Single-player games like Rock Bottom
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rock Bottom, 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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Drillbound
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rock Bottom.
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.
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Oil Island Hustle
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Rock Bottom.
Your on an island because you owe your best friend 1 million dollars. To pay him back, you extract all the oil and resources in here. Buy some robots to automate your work, repair your port and unlock new trade partners and starting hustling!
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Sporbs
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rock Bottom.
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.
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Artillery Miner
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rock Bottom.
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!
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Pickochet
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rock Bottom.
Pickochet is a short, incremental mining game where you mine ore using bouncy ricocheting pickaxes, purchase upgrades, unlock abilities and discover new mining sites.
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Mining and Dwarves
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rock Bottom.
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.
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Hamstr Protocol
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rock Bottom.
From a single hamster wheel to a full bio-mining operation — set up rigs, manage heat, feed your runners, and turn HAM into real in-game profit. Expand your setup, optimize your operation, and never let the hardware overheat.
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Hole Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Rock Bottom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Rock Bottom.
Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying the 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!