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Games like Drillbound

If Drillbound is your kind of game, the closest matches are Planet No More, Dig Dan Dig! and Bills Must Be Paid — 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 Drillbound: Drillbound is a short incremental game about mining your way to the planet’s core. Crush layers of rock, gather resources, upgrade your drill, and unlock powerful machines as you descend into the depths.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby TimeSeeker
Drillbound — Steam game cover

Players who liked Drillbound also play

Steam players who put hours into Drillbound 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. Planet No More

    WHY THIS

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

    An arcade-incremental game where you DESTROY planets! Build a fleet, upgrade weapons, max out your skill tree and destroy your target slowly. You'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Dig Dan Dig!

    WHY THIS

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

    Dig for resources and trade them for powerful biological upgrades in this incremental mining adventure. Transform yourself beyond human limits to escape the underground!

    2027CasualSteam ↗
  3. Bills Must Be Paid

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Drillbound fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hole Is Mine

    WHY THIS

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

    Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Infinite Ruins

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Drillbound fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    An incremental mining game where you manage golems, destroy blocks, unlock upgrades, and descend infinitely in search of ever more valuable resources.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dwarf Eats Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Drillbound fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sludgineers

    WHY THIS

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

    Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.

    2026SimulationCasual5.59 USDSteam ↗
  8. Scratch the Ticket

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Drillbound fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    Scratch the Ticket is a first‑person incremental gambling sim where every ticket is a test of nerves. Print tickets, scratch cells, and decide: cash out now or risk it all. The outcome depends only on your choice.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Simulation with Drillbound.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Drillbound.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Drillbound.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Drillbound

What games are most similar to Drillbound?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Drillbound are Planet No More, Dig Dan Dig!, Bills Must Be Paid.
Who developed Drillbound?
Drillbound was developed by TimeSeeker and published by Troglobytes Games, Gamersky 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 Drillbound.

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