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Games like Ship Miner

If Ship Miner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Two Sides of Hell, Cosmodrill and Space Scavenger 2 — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Ship Miner: Action mining game with retro aesthetics and roguelike elements. Collect minerals from procedurally generated asteroids, improve your ship and survive The Anomaly, an unknown entity threatening The Galaxy. Can a simple miner stop The Anomaly and save everyone?

2026ActionEarly AccessWindows · Linuxby Pixel Core Games
Ship Miner — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Ship Miner 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. Two Sides of Hell

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Think fast, kill faster. Blast through shifting alien hellscapes in this roguelite platform-twin stick shooter, switching between Soldier precision and demonic destruction. Survive relentless hordes, brutal bosses, and endless roguelite chaos.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Cosmodrill

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this short space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Space Scavenger 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Ship Miner.

    A fast-paced, top-down action roguelite about building outlandish modular spaceships and discovering broken synergies. Scavenge resources, craft absurd builds, and hone your abilities in a paradoxical time loop.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Dome Keeper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Asteroid Rodeo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Afterdepth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Explore, build, and survive in the depths of a forgotten world. Manage oxygen, power, and resources as you uncover the secrets buried beneath the surface.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.09 USDSteam ↗
  7. Gold Miner:Classic Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    A classic arcade mining game where you dig for gold, collect treasure, dodge hazards, and upgrade your gear across multiple modes and levels.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Weather the Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ship Miner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Find your way through alien planets made of fully destructible, procedurally generated terrain. Shoot, fly, collect weapons, level up, and defeat planetary bosses. Improve between runs and discover new planets as you progress. Play alone or with friends, from your couch or online!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ship Miner.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Frequently asked about Ship Miner

Does Ship Miner have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Ship Miner supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Ship Miner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ship Miner are Two Sides of Hell, Cosmodrill, Space Scavenger 2.
Who developed Ship Miner?
Ship Miner was developed by Pixel Core Games.

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 Ship Miner.

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