Single-player games like DIG
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to DIG, 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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My Time at Sandrock
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DIG.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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A Game About Digging A Hole™
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DIG.
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DIG.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with DIG.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Keep Digging
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DIG.
Keep Digging is a digging survival craft game for up to 8 players. Explore a procedurally generated 5000m underground world, bring back ores, blueprints, and fossils, then use the smelter, forge, and enchantments to build your gear! Team up in co-op or compete for items in PvP.
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Orebound
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DIG.
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
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Rising World
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DIG.
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
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Hammerting
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DIG.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
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TCG Multiplayer Card Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with DIG.
Multiplayer TCG Card Shop Simulator. Dive into the world of TCG Card Shop multiplayer gaming by opening your own local game store! Stock your TCG Card shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them open to collect the cards yourself.
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Smell Of Death
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DIG.
Smell of Death is a Horror FPS virtual reality game includes action and horror items. The game consists of two game modes including Story and Survival.In story mode you can explore the manor with teleport.You should find magazines and keys.
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Drive Thru Miami - Restaurant Simulator
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with DIG.
A cooking and restaurant management game designed for drive thru lovers. Build your own restaurant from scratch. Prepare mouthwatering dishes, expand your menu with unique recipes, serve customers with care, and grow into the most legendary drive thru spot in the city!
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Schedule Store Simulator
Single-player alternative to DIG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with DIG.
In Schedule Simulation, rise from a small-time drug dealer to a feared kingpin as you manufacture and distribute narcotics across Tokyo’s gritty underworld. Expand your empire by acquiring properties, hiring employees, and dominating the streets through strategic control and ruthless ambition.