Top Underground Games
60+ underground games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Exploration, Adventure, Simulation.
Recommended Underground Games

The Exit 8
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

THE LONGING
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
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- #1 The Exit 898% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023Developer: KOTAKE CREATEPublisher: PLAYISMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 1.9h≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
- #2 THE LONGING98% matchVery Positive92% of 7,269 reviews2020Developer: Studio SeufzPublisher: Application Systems HeidelbergPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.6hMean: 37.9h≥1hr: 84%
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
- #3 Paradise Lost98% matchMixed64% of 2,474 reviews2021Developer: PolyAmorousPublisher: WalkaboutPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 68%
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
- #4 Mr. Prepper97% matchVery Positive80% of 5,315 reviews2021Developer: Rejected GamesPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.2hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 81%
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.
- #5 Never Return97% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,634 reviews2021Developer: YeMuNetWorkPublisher: CyberislePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.6hMean: 20.0h≥1hr: 74%
"Never Return" is a 3D action adventure game with roguelike elements. There are various weapon types to choose from. Each Type has its own play style. With thousands of creative prefixes and a huge amount of skills, every player can easily create their own build.
- #6 HAAK96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022Developer: BlingamePublisher: OKJOYPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.2hMean: 12.3h≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
- #7 Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,952 reviews2025Developer: Digital MelodyPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.0hMean: 6.6h≥1hr: 88%
Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?
- #8 KeeperRL94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,766 reviews2024Developer: Electric SuccubiPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.3hMean: 18.7h≥1hr: 78%
KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.
- #9 Mining Mechs94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,395 reviews2023Developer: Delayed VictoryPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 9.2h≥1hr: 74%
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
- #10 Dungeon 10091% matchVery Positive82% of 1,622 reviews2023Developer: 可布和常常诶Platforms: WindowsMedian: 5.1hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 83%
The dragon-slayer becomes the dragon. Create unique builds without having to grind for equipment. After defeating a dungeon boss, you will take its place. Then, defeat your past selves to descend further into the dungeon.
- #11 KEEP LOOKING90% matchVery Positive92% of 154 reviews2024Developer: Solshade GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
This is a nerve-wracking horror game that puts you in a dark, claustrophobic cave with a relentless creature. Survive by flashing your dying flashlight at the right moments, too soon or too late, and it’s over. You must keep an eye on the creature, but beware: staring too long is just as deadly.
- #12 Hashiriya Drifter-Online Drift Racing Multiplayer (DRIFT/DRAG/RACING)91% matchMixed68% of 1,479 reviews2020Developer: Midnight GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 36mMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 35%
Drift Online Multiplayer Game - The game inspired by oldschool street drifting in early japan with deep custiomization and ability to build a car from scratch! Dismountable chassis and suspension! Realistic car damage! Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
- #13 Arx Fatalis90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,481 reviews2007Developer: Arkane StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 41%
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
- #14 iDigging88% matchMixed69% of 713 reviews2025Developer: TWENPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 77%
In iDigging, you’ll balance treasure hunting, home improvement, and the strategy of hiding from curious neighbors and authorities. Upgrade, dig, and create your best life despite all the challenges!
- #15 Towards Future87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 754 reviews2022Developer: 拾伍司工坊Publisher: Eternal DreamPlatforms: Windows
Waking up in the darkness, unable to see the sunrise, he remembered the little master carefully carried him home. The base has already fallen into ruin and there are no signs of any living people here. Where did the little master go? Is there any hope left under the doomsday?
- #16 SubwaySim 286% matchVery Positive84% of 735 reviews2025Developer: Simuverse InteractivePublisher: Aerosoft GmbHPlatforms: Windows
Explore the three most picturesque underground lines in Germany! The Berlin U1/U3 and the Hamburg U3 are waiting for you. Immerse yourself in everyday life in the two German metropolises and discover famous sights such as Hamburg's harbour or Berlin's Oberbaum Bridge.
- #17 Tunnet86% matchVery Positive95% of 699 reviews2023Developer: puzzled_squidPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.4hMean: 8.4h≥1hr: 75%
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility.
- #18 DigDigDrill85% matchVery Positive95% of 587 reviews2024Developer: TooraiPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.6hMean: 17.7h≥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.
- #19 Coal LLC85% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025Developer: Bye Bye OceanPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 9.2hMean: 17.3h≥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.
- #20 Ad Fundum84% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024Developer: Oldbut GoldPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.8hMean: 6.3h≥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?
- #21 Close Your Eyes [Old Version]83% matchVery Positive86% of 774 reviews2015Developer: Yai GameworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 11.0h≥1hr: 48%
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
- #22 Super Mining Mechs82% matchVery Positive88% of 784 reviews2024Developer: Delayed VictoryPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.1hMean: 9.9h≥1hr: 86%
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!
- #23 Back in Service: a Metro Driver81% matchVery Positive98% of 488 reviews2025Developer: Dominik VojtaPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Join the adventure and become the master of the metro in our game, which takes you into the underground world. Overcome challenges on the tracks from the cabin of a historic train. Can you complete the route, transport all passengers, and avoid delays?
- #24 Ayahuasca80% matchVery Positive81% of 398 reviews2020Developer: Small Studio by Mac GuffPublisher: AstreaPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 26%
In the jungle at night, a journey awaits for you... are you ready to embrace the experience? Ayahuasca, the vine of the soul, and how to find your inner space.
- #25 The Hive80% matchMostly Positive73% of 417 reviews2016Developer: Skydome EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 90%
The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?
- #26 STATIONflow80% matchVery Positive86% of 495 reviews2020Developer: DMM GAMESPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
- #27 Bloodhound: First day in hell79% matchMostly Positive80% of 418 reviews2023Developer: Kruger & Flint ProductionsPlatforms: Windows
Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.
- #28 The Falconeer: Revolution Remaster79% matchMostly Positive78% of 605 reviews2020Developer: Tomas SalaPublisher: Wired ProductionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.7hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 82%
Take flight in this remastered 'stick control era' aerial combat RPG. Explore haunting landscapes, engage in epic dogfights, and uncover ancient secrets in a visually enhanced, rebalanced edition of the BAFTA-nominated, award-winning original.
- #29 Rodland of Pipes77% matchVery Positive99% of 269 reviews2024Developer: Justin JonesPlatforms: Windows
Crawl through pipes, navigate the maze, listen carefully and get out before Rodland finds you.
- #30 Super Motherload77% matchMostly Positive76% of 930 reviews2014Developer: XGen StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 5.4h≥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.
- #31 Air Defender76% matchMostly Positive77% of 250 reviews2025Developer: ROTOR3Platforms: Windows
Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.
- #32 Dwelvers76% matchMixed68% of 319 reviews2023Developer: Rasmus LjunggrenPublisher: Dancing DevilsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 8.3h≥1hr: 42%
Dwelvers is a unique real-time strategy Dungeon Keeper-like with resource management, logistics, battles, magic spells, trading, crimes against humanity, labyrinths, and so much more. Are you able to eradicate the pesky humans once and for all? Of course you are. The Dark Mother wills it.
- #33 ShadowBringer76% matchVery Positive83% of 207 reviews2022Developer: Marshmallow HammerPublisher: DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPlatforms: Windows
Escape the underground research facility and discover the truth of your origin. ShadowBringer is a 3D stealth game where you take on the role of a shadowy monster. Awakened with no recollection of the past, a voice in your head whispers softly to you: "Get out of this place".
- #34 IT Simulator76% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2022Developer: Bad Byte GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
IT Simulator is a co-op horror game where two players attempt to return power to an office building. Take the role of the all-seeing Control Room or the stealthy Repair Technician as you risk everything to d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ escape.
- #35 頭痛75% matchMostly Positive73% of 205 reviews2021Developer: MONZENPlatforms: Windows
頭痛【資料館編】 行方不明者を探しに資料館へ... 廃墟の資料館に隠された謎を解く一人称視点の探索系ホラーゲームです。
- #36 Below the Stone75% matchVery Positive85% of 433 reviews2023Developer: StrollartPublisher: Apogee EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 55%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
- #37 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry74% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2025Developer: Ritual InteractivePlatforms: Windows
Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!
- #38 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue74% matchMixed67% of 331 reviews2022Developer: Weasel GamesPlatforms: Windows
Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue is some part of the full version of the game. The gameplay starts in the realities of World War II, the Soviets and Allies are coming. Your task in the game is to keep enemy troops as far away from your base as possible. Fight and survive!
- #39 Golazo! 274% matchMostly Positive75% of 144 reviews2022Developer: Purple Tree S R LPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 6.9h≥1hr: 33%
Dynamic arcade football game with medium-sized fields, no fouls, and offsides whistled. Add street gameplay to this mix to have just pure fun & action!
- #40 The DeadLine72% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2025Developer: ROTTEN APPLEPublisher: Jungle Game LabPlatforms: Windows
The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.
- #41 Soulcaster74% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020Developer: StarBytePublisher: DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPlatforms: Windows
Escape an ancient temple by utilizing its arcane artifacts in an intriguing 2D puzzle plat-former.
- #42 Miner: Dig Deep73% matchVery Positive91% of 254 reviews2020Developer: Substance GamesPlatforms: 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.
- #43 Rot Gut73% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2016Developer: Shotgun SurgeonsPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 30mMean: 1.5h≥1hr: 14%
Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.
- #44 Dynamite Jack73% matchVery Positive86% of 423 reviews2012Developer: Hassey Enterprises, Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 24mMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 30%
A brave space marine, armed with only bombs and a flashlight, must escape the Anathema Mines!
- #45 Refund Me If You Can72% matchMostly Positive79% of 134 reviews2022Developer: Sungame StudioPlatforms: Windows
One maze, one monster tracking you down, will you have the courage and dexterity to escape this nightmare in less than two hours ?
- #46 Fell71% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2025Developer: Dakota VaughanPlatforms: Windows
Fell is a 2d Precision Platformer with a retro semi-1-bit aesthetic. Play through multiple unique areas, unlock new color palettes, and use fun movement abilities to conquer levels and make difficult jumps!
- #47 Drugs and Crime Idle72% matchMixed67% of 291 reviews2020Developer: Roxy ConstantinePlatforms: Windows
Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime! Sell drugs, attack with your gang, gamble your CrimeCoins away and hope, that you get that rare item, finally. Free-to-play. Offline Progression. No Microtransactions except 2 optional DLCs.
- #48 Cave Crawler 270% matchVery Positive91% of 150 reviews2024Developer: Evan YoussefPlatforms: Windows
Cave Crawler 2 is a retro-inspired 2D side-scroller. Escape a series of winding caves full of strange creatures and treacherous platforming challenges.
- #49 Miska's Cave70% matchVery Positive88% of 185 reviews2021Developer: SoulfleePublisher: Makka StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Miska's Cave is a unique action-centric side scroller with strategic components and animated with pixel art. If you love completing challenging games that require varying strategies, this game is for you.
- #50 Beneath the Mountain69% matchMixed67% of 211 reviews2024Developer: Omnis Rector StudiosPublisher: Gameclaw StudioPlatforms: Windows
In Beneath the Mountain, you play as the King of a new Dwarven civilization seeking to find their fortune beneath the mountain. You dig your way through the mountain, encountering many dangerous foes along the way, all while defending your kingdom from periodic Orc invasions.
- #51 Promesa69% matchVery Positive87% of 190 reviews2020Developer: Julián Palacios GechtmanPlatforms: Windows, Mac
A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.
- #52 The Door in the Basement69% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2021Developer: Aegon GamesPlatforms: Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
- #53 The soldier in the mine69% matchMixed50% of 140 reviews2017Developer: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPublisher: Laush StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 24mMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 19%
The soldier in the mine is an interesting 2D platformer. In this game, to move from one cave to another. But you will interfere with obstacles.
- #54 OREBLAZE66% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025Developer: Ludiminal GamesPlatforms: 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!
- #55 ダンジョンに生息だ!65% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2025Developer: ドクローネPublisher: 腐葉堂Platforms: Windows
『ダンジョンに生息だ!』はマウスとキーボードを使用してダンジョンの生態系を自分好みに構築し、クリスタルの破壊を目論む冒険者を撃退する2Dダンジョン・マネージメントゲームです。 あなたは大地の精霊ラスタによって召喚された自然神です。あなたの持つ「ダンジョンをお手入れする力」を使ってダンジョンの地形を組み換え、生物を生み出し、捕食と繁殖に満ちた理想的なダンジョンを築き上げましょう。
- #56 Just Keep Digging66% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025Developer: ReltPublisher: RELT GamesPlatforms: Windows
A mining simulator where you dig deeper and deeper to find the rarest gems and ores to sell, upgrading your gear while meeting the company's increasing weekly profit quota.
- #57 Colony 3765% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025Developer: ValenPlatforms: Windows
Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find its secrets and earn cash by collecting resources. Spend your money on buying various trinkets and instruments that will help you along the way to earn even more profit.
- #58 Lust Bunker [18+]65% matchMixed67% of 135 reviews2023Developer: BanzaiProjectPlatforms: Windows
Welcome to "Lust Bunker" – an enthralling adult visual novel that will immerse you in an underground world where intrigue, choices, and passion shape your destiny.
