Games like Ad Fundum
If Ad Fundum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Mining Mechs, Deepcore Mining and MINERALS: Deep Core Mining — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dieselpunk aesthetic feels distinct, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Ad Fundum: Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Players who liked Ad Fundum also play
Steam players who put hours into Ad Fundum 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.
Super Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Shares mech upgrades, base building, mining and a cozy mood with Ad Fundum.
Top pick for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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!
Deepcore Mining
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Mine rare ores on a distant planet and sell them to fill your corporate quota. Use your profits to buy upgrades. But beware: the deeper you dig, the greater the dangers waiting in the dark.
MINERALS: Deep Core Mining
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Mine the vast underground and collect ores and gemstones—collect! collect! collect like crazy! “MINERALS: Deep Core Mining” is an over-the-top mining game with roguelite elements. Use the resources you gather to upgrade your abilities and take on an endless underground that changes with every run!
Planet Miners
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Control a mining robot and dig for mineral resources on various planets. Transport the valuable ores with your spaceship. Buy or craft upgrades to improve your tools. Defend yourself against the dangers of each planet to mine even the most valuable treasures!
LITTLE MINER WORLD
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Mine, build, and explore! Start as a rookie and delve into the depths of the Mega-Mountain in this incremental mining game. Gather materials, construct buildings, and upgrade your miner to unravel the mystery hidden at the core and become the World’s Greatest Miner.
Super Motherload
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system and a nostalgic mood with Ad Fundum.
Ranked #6 for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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.
BORE BLASTERS
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, upgrade system and mining with Ad Fundum.
Ranked #7 for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ad Fundum.
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.
Chipmatic
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system, resource management, mining and an atmospheric mood with Ad Fundum.
Ranked #8 for Ad Fundum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Chipmatic is an incremental factory building game where you control a mining robot on a mission to reach Earth’s core. Explore underground, find buried blueprints, research technologies and upgrade yourself to create the best (and only) factory on Earth!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Ad Fundum
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Super Motherload
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system and a nostalgic mood with Ad Fundum.
Reviewers of Ad Fundum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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.
SteamWorld Dig
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Ad Fundum.
Reviewers of Ad Fundum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Super Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Shares mech upgrades, base building, mining and a cozy mood with Ad Fundum.
Reviewers of Ad Fundum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ad Fundum at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ad Fundum.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ad Fundum.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Ad Fundum.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Ad Fundum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ad Fundum.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ad Fundum.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ad Fundum.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ad Fundum.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Super Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Shares mech upgrades, base building, mining and a cozy mood with Ad Fundum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
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!
BORE BLASTERS
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, upgrade system and mining with Ad Fundum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ad Fundum.
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.
Chipmatic
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system, resource management, mining and an atmospheric mood with Ad Fundum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ad Fundum.
Chipmatic is an incremental factory building game where you control a mining robot on a mission to reach Earth’s core. Explore underground, find buried blueprints, research technologies and upgrade yourself to create the best (and only) factory on Earth!
Frequently asked about Ad Fundum
- Is Ad Fundum verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ad Fundum is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Ad Fundum cost?
- Ad Fundum is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ad Fundum?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ad Fundum are Super Mining Mechs, Deepcore Mining, MINERALS: Deep Core Mining.
- Who developed Ad Fundum?
- Ad Fundum was developed by Oldbut Gold.
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