Games like MANIC MINER
If MANIC MINER is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hungry Adventurer, Throughspire and Run for Office — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About MANIC MINER: Experience a milestone in video game history in a completely reimagined version! This reboot of the 1983 classic combines the distinctive and challenging gameplay of MANIC MINER with modern graphics, improved controls, newly arranged music, and extensive historical bonus content.
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Steam players who put hours into MANIC MINER 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.
Hungry Adventurer
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Top pick for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Help hungry ninjas survive their starvation and face various enemies in this foodnastic platformer! Are you ready to collect some food? Be careful food is very addictive!
Throughspire
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Reach the depths and heights of a world-piercing Spire, and uncover the truth behind the Spire and the broken world through tense runs.
Run for Office
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Dash through chaotic political satire in this fast-paced arcade runner. Collect power-ups, dodge curses, and outrun accountability itself.
Chroma Jump
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Ranked #4 for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Chroma Jump is a 2D hardcore platformer where you overcome obstacles by changing your character's color in real-time. Push your physical and mental limits through traps that are completely unforgiving... well, mostly. Will you be able to safely reach the goal and escape?
Rage Box
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Ranked #5 for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
You were brought here for a reason. Your rage is their weapon. Slow down time, survive the chaos, and uncover the truth — if you make it that far.
Sky Reach
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Ranked #6 for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Climb fast or fall. In this neon cyberpunk platformer, every jump counts—fire energy waves, create platforms on impact, and push your limits solo or in local co-op.
FEATHERED RUN
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MANIC MINER.
FEATHERED RUN is a 4-button precision platformer-runner with 2D graphics. Embark on an exciting escape through Antarctica. Playing as one of the seemingly helpless penguins.
Yeet Thyself
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Ranked #8 for MANIC MINER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Yeet Thyself is a side scrolling endless runner featuring arcade physics swinging.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with MANIC MINER.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with MANIC MINER.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with MANIC MINER.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with MANIC MINER.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with MANIC MINER.
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.
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Boulder Dash - 30th Anniversary
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Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Boulder Dash® - 30th Anniversary™ features classic retro-style gameplay with 220 exciting levels across 11 new, gorgeous and unique worlds, and 10 playable characters. The new level editor and Steam Workshop support offers potentially infinite replay with both user as well as community-created levels.
Boulder Dash Deluxe
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Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Adventure and Casual with MANIC MINER.
Boulder Dash® Gem collecting puzzle action in an update of the classic game!
DYNABLASTER
WHY THIS
Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Having been a blockbuster, DYNABLASTER® is a game for the strategic thinker whose smart tactics will instill fear in his competitors – playing online or local against others or against the computer. In this captivating action game, destroy your enemies with cleverly placed bombs.
SHARK! SHARK!
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Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
Inspired by the legendary SHARK! SHARK!® game released in its original version for the Intellivision® home console in 1982, this reimagined version for up to four players offers you a modern and addictive gameplay, fantastic graphics, great sounds, lots of levels and many underwater characters.
ASTROSMASH
WHY THIS
Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
ASTROSMASH® was originally a Shoot´em up game for the Intellivision® console in 1981. This reimagined version is based on the game’s original theme and gameplay but much more exciting and challenging. The new graphics are phenomenal and the amazing background music adds a lot of excitement.
BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary
WHY THIS
Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary – A legend returns! Immerse yourself in 40 years of video game history and experience the classic BOULDER DASH® in an epic anniversary edition!
ASTROSMASH 1981
WHY THIS
Another title from BBG Entertainment GmbH, the studio behind MANIC MINER. Shares Action and Indie with MANIC MINER.
In this retro arcade hit, you control a laser gun and have to shoot asteroids, bombs and other objects to collect points and ensure your survival
Frequently asked about MANIC MINER
- What games are most similar to MANIC MINER?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MANIC MINER are Hungry Adventurer, Throughspire, Run for Office.
- Who developed MANIC MINER?
- MANIC MINER was developed by BBG Entertainment GmbH.
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