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Games like Digging the Forgotten Cave

Games like Digging the Forgotten Cave

Games like Digging the Forgotten Cave

Looking for games like Digging the Forgotten Cave? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Meltopia, The Spotter: Dig or Die or A Game About Digging A Hole.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    83% User Score Based on 681 reviews

    Meltopia is a minimalist game that takes you to a snowy world full of mysteries and glacial secrets. You'll explore its frozen landscapes, melt the snow, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts. Bring them back to your hub platform, where they will gradually thaw. But your ultimate goal is to find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth! Melt the Snow Snow isn’t an obstacle—it’s th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meltopia.

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  2. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    89% User Score Based on 661 reviews

    You’re a Spotter the unlucky soul stationed at the worst gas station in Nevada. Your mission: hold the line against mutant hordes spilling from the ruins of Las Veganos, while awaiting a message from the President himself. But when a colossal sandstorm wrecks the base and ruins your only receiver, you lose your one chance of contact. Now everything hinges on repairing it in time. Dig by day, figh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spotter: Dig or Die.

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  3. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 11,318 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game About Digging A Hole.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore the galaxy, upgrade your gear, and discover the secrets of the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Digger: Galactic Treasures.

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  5. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 5,235 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    SteamWorld Dig is a platform mining adventure with strong Metroidvanian influences. Take the role of Rusty, a lone mining steambot, as he arrives at an old mining town in great need. Dig your way through the old earth, gaining riches while uncovering the ancient threat that lurks below... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SteamWorld Dig.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 1,326 reviews

    Keep Digging is a laid-back co-op mining game where the only objective is to dig ever deeper, sell what you find, and keep upgrading your kit. Nothing more, nothing less. There’s no combat, no stealth, and no enemies. Just pure, satisfying excavation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep Digging.

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  7. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,759 reviews

    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. Mining Mechs is a small game that you can play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op and offers 4-8 hours of gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mining Mechs.

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  8. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 486 reviews

    You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through. Chop trees, sell logs, purchase and upgrade gear, and uncover the secrets hidden deep in the forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumberjacked.

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  9. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 714 reviews

    Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Hunter Simulator.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mining Mechs.

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  12. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 998 reviews

    Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Trade.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 891 reviews

    Outhold is a tower defense game with incremental-style meta-progression. It's intended to be a short and compact experience, offering around 4-5 hours of gameplay across 10 levels, with some additional endgame content for those who like min/maxing builds. Addictive game loopStart a run, see how far you get. Use your collected resources to buy upgrades and try again. Become powerful enough to obl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outhold.

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  14. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 44,980 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTRONEER.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 459 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a storytelling simulator where you live a real paleontologist's life. Explore different lands, search, uncover and study uncovered fossils, and prepare the skeletons to build your own museum. You will learn many interesting facts about these extinct creatures that walked the Earth millions of years ago. Features: Drive off-road vehicles in locations inspired by U.S. lands… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinosaur Fossil Hunter.

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  16. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    78% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    DIG. SURVIVE. GET RICH… OR DIE TRYINGGOBLIN COMPANY is a co-op mining game where every meter you dig could be your last. Armed with laser drills, you and your fellow Goblins must reach the legendary Giant Crystal in the WHAAG MINING INC mines. But the depths hold ravenous creatures and a darkness that devours sanity. Can you claim the treasure? DIG EVERYWHERE Carve your own paths through the cave… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin Company.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 4,114 reviews

    You're new to town, with only the tools in your backpack, a can-do attitude and the ability to build a new life for yourself on the beautiful island nearby. Unravel the dark secrets the island holds as you venture deeper into the caves in search of mystery and treasure. Len's Island is a blend of peaceful building, farming and crafting, mixed with intense combat, dungeon battles and deep q… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Len's Island.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    92% User Score Based on 543 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underminer.

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  19. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    91% User Score Based on 4,067 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 5 reviews

    Go solo or play with up to 4 friends and family members, this island is yours to discover!Begin your extraordinary journey in a humble old caravan and rise to the grand achievement of building a majestic manor that you can proudly call your home. Traverse the island solving quests and helping the locals through their struggles. Dangerous spider caves, ancient temples, mind-bending puzzles and hid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luma Island.

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  20. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Motherload.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,128 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craft The World.

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  22. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,361 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merchant of the Skies.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    84% User Score Based on 764 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Mining Corp is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Head out into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your ever-growing profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy workforce, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything. Galactic Mining Corp is the highly anticipated successor to Geo! Charity A percentage o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Mining Corp.

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  26. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 4,289 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Grab your pickaxe and dig into the sequel to the award-winning SteamWorld Dig! A platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. In search of her lost friend, a lone steambot and her unlikely companion must dig deep, gain riches and explore an underworld riddled with danger. But time is running short... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SteamWorld Dig 2.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,846 reviews

    Feel Good Post-apo simulator of cleaning up and repairing a fallen world in single-player FPS mode. Clean polluted environment, repair, renovate and turn on objects long forgotten by time. Make new friends, take care of nature or even plant a forest. Give these places a Fresh Start! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fresh Start.

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  28. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 944 reviews

    ️ Welcome to the Dump Explore endless piles of junk, dig up lost cards, and expand your collection. Everything that was once lost — can now be found again.  Features Dig, sort, collect. Every pile of trash is a chance to find a rare card. Save the birds Pull them out of garbage piles and make them cozy nests. Collectible cards Restore your full collection of favorite cards. Humor, refere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    96% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find it's 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony 37.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 2,120 reviews

    Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALOFT.

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  31. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

    Mine rocks! Keep on Mining! is a simple incremental game. Hover your cursor over rocks to automatically mine them. Any rock inside the mining area will spawn pickaxes that mine for you! Gather materials! Mined rocks drop ores, which are crafted into bars. There is a variety of different material rocks to be mined! The skill tree! Spend your material bars to unlock upgrades inside the skill … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep on Mining!.

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  32. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,369 reviews

    Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubic Odyssey.

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  33. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 5,281 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few people remained. Clean the Environment and gather resources. Find new fluffy friends and robot allies. Rebuild your village and environment and run your own post apo farm as there is No Place Like Home! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Place Like Home.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 2,766 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    This is your little wood cabin. Located in the heart of a lush forest, the cabin is expandable: build new rooms and unlock additional game mechanics, including food cooking, plant growing, and tool crafting. # EXPLORE Explore a living, colorful world, ranging from dense forests to dark caves. # BUILD Your cabin grows with you: build new rooms to unlock additional game mechanics, including cook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among Trees.

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  36. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Scrapnaut is a top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapnaut.

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  37. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 256 reviews

    A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Blades & Tails.

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  38. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Orbitmine is an incremental space mining game where you orbit planets and drill through layers of blocks to reach the core. Mine Planets to the Core Fire your laser to destroy blocks as you orbit. Break through seasonal zones — Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter — each guarded by unique hazards and a powerful core. Upgrade Your Ship Unlock a deep upgrade tree to boost your laser power, expan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbitmine.

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  40. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 547 reviews

    Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core! Start from a small warehouse, buy properties, dig deep for resources, process what you extract, and turn it into profit. Expand step by step and turn a simple setup into a fully functioning factory. Play solo or with up to 4 players, running the entire operation yourself or working together to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ore Factory Squad.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,219 reviews

    A story-driven sci-fi survival-crafting game about mining, base-building, and carving out a future in the ruins of corporate greed. About AETHUSYou are Maeve - ex-mining engineer for the Astral Research Corporation (ARC), a galactic megacorp that profits by draining entire planets of their resources. She’s left the company. ARC has not left her, however. On Aethus, ARC claims there is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AETHUS.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 866 reviews

    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? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,661 reviews

    Immerse yourself in Astrometica, a space exploration and base-building survival game. After an explosion at a mining space station, you awaken inside an emergency pod adrift in the vastness of space. To survive, you must harness your skills, explore the endless universe, and search for other survivors’ emergency pods or outposts. Space Exploration: Experience the thrill of exploring the vastness o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 43,956 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Crafter.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Bloom.

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  47. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    Lumencraft is a top-down view action shooter with tower defence elements. Emerge into the fully destructible environment where light and shadow play key roles. Build your base, dig some tunnels... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumencraft.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Journey deep below the surface of a planet on the edge of the galaxy, as a surveyor of an interstellar mining company. Dig deeper and deeper to discover mysteries and unravel the fate of previous explorers within this planets depths. Pilot Your Drill To Find Resources Use an advanced drill machine to dig through the planet. Find and mine resources for you to take back to your homebase for resear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeoDepths.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 615 reviews

    Have you ever wanted to be a lonely underpaid network technician who works 24/7 in an underground facility? Design and Build a Network Tunnet is a short game where you wake up as a robot technician in an underground complex. You quickly meet your supervisor, who tasks you with building a computer network to connect the different bunkers of the facility. Explore the Bunkers You are equipped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tunnet.

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  50. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 3,234 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 5 reviews

    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. Struggle for your freedom and deal with the authoritarian government in this survival crafting game. Mr. Prepper is a guy living in a country that once had been the land of the free, but its new government has changed everything. Obey, stay in your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Prepper.

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