Single-player games like Big Dig
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Big 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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The Frog Prince: Unfrogged
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Big Dig.
Once a prince, but turned into a frog by the witch. Lash your tongue to collect insects, feed the witch’s cauldron, and turn catches into magical essence. Upgrade your skills, survive nasty bugs to restore your prince status in this cozy incremental clicker.
- 2
Chicken Blaster
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Big Dig.
Chicken Blaster is a casual arcade shooter where quick reflexes are the key to victory. Shoot coins, avoid hazards, and see how long you can survive as the chaos ramps up.
- 3
Pocket Aquarium 方寸水族
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Big Dig.
Build your own cozy desktop aquarium. Collect dozens of charming fish, shrimp and snails, decorate with plants, rocks, lighting and substrate, and watch your little creatures swim, forage and grow. Unlock rare, dreamlike fish — or set them free to drift across your desktop.
- 4
Mars Clicker
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Big Dig.
Click crystals until they crack. Automate the grind. Reset everything on purpose for a permanent power spike. Mars Clicker is an idle clicker / incremental game where every prestige run makes the next one faster — and ACE will remind you it's for your own efficiency.
- 5
Sort On The Ball
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Big Dig.
A cozy game about opening tons of capsules to sort and collect cute toy balls. Sort like you're on the ball!
- 6
Space Catnips
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Big Dig.
Space Catnips is an incremental game where you harvest catnips from alien planets and showcase them in your bar to attract a wide variety of space cats!
- 7
Mining Miner
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Big Dig.
There is ore under your feet and that is a problem, because it is not in your pocket yet. Dig, sell, upgrade, hire auto-miners, keep digging.
- 8
Chichi's Desktop Journey
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Big Dig.
Welcome to the world of Chichi the little mouse! Chichi is a tiny traveler with big dreams, and their only piece of luggage is a little ball. Keep Chichi company while you work or study, and help make their journey more colorful, cozy, and full of surprises.
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Omelet You Cook
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Big Dig.
The cozy chaotic cooking roguelike. Assemble omelets for quirky students using ingredients from a conveyor belt. Discover wacky combinations to satisfy the ever-demanding Principal Clucker.
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Sonar Scout
Single-player alternative to Big Dig — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Big Dig.
Pilot your submarine to activate and reestablish a network of beacons while carefully utilizing your sonar to navigate the low-visibility depths of the ocean.