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Games like Space Miner

If Space Miner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cosmos Kitten, God, Save the Queens! and Donna Survivors — 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 Space Miner: Space Miner is a shmup with roguelike elements and weapon customization. Destroy asteroids, collect different minerals to improve your ship, and discover new places on the galaxy!

2026ActionIndieCasualWindowsby Julio Maass
Space Miner — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Space 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. Cosmos Kitten

    WHY THIS

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

    Combat endless waves of spaceships as Cosmos Kitten in this physics-based action roguelite! Unlock combinations of unique characters with powerful weapons to overcome the onslaught of enemies. Compete or cooperate with friends in optional local multiplayer mode.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. God, Save the Queens!

    WHY THIS

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

    You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Donna Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    A cute and chaotic survivors-like action game set in the world of Donna! Play as lovable characters, combine wild abilities, defeat bosses, and survive hordes of enemies across 8 unique maps.

    2026ActionRPGCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Paddle Legends

    WHY THIS

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

    A chaotic roguelite twist on retro arcade action. Every run will test your reflexes and decision-making as you unlock new paddles with unique projectiles and conquer levels with a variety of modifiers and challenging foes.

    2026ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  5. Dachs Hunter

    WHY THIS

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

    Dachs Hunter is a survivors-like top-down roguelite game where you play as a dachshund wizard battling through hordes of elemental monsters. Discover and collect unique spells, master all elements, and strategize your way to survival.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A.S.S.

    WHY THIS

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

    Spin the slot machine. If luck is on your side, your power explodes. Level up fast, collect items, and build your loadout. Hunt down “Spawners” that endlessly create monsters, survive the bullet hell, and clear stages. Overwhelm enemies with insane growth driven by luck and choice.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Eisen

    WHY THIS

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

    Eisen is a strategic action roguelite. Evolve your weapons through branching trees, combine them with artifacts to craft broken builds, and use your dash to weave through endless swarms and evade complex boss patterns.

    2026ActionIndieRPG1.19 USDSteam ↗
  8. Against Twilight

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive the all-consuming darkness! Against Twilight is a casual game where your choices can make you stronger to finish off thousands of creatures that appear in the twilight.

    2025ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Miner.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Miner.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Miner.

    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 ↗
  8. 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 Space Miner.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Space Miner

What games are most similar to Space Miner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Miner are Cosmos Kitten, God, Save the Queens!, Donna Survivors.
Who developed Space Miner?
Space Miner was developed by Julio Maass.

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 Space Miner.

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