Single-player games like Dig to China Simulator
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dig to China Simulator, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Dig to China Simulator page.
Ranked picks
- 1

MINERALS: Deep Core Mining
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig to China Simulator.
Mine the vast underground and collect ores and gemstones—collect! collect! collect like crazy! “MINERALS: Deep Core Mining” is an over-the-top mining game with roguelite elements. Use the resources you gather to upgrade your abilities and take on an endless underground that changes with every run!
- 2

A Game About Digging A Hole™
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig to China Simulator.
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!
- 3

A Totally Legal Archaeology Adventure
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig to China Simulator.
An action-adventure digging and exploration game. Your job? Travel across remote islands, dig up ancient artifacts, and curate the most impressive museum the world has ever seen!
- 4

Sunshine Farm
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig to China Simulator.
Sunshine Farm is a farming simulator with shop management. Grow your farm, explore a vast world, expand the fair, and run a successful store.
- 5

DRYN: Don't Reveal Your Next
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig to China Simulator.
An online co-op horror game for up to 6 players. Scavenge dangerous, abandoned environments for valuable loot to meet the Company's strict profit quota. Survive unpredictable monsters, manage your gear, and work together to escape alive.
- 6

Vexlands
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig to China Simulator.
Vexlands is a realm of surprises. Every newly opened space brings a surprise: loot, resources, dungeons, monsters and disasters! Build your village where you craft new equipment before you explore uncharted areas, and find relics that explain who came before and why these lands are cursed.
- 7

Enchanted Blacksmith
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dig to China Simulator.
Step into the boots of an aspiring blacksmith in a first-person sandbox where exploration and forging go hand in hand. Discover rare ores, master forgotten forging arts, and craft weapons of myth as you uncover secrets lost to time and claim your place among legends.
- 8

Total Chaos
Single-player alternative to Dig to China Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig to China Simulator.
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.