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Games like Digseum

If Digseum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scratchers, Keep on Mining! and Feudal Fantasy Incremental — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and lighthearted. 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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Digseum is a 2024 indie simulation developed by Rat Monthly that combines incremental clicker mechanics with museum curation. Players dig for ancient relics and craft artifacts to display in their growing collection. The game features idle progression with collectible-hunting and crafting systems, designed for short play sessions with a chill difficulty setting. Players describe it as a cozy, relaxing experience with lighthearted appeal, and reviewers highlight its ability to distill idle game mechanics into a compact 2.5-hour experience with cute, colorful art and charming characters. Some players note emotional weight from curating memories and artifacts. Available for $2.99, the game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 98% positive rating from over 6,000 Steam reviews.

About Digseum: Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

2024SimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Rat Monthly
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Players who liked Digseum also play

Steam players who put hours into Digseum 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. Scratchers

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management, casual and a chill mood with Digseum.

    Top pick for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    Scratchers is an incremental game where you scratch cards to earn cash, unlock upgrades, and hire little scratchers to do the scratching for you. Discover rare cards, and optimize your earnings as you climb to scratcher supremacy!

    2025SimulationCasual1.94 USDSteam ↗
  2. Keep on Mining!

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, casual and a chill mood with Digseum.

    Second-strongest match for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Feudal Fantasy Incremental

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management, casual and a chill mood with Digseum.

    Third-strongest match for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    Feudal Fantasy is a short active incremental game in which you rebuild a town once lost to tragedy as its lord, by managing upgrades, new buildings and recruiting the wisdom of fantasy races.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. (the) Gnorp Apologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a whimsical mood with Digseum.

    Ranked #4 for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    (the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Click and Conquer

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, casual and a lighthearted mood with Digseum.

    Ranked #5 for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Lyca

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management, casual and a peaceful mood with Digseum.

    Ranked #6 for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    A small, relaxing, incremental game about restoring a barren wasteland into a lush meadow. Help the magical wolf Lyca run through the land, gather resources, and unlock a vast upgrade tree.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Smash Hit Museum

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, collectible hunting, casual and a chill mood with Digseum.

    Ranked #7 for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Keep on Mining! - Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, resource management, cozy and a relaxing mood with Digseum.

    Ranked #8 for Digseum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    Keep on Mining! – Worlds is an incremental mining game where you mine rocks, collect resources, and travel through many unique worlds, finding artifacts, crafting pickaxes, and purchasing many permanent upgrades!

    2026IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Digseum at current Steam store prices.

  1. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Digseum.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Digseum.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Digseum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Digseum.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Digseum

Does Digseum run on Steam Deck?
Digseum is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Digseum cost?
Digseum is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Digseum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Digseum are Scratchers, Keep on Mining!, Feudal Fantasy Incremental.
Who developed Digseum?
Digseum was developed by Rat Monthly.

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 Digseum.

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