Single-player games like Duck the Miner
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Duck the Miner, 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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CLEAR RED
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Duck the Miner.
A first-person roguelike buried in a Cold War ICBM bunker under alien siege. Defend the missile. Drill through soil, tunnels, caves and even ancient temples. Collect resources, craft items, upgrade everything. Burn coal to keep bunker running. Find two launch keys. Fire. Kill the mothership. Repeat.
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Afterdepth
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Duck the Miner.
Explore, build, and survive in the depths of a forgotten world. Manage oxygen, power, and resources as you uncover the secrets buried beneath the surface.
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Deep Space Exploitation
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Duck the Miner.
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
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DigWorld
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Duck the Miner.
DigWorld is a cozy 2D digging extraction sandbox with roguelite elements, where each run is a race against the clock to get the best rewards. Collect as many items as you can before time runs out. Sell. Upgrade. Repeat.
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Elsewhere
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Duck the Miner.
A sandbox crafting adventure with quests, magic, automation, and exploration. Gather resources, build your base, unlock new technologies, and shape your own path through a world full of secrets and progression. Inspired by classic Minecraft modpacks with many new and unique features.
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Dynamine
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Dynamine is an incremental mining game based on Minesweeper. Dig for ores while avoiding explosives, sell what you found, buy better tools to dig more efficiently, then rinse and repeat!
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Duck the Miner.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Orebound
Single-player alternative to Duck the Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Duck the Miner.
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.