Single-player games like Planet Miners
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Planet Miners, 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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Star Valor
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Miners.
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
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Terrene - An Evidence Of Life Game
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Miners.
In this 2D sci-fi pixel art adventure, you can mine, craft and fight your way through an almost endless universe full of procedurally generated planets.
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Ad Fundum
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planet Miners.
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?
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Zerium War: Destiny
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Miners.
Battle through waves of invaders in Zerium War: Destiny, a sci-fi Roguelite RPG. As Earth's core guardian, wield auto-shooting skills to grow stronger. Face random challenges and gear up for each victory.
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Miner: Dig Deep
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planet Miners.
A cozy mining platformer game. Dig deep into the earth in search of riches. Create your mine, improve your equipment, but don't get too greedy.
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Super Motherload
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planet Miners.
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.
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Super Mining Mechs
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planet Miners.
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!
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Meltopia
Single-player alternative to Planet Miners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planet Miners.
A minimalist game where you melt snow with a heat cannon to explore a mysterious frozen world. Uncover glacial secrets, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts — and ultimately find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth.