city with a lone girl, Hele! A new type of undersea city-building simulation game!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42%, Simulation 38.3%, Building 13.8%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 GeoDepths
71% matchVery Positive87% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: A Little More Games
Windows
Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.
Why similar: Mining 63.7% ★, Exploration 17.5%, Building 8.4%, Strategy 5.9%, Indie 4%
- #45 Mashina
69% matchVery Positive98% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Talha and Jack CoPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world.
Why similar: Mining 40.7% ★, Exploration 17%, Puzzle 10.5%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #46 Rayland
71% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Naoka Games
Windows
Your mission is to help the inhabitants of Rayland to transport the energy of the Domus through the various lands contained in the path. For this, you must correctly position the Reflectus and rotate them so that the energy rays reach the necessary Domus.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.6%, Logic 21.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Physics 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%
- #47 The Pyraplex
70% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Building 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 11.1%
- #48 Digging the Forgotten Cave
69% 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 56.3% ★, Simulation 22.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 6.1%, Indie 0.9%
- #49 OREBLAZE
68% 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: Mining 73.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 5.4%, Exploration 2.7%
- #50 Starground
68% 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 39.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 7.3%
- #51 Planet Miner
70% 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: Simulation 57.2%, Exploration 34.6%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #52 Planet Driller
71% matchMixed63% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Oryzhon StudiosPub: Immanitas Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Planet Driller is a mining game where you need to find DarkMatter in order to save the earth. To do this, drill your way through a procedurally generated planet full of minerals that you can sell for cash, then use the cash to upgrade your ship and make the job a lot easier!
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #53 Digs TD
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Catchy
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Mining 55.7% ★, Exploration 14.8%, Building 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #54 SpaceKraft!
66% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Mining 34.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Physics 17.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%
- #55 Kin and Quarry
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.
Why similar: Mining 75.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #56 Farlanders
66% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29%, Building 24.7%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 14%, 2D 8.4%
- #57 Miner: Dig Deep
67% 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 59% ★, Exploration 14.4%, Simulation 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, 2D 3.8%
- #58 Dungeon Dev
66% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
Under the Demon Lord's orders, following a secret deal with the human kingdom, you must create a special dungeon that will satisfy the kingdom's heroes. Strategically place monsters and traps according to the roles of the heroes, such as "Tank," "Dealer," and "Healer," to design this unique dungeon!
Why similar: Tactical 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.8%, Puzzle 16.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 9.5%
- #59 Medieval Engineers
69% matchMixed52% of 7,282 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Destruction 49.1%, Physics 21.6%, Building 13.7%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 3.3%