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Single-player games like Drillbound

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drillbound, 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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    Planet No More — Steam game cover

    Planet No More

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Drillbound.

    Planet No More is an arcade-incremental game where you build a fleet to dynamically shatter celestials. With every weapon and fleet upgrade, you'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.

    StrategyCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sporbs — Steam game cover

    Sporbs

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    A relaxing incremental game where you harvest resources from alien organisms. Upgrade your extraction technology, discover unique abilities, manage resources, automate a factory and unlock new areas to maximise your yield.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Artillery Miner — Steam game cover

    Artillery Miner

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drillbound.

    An incremental mining game, where you mine through massive blocks using guns, fire, lasers and nuclear missiles. Discover new ores, unlock new worlds and weapons as you progress through the upgrades tree and become the ultimate Artillery Miner!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click & Mine — Steam game cover

    Click & Mine

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drillbound.

    Click & Mine is a relaxing incremental mining game. Mine various resources and use them to buy upgrades, allowing you to descend deeper and deeper while unlocking new biomes, ores and skills.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mining and Dwarves — Steam game cover

    Mining and Dwarves

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Drillbound.

    An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Mothership — Steam game cover

    The Last Mothership

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Drillbound.

    A short incremental game about harvesting planets to feed your mothership. Mine, manage resources, grow your fleet, and unlock upgrades to evolve your species. You are the devourer of worlds.

    2026CasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    You Know The Drill — Steam game cover

    You Know The Drill

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drillbound.

    You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crystal Ascend — Steam game cover

    Crystal Ascend

    Single-player alternative to Drillbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Drillbound.

    A simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.

    2026SimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →