Single-player games like The Long Mine
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Long Mine, 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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Digging A Hole In Ice With A Chainsaw
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Long Mine.
Trapped in a pit with a chainsaw, you dig down through the ice, sell what you haul up, and buy upgrades and dynamite to go deeper, faster.
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DIG
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Long Mine.
Dig, discover, and compete in this digging hole adventure! Unearth rare treasures, sell your findings, upgrade your gear, expand holes uncover hidden secrets beneath the surface. Who will dig the deepest?
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Dig & Deal
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
Dig & Deal is a game where you dig underground to find valuable items and bargain with customers to sell what you find. Upgrade your tools, grow your shop, and make the best deals to build your fortune.
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Drillbound
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
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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DRILLMASTER 9000
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Long Mine.
Dig, collect resources, upgrade your drill and multitool, go deep underground and find a powerful shiny object.
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Meltopia
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
A minimalist game where you melt snow with a heat cannon to explore a mysterious frozen world. Uncover glacial secrets, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts — and ultimately find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth.
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Keep Digging
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
Keep Digging is a digging survival craft game for up to 8 players. Explore a procedurally generated 5000m underground world, bring back ores, blueprints, and fossils, then use the smelter, forge, and enchantments to build your gear! Team up in co-op or compete for items in PvP.
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Demolish & Build 2018
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.