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Games like Orbitmine

If Orbitmine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Particul, Universe Horizon and Feed the Reactor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its planet deleting gameplay loop, chill and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Orbitmine: Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby vibemaker1
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Players who liked Orbitmine also play

Steam players who put hours into Orbitmine also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Particul

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, resource management, casual and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Top pick for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Universe Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, resource management, casual and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Second-strongest match for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Feed the Reactor

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, resource management, indie and a whimsical mood with Orbitmine.

    Third-strongest match for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Loot Loop

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill tree progression, upgrade system, indie and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Ranked #4 for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Antivirus PROTOCOL

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill tree progression, upgrade system, indie and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Ranked #5 for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. GLONK

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, casual and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Ranked #6 for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Unnamed Space Idle

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation, exploration, simulation and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Ranked #7 for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Orbitmine.

    Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.

    2023SimulationFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Widget Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, resource management, simulation and a chill mood with Orbitmine.

    Ranked #8 for Orbitmine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orbitmine at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbitmine.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbitmine.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Orbitmine.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Orbitmine.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbitmine.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Orbitmine.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orbitmine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Orbitmine.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orbitmine.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Orbitmine.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Orbitmine.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbitmine.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orbitmine.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Orbitmine

Does Orbitmine run on Steam Deck?
Orbitmine is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Orbitmine cost?
Orbitmine is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Orbitmine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orbitmine are Particul, Universe Horizon, Feed the Reactor.
Who developed Orbitmine?
Orbitmine was developed by vibemaker1.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Orbitmine.

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