Free games like Mining Factory
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Mining Factory, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Ranked picks
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Mr.Mine
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Indie with Mining Factory.
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!
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PickCrafter
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Indie with Mining Factory.
Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!
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Unnamed Space Idle
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mining Factory.
Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.
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AdVenture Capitalist
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Indie with Mining Factory.
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
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Revolution Idle
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mining Factory.
Join an experience where each revolution takes you further into the unknown! Revolution Idle challenges you to multiply your accumulators to reach unimaginable heights. Will you manage to reach infinity?
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Upload Labs
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Mining Factory.
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mining Factory.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Farmer Against Potatoes Idle
Free-to-play alternative to Mining Factory — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mining Factory.
Pick up your sword and fight off waves of Potatoes by upgrading your stats constantly, use Equipment, choose between different Classes, put your many Talents to good use, and so much more designed to keep you entertained for a long time.