Single-player games like Drill and Dig!
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drill and Dig!, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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DigWorld
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Drill and Dig!.
DigWorld is a cozy 2D digging extraction sandbox, where each run is a race against the clock to get the best rewards. Collect as many items as you can before time runs out. Sell. Upgrade. Repeat.
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Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill and Dig!.
It's up to you to become the Endless, a mysterious skeleton, and embark on a perilous journey. Collect monster body parts to enhance your character and use a variety of abilities. Explore sinister locations, fight mythical creatures and uncover the secrets of the Underworld.
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DigDigDrill
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drill and Dig!.
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.
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HitTube
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill and Dig!.
HitTube is an open-world co-op roguelite looter shooter where you become a post-apocalyptic video blogger in a procedurally generated, destructible New York. Shoot, loot, trade and use magical cards to gain superpowers.
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Maze Monsters
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill and Dig!.
Maze Monsters is a procedurally generated, roguelike dungeon platformer where vicious threats and dangerous foes make for an original and action-packed adventure every time.
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BORE BLASTERS
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Drill and Dig!.
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.
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Million Depth
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill and Dig!.
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
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Below the Stone
Single-player alternative to Drill and Dig! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill and Dig!.
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.