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Games like Star Mining Co.

If Star Mining Co. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Grimm, Comet Rogue and Draft of Darkness — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive gameplay loop, challenging and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Star Mining Co.: Use your customisable super-drill to carve your way through procedurally generated asteroids to reveal the riches within. Use your new wealth to buy upgrades for even faster destruction! But be careful - failure to make a profit for Star Mining Co. will terminate your contract, and YOU, permanently!

2025ActionStrategy8.99 USDWindowsby Barney Whiteman
Star Mining Co. — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Star Mining Co. also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Void Grimm

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Void Grimm is a real-time roguelike deckbuilder - In Space! Fight your way through waves of enemy spaceships. Your survival in the fast-paced battles requires quick thinking even at increased adrenaline levels. Optimize your deck, gather your crew, and utilize card synergies to master your runs.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.24 USDSteam ↗
  2. Comet Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Fast-paced roguelike where you mine and explore procedurally-generated asteroids. Collect unique stackable upgrades to aid you in your quest for riches! (and freedom...)

    2025Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Draft of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Star Mining Co..

    Third-strongest match for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

    2023StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Void Tyrant

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Mining Co..

    Ranked #5 for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!

    2021StrategyRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Stellar Orphans

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Star Mining Co..

    Ranked #6 for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    "Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"

    2024StrategyIndie7.64 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Heat Signature

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Mining Co..

    Ranked #8 for Star Mining Co. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Mining Co. at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Star Mining Co. on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Mining Co..

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Void Tyrant

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Mining Co..

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!

    2021StrategyRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Mining Co..

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Star Mining Co..

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star Mining Co.

Does Star Mining Co. work on Steam Deck?
Star Mining Co. is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Star Mining Co. cost?
Star Mining Co. is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Mining Co.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Mining Co. are Void Grimm, Comet Rogue, Draft of Darkness.
Who developed Star Mining Co.?
Star Mining Co. was developed by Barney Whiteman.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Star Mining Co..

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