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Games like Desktop Drill

If Desktop Drill is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desktop Gankai, Desktop Slime Graveyard: Tap Reaper and Boil Cabbage Make Soup — 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.

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About Desktop Drill: Every keypress fires up your drill! Desktop Drill turns your typing into a mining adventure that lives on your desktop. Blast through blocks, unearth rare resources, and unlock new drill parts as you dig deeper with every key you press.

2026CasualWindowsby Ivy Juice
Desktop Drill — Steam game cover

Players who liked Desktop Drill also play

Steam players who put hours into Desktop Drill 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. Desktop Gankai

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Slack off right on your desktop with your ultimate otter buds! Combing the beach for 200+ unique oddities, play the market like a pro, and rip open ticket packs to explore everything from the deep blue sea to the starry cosmos. Come leave your footprints with the otters!

    SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Desktop Slime Graveyard: Tap Reaper

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Slimes are invading your desktop, and every keystroke becomes a powerful counterattack. Unlock all kinds of weapons, draw wildly inventive artifacts, and collect strange and wonderful slimes. Fight alone or team up with friends to give the slimes a beating!

    2026RPGCasualSteam ↗
  3. Boil Cabbage Make Soup

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    A cosy idler starring an Onion who makes soup anywhere on your desktop! Watch him grow and harvest cabbages to make delicious soup for a cast of colourful customers. Decorate your island and customise your Onion with your hard-earned gold to level him up, and build your very own soup making empire!

    2026IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Desk Top Racer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Turn your desktop into a living racetrack with this idle racing management game. Acquire cars, equip parts, and compete online against other players. Win championships and expand your garage through Mastery, Collections, and new rewards.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. How to Grow Your Sausage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Every [key]stroke makes your sausage bigger. Let it sit in the corner of your screen and watch it grow while you use your PC. Feed it different meats, upgrade your butcher, and see the magic happen. Have you ever dreamed of growing your sausage? Now it’s finally possible!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗
  6. Book of Fei

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Lead adorable warriors to form an adventure team to work and adventure on the computer desktop. Defeat the warriors to save the world. Rich nurturing and collection elements, idle and slack off to earn money and fight monsters!

    2026IndieRPGCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hamster Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Your desktop hamsters run on their wheels in response to your keyboard and mouse input. Get things done with friends while collecting cute hamsters and stylish wheels. Enjoy a variety of multiplayer modes, plus a timer and to-do list.

    2026CasualSteam ↗
  8. UNHUMAN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Desktop Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia. Raid hostile zones, loot valuable gear, fight enemies before extraction, and craft powerful weapons. Progress through a deep skill tree, install augments, and transcend humanity. Start as a scavenger. Become UNHUMAN.

    2026ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    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 ↗

More from Ivy Juice

Other recommendable Steam games by Ivy Juice, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. PRESS: Authorized Disposal

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ivy Juice, the studio behind Desktop Drill.

    Manage a trash disposal factory. Press, Burn, and Sort each load. Complete your contracts. Upgrade your operation. Keep the pit empty. Don't ask about the contents!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Slay Goblins

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ivy Juice, the studio behind Desktop Drill. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    Slay Goblins is an arena roguelite where you play a knight fighting off hordes of goblins. Choose from a variety of perks, weapons and items to create unique builds and defend your castle.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Cluttermancer: Tidy Up the Nightmare Alley

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ivy Juice, the studio behind Desktop Drill. Shares Casual with Desktop Drill.

    A cozy first-person tidying sim set in a bustling alley: 5 magical shops and 6,666 items to sort. Every shop on this street is chaos, every shelf has a rule, and every misplaced wand is your problem now.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Desktop Drill

Does Desktop Drill have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Desktop Drill supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Desktop Drill?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desktop Drill are Desktop Gankai, Desktop Slime Graveyard: Tap Reaper, Boil Cabbage Make Soup.
Who developed Desktop Drill?
Desktop Drill was developed by Ivy Juice.

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 Desktop Drill.

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19 Games Like Desktop Drill — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run