Rank 01Games like Dig or Die
- 14 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Dig or Die also play
The closest matches to Dig or Die: Starbound, The Riftbreaker, FortressCraft Evolved!, Craft The World, and Crashlands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares tower defense and base building with Dig or Die.
- $9.89 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Dig or Die.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Craft The World
Why this: Shares crafting system with Dig or Die.
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Crashlands
Why this: Shares base building with Dig or Die.
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Valheim
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Dig or Die.
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Terraria
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Dig or Die.
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Crea
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Dig or Die.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dig or Die
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Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Dig or Die.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Gaddy Games
- Price: $11.99checked Nov 4
- 91% of 2,032 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Metacritic 76
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dynamic water system interaction
- Extensive crafting progression
- Realistic physics for building and terrain
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Base building
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dig or Die at current Steam store prices.
Don't Starve Together
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with Dig or Die.
CastleMiner Z
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Dig or Die.
Green Hell
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Dig or Die.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Crashlands
Why this: Shares base building with Dig or Die.
Valheim
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with Dig or Die.
Terraria
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Dig or Die.
About Dig or Die
The closest matches to Dig or Die: Starbound, The Riftbreaker, FortressCraft Evolved!, Craft The World, and Crashlands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dig or Die is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starbound, The Riftbreaker and FortressCraft Evolved! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its base building and crafting system. 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.
Dig or Die is a physics-driven survival sandbox from Gaddy Games, released in 2018, that strands the player on a hostile planet. Survival hinges on crafting, base-building, and tower-defense against nightly creature waves, all within a fully destructible 2D world where gravity, water flow, and structural weight genuinely affect what can be built. The dynamic water system and the long crafting progression are recurring talking points among reviewers. Difficulty is pitched at the challenging end, and the systems interlock tightly once understood. It runs 11.99 USD and holds a strong 91% positive across 2,032 Steam reviews, with a Metacritic score of 76.
About Dig or Die: Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Is Dig or Die worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 2,032 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $11.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 37 h when they wrote their review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dynamic water system interaction
- Extensive crafting progression
- Realistic physics for building and terrain
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's a fun concept if you like wave defense, but the days are so short that there's such a hard limit on exploration, unless you pack up everything you need for a capable mobile base and slap it all down at nightfall. Didn't get far enough…”
“Long story short, this game is just a sh!ttier Terraria. It offers nothing where I would put it above Terraria, so I cannot recommend this game. The devs are expecting you to build a base and then defend it from the nighttime raids…”
People who play it also play: Starbound, The Riftbreaker, FortressCraft Evolved!
Frequently asked about Dig or Die
Can I run it?
Does Dig or Die work on Steam Deck?
Dig or Die is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Dig or Die cost?
Dig or Die is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Dig or Die have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dig or Die supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dig or Die?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dig or Die are Starbound, The Riftbreaker, FortressCraft Evolved!.
Who developed Dig or Die?
Dig or Die was developed by Gaddy Games.