Games Like You Know The Drill

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: Mining 31.3% ★, Incremental 20.7%, Idler 18.6%, Underground 11.5% ★, Retro 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar automated mining experience with a heavy emphasis on resource management and upgrades.

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 27.7%, Mining 27.2% ★, Idler 18.1%, Relaxing 7.5%, Arcade 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward incremental mining game that shares the same relaxing, loop-based gameplay.

To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.

Why similar: Incremental 43.4%, Mining 24% ★, Arcade 7.1%, Destruction 6%, Idler 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfying incremental progression of drilling deeper into a planet's crust.

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: Roguelike 50.6%, Retro 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the addictive loop of mining for resources to upgrade your equipment while defending against waves.

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 63.9% ★, Roguelike 18.2%, Strategy 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines mining and exploration with roguelite upgrades, mirroring the deep-digging progression of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Incremental 33.1%, Mining 23.3% ★, Idler 19.2%, Roguelike 5.7%, Minimalist 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeper, more strategic take on the incremental genre that fans of automation will appreciate.

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

Why similar: Mining 26.4% ★, Incremental 22.6%, Idler 16.4%, Minimalist 9.6%, Relaxing 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends incremental mining with management elements for a relaxing, goal-oriented experience.

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 36.8% ★, Incremental 21.4%, Idler 21.2%, Destruction 5.3%, Simulation 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features classic idle mechanics centered around cave exploration and resource extraction.

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 30.7% ★, Incremental 18%, Idler 15.7%, Minimalist 8.9%, Destruction 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core loop of breaking down rocks and managing resources to improve your drill.

Drill into the depths of a meteor crater in this incremental adventure. Mine ores, unlock upgrades and find the cosmic treasure that lies below! Can you uncover what happened to the Moles that came before you?

Why similar: Mining 31.8% ★, Underground 21.1% ★, Incremental 19.1%, Idler 16%, Strategy 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and management in a way that feels very similar to the seed game's core loop.

Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space.

Why similar: Mining 34.1% ★, Incremental 22.9%, Arcade 8.5%, Relaxing 8.1%, Destruction 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style mining game that emphasizes relaxing progression and resource collection.

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 38.7% ★, Underground 31% ★, Robots 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Casual 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on controlling powerful machinery to mine resources and expand your operation.

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 34.6% ★, Incremental 23.8%, Idler 19.4%, Underground 9.8% ★, Roguelike 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A focused incremental mining game that emphasizes casual progression and resource management.

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

Why similar: Incremental 35.7%, Idler 16.5%, Destruction 9.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Minimalist 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An incremental game that captures the same sense of discovery and resource gathering as the seed.

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: Mining 33.2% ★, Incremental 20.5%, Idler 19.3%, Cozy 6.5%, Strategy 5%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a thematic twist to the incremental mining genre with strategy and resource management.

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: Mining 35.3% ★, Incremental 20.7%, Idler 19.5%, Destruction 6.3%, Relaxing 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an automated mining experience that rewards players for optimizing their resource extraction.

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

Why similar: Incremental 32%, Idler 18.1%, Minimalist 7.4%, Arcade 6.9%, Abstract 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a satisfying incremental experience with a focus on strategy and simulation.

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 76.4% ★, Robots 16.6%, 2D 4.1%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished, exploration-heavy mining experience with a satisfying upgrade path.

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 21.8%, Idler 19.4%, Minimalist 11.5%, Relaxing 8.7%, Retro 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar casual, incremental loop centered around gathering loot and upgrading.

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

Why similar: Incremental 34.6%, Idler 14%, Mining 13.4% ★, Relaxing 8.1%, Minimalist 7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the relaxing, incremental nature of the seed game while offering a unique thematic goal.

Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.

Why similar: Mining 32% ★, Incremental 18.1%, Idler 13.8%, Destruction 11.1%, Cozy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the relaxing, mining-focused gameplay loop while adding unique loot collection mechanics.

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 38.6%, Mining 27.2% ★, Idler 15.9%, Arcade 10%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-inspired incremental game that focuses on the satisfying destruction of space rocks.

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 28.5%, Idler 18.9%, Minimalist 10.6%, Relaxing 7.9%, Retro 7%

Why You'll Like It: A casual incremental game that shares the satisfying feedback loop of the seed title.

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 22%, Mining 19.3% ★, Idler 19%, Robots 9.5%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused incremental game that shares the building and management aspects of the seed.

Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!

Why similar: Incremental 19.5%, Idler 16.1%, Minimalist 10.8%, Cozy 9.6%, Relaxing 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar relaxing, incremental experience, replacing mining with fishing for a change of pace.

A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!

Why similar: Mining 32.1% ★, Incremental 22.5%, Idler 20.2%, Relaxing 6.8%, Strategy 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines incremental mechanics with space-themed resource management and automation.

Mining Wizards is an incremental mining game. Mine minerals, gather materials, upgrade a massive skill tree, level up, unlock talents, discover artifacts, and attract artifact visitors!

Why similar: Mining 28.8% ★, Incremental 19.6%, Idler 19%, Minimalist 7.3%, Arcade 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a unique magical twist to the incremental mining and simulation genre.

Mine. Smelt. Upgrade. Repeat. Rock Bottom is an incremental mining game where every swing makes you stronger. Descend through 8 unique layers, unlock devastating abilities, and discover what lies at Rock Bottom

Why similar: Mining 31.9% ★, Idler 17.7%, Incremental 17%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.8%

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: Mining 29.1% ★, Incremental 26.7%, Idler 16.5%, Relaxing 7.9%, Casual 5%

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 23.7%, Idler 16.9%, Minimalist 9.4%, Abstract 8.1%, Arcade 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy incremental game that offers a similar sense of progression and simulation.

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 25.4% ★, Incremental 21.3%, Idler 19.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Minimalist 7.4%

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 37.6% ★, Underground 29.3% ★, Destruction 13%, Relaxing 7.5%, Retro 4.4%

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: Idler 25.6%, Incremental 23.1%, Arcade 16.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Relaxing 7.2%

Lead your stone villagers to build an ever-growing tribe around a mysterious cube. Gather resources, create powerful builds, and maintain the cycle of growth as the entire system spirals into overwhelming floods of effects and numbers.

Why similar: Mining 38.7% ★, Incremental 25.2%, Idler 22.2%, Strategy 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.

Why similar: Idler 26.1%, Incremental 26%, Minimalist 10.1%, Arcade 8.4%, Relaxing 7.6%

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

Why similar: Incremental 29.1%, Idler 18.7%, Minimalist 9.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Relaxing 7.6%

ULTRATAP is an incremental game about defeating monsters and bosses, getting stronger and enjoying the process. Buy upgrades, complete quests and equip powerful items.

Why similar: Incremental 27%, Idler 22.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Minimalist 8.7%, Strategy 8.7%

Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.

Why similar: Idler 28.4%, Incremental 27.2%, Relaxing 11.8%, Minimalist 11.3%, Cozy 7.8%

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 34.8% ★, Incremental 23.3%, Idler 22.4%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5%

A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!

Why similar: Incremental 26.1%, Idler 22.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Relaxing 6.8%, Minimalist 5.8%

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 29.5%, Minimalist 14.9%, Idler 11.2%, Relaxing 10%, Arcade 8.3%

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 40.9%, Idler 23.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Relaxing 7.2%, Simulation 6.5%

Grow your organism, gather biomass, and expand your colony. A casual, short mouse-driven incremental game focused on growth and progression.

Why similar: Incremental 26.1%, Mining 23.6% ★, Minimalist 10.2%, Relaxing 9%, Arcade 7.7%

An abstract incremental game about flipping a coin and maybe some other things too

Why similar: Incremental 24.2%, Idler 20.1%, Mining 10.4% ★, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 7.3%

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 41%, Idler 21.1%, Relaxing 9.6%, Arcade 9.2%, Simulation 5.4%

Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!

Why similar: Incremental 24.9%, Idler 21.9%, Relaxing 9.7%, Mining 8.7% ★, Cozy 8.3%

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 27.8%, Idler 17.2%, Retro 10.7%, Abstract 10.5%, Destruction 9.9%

Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

Why similar: Mining 33.3% ★, Incremental 23%, Idler 20.1%, Arcade 8.5%, Relaxing 6.8%

Pop alien organisms like space bubble wrap in this satisfying incremental. Upgrade your extraction tech, unlock unique abilities, automate a factory, and expand into new areas to maximise your yield.

Why similar: Mining 31.5% ★, Incremental 24.2%, Idler 17%, Relaxing 9.6%, Arcade 6.9%

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 43.3% ★, Underground 28.5% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 4.8%, Simulation 4.7%

An incremental mining game where you manage golems, destroy blocks, unlock upgrades, and descend infinitely in search of ever more valuable resources.

Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Incremental 22.4%, Idler 20.7%, Relaxing 5.1%, Casual 4.3%

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 36.9% ★, Incremental 22.5%, Idler 20.4%, Relaxing 7.2%, Simulation 6.4%

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 41.1% ★, Incremental 24.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Arcade 7.8%, Casual 6.6%

In Mine Empire, start with basic mining and expand by gathering resources, upgrading equipment, and deploying machines for full automation. Blast through deep mineral veins with explosives, unlock rebirth upgrades and advanced technology, and build your own powerful mine empire.

Why similar: Mining 39.9% ★, Idler 23.1%, Incremental 22.6%, Simulation 4.2%, Strategy 3.2%

Click Click Dig is an idle mining game that lets you dig deep into the core of several planets. The prologue contains a unique planet, unique digger skins, and a store where you can unlock exclusive items in the main Click Click Dig game!

Why similar: Mining 34.9% ★, Incremental 26%, Idler 23%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 4.3%

Simultree is a short incremental game about monitoring life simulations. You're a scientist who runs life simulations in order to gain points to spend in a big skill tree.

Why similar: Incremental 26%, Idler 24%, Minimalist 11.4%, Relaxing 9.6%, Simulation 8.2%

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 56.1% ★, Roguelike 13.5%, Incremental 11.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Casual 4.4%

An Incremental game about Slaying a Dragon.

Why similar: Incremental 37.2%, Idler 19.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Retro 9.8%, Arcade 8.3%

Snake, but with a skill tree

Why similar: Incremental 32.9%, Idler 17.5%, Retro 13.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Relaxing 6.9%

Chop Chains is a relaxing incremental game where you chop, gather, and upgrade to become the ultimate lumberjack through trees, axes, and skills.

Why similar: Idler 35.8%, Relaxing 15.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Stylized 7.4%