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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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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A Game About Cutting A Tree
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
A minimalist game about reclaiming an overgrown forest Chop down trees, gather Wood, sell it, upgrade your axe, and uncover secrets hidden beneath the roots.
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Deepcore Mining
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
Deepcore Mining is an incremental underground mining and resource collection game. Mine valuable ores, use your profits to buy upgrades, and dig ever deeper. But beware: the deeper you go, the greater the dangers lurking in the dark.
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ONE GIANT HOLE
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Mine.
Humanity teams up to dig BILLIONS of VOXELS to create the world’s biggest hole—together. Every swing makes this giant hole bigger! Obtain resources, upgrade your pickaxe, and chat with others using text or voice! Dig this giant shared hole with friends, strangers, or solo!
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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.
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A Game About Digging A Hole™
Single-player alternative to The Long Mine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Long Mine.
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!