Games like GRINDWORM

"Techtonica is a simulation game that offers both single-player and multiplayer/co-op modes, with an intriguing story and masterful atmosphere set in a bioluminescent alien world. Players build and optimize factories, automate production lines, and explore for resources with the goal of uncovering the mysteries of this subterranean world. However, the game can be buggy and requires extensive grinding."

Midnight Special is a chilling point-and-click survival horror set in a late '80s manor, blending giallo thrills and 16-bit sci-fi vibes. Playing as Sarah, a babysitter, you must navigate eerie events after a mysterious phone call disrupts an ordinary night. The game combines suspense, cinematic horror, and nostalgic gameplay for a tense, atmospheric experience.

Keep Digging is a casual multiplayer mining game where up to 8 players collaborate to explore 10 underground layers and uncover ores, treasures, and ancient technology. The focus is on cooperative digging and upgrading gear like shovels and dynamite to improve mining efficiency without combat or stealth. Players can enhance equipment to level 20 and creatively interact with the environment.

Wall World 2 is a mining rogue-lite where you explore procedurally generated mines filled with dangers and valuable resources. Upgrade your robospider and exosuit as you battle hordes of monsters and uncover lost technologies. Venture through diverse biomes and unravel the secrets hidden deep within the ever-changing world of the Wall.

BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the eerie Japanese village of Kirisame-mura, haunted by the legendary Gashadokuro skeleton. Players unravel dark secrets and deep-seated hatred while navigating a circular, claustrophobic village structure that symbolizes an endless cycle of tragic events. The story follows Naomi Montgomery as she confronts sinister forces linked to an ancient temple.

Anoxia Station is a mining management game set in a dystopian near-past where a supervolcanic eruption has rendered Earth’s surface uninhabitable. Players lead a crew of Terranauts exploring extreme depths to extract vital petroleum deposits amid harsh radiation, heat, and unstable terrain. Survival and resource management are key to sustaining humanity's fragile existence.

"Aground Zero" is a 3D survival game set during the same events as "Aground." After waking up from sleep, you find out that the world has ended, and it's your job to survive by mining ores, building an underground base, and gathering other survivors. As you progress, you'll need to expand and automate your base, get help from familiar faces, and be prepared to encounter creatures that are not native to Earth. Knowledge of the original game is not required to play.

"Mining Mechs" is a game where you control a mining mech to dig into the earth and collect resources, selling them on the surface for upgrades and new mechs. The game features online co-op multiplayer for up to 8 players, with challenges and achievements to unlock. The deeper you dig, the harder it gets, as you uncover the secrets of the underground.

In Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a vast, abandoned supermarket filled with eerie corridors and a relentless, blind monster. Use interactive objects and sound cues to distract the creature and uncover the chilling mystery hidden within. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the haunting atmosphere to escape.

Inferis: Dead Below is a first-person psychological horror experience where journalist Larry explores eerie underground tunnels searching for missing people. The game blurs the line between reality and hallucination, plunging players into a dark, intense nightmare that tests mental and physical limits. Larry’s quest to uncover a deadly secret becomes a harrowing fight for his own sanity.