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Games like The Subminer

If The Subminer is your kind of game, the closest matches are basecamp, Crystal Harvest: Apex Operator and Guns & Dragons — 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 The Subminer: An atmospheric underwater drilling roguelite beneath the icy crust of Enceladus. Pilot your submarine, explore the depths, mine resources through procedural caves and upgrade your base. Each dive is darker and more dangerous, and you must face the terrors lurking in the shadows. Live. Dive. Repeat.

2026ActionIndieWindowsby Tech Turtles
The Subminer — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Subminer also play

Steam players who put hours into The Subminer 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. basecamp

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight waves of mutated creatures in this roguelite tower defense game. Turrets can be used to defend or to harvest — you decide! How much can you secure before being overrun?

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Crystal Harvest: Apex Operator

    WHY THIS

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

    Crack, mine, and sell mystical crystals while fighting alien hordes on various planets in this fast-paced incremental mining extraction roguelite hybrid experience. Earn currency to spend across upgrade categories with permanent progression and powerful builds in runs.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Guns & Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Subminer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Subminer.

    Dragons? Magic? Who cares? Fight with overwhelming firepower in this co-op FPS roguelite. Fight, choose, grow stronger. Science vs. magic. Fight enemies in dungeons, pick runes and artifacts to craft your build, use materials to expand your base, develop deadlier weapons, and take down dragons.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Primordialis

    WHY THIS

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

    Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sipho

    WHY THIS

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

    Sipho is an action survival game with an intricate building system. Grow your own creature and take over the local ecosystem. Fight, grow, survive, dominate. Play in adventure or sandbox mode.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Abyssus

    WHY THIS

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

    Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bloodgrounds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Subminer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Subminer.

    Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with The Subminer.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 The Subminer.

    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 ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Subminer

What games are most similar to The Subminer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Subminer are basecamp, Crystal Harvest: Apex Operator, Guns & Dragons.
Who developed The Subminer?
The Subminer was developed by Tech Turtles and published by Yogscast 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 The Subminer.

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