Single-player games like Drain the Galaxy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drain the Galaxy, 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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Mining and Dwarves
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Drain the Galaxy.
An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.
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INCREMINER
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drain the Galaxy.
Build an ever-growing colony of autonomous dwarves in an immense procedural world. Mine deeper, manage resources, unlock explosive weapons and industrial vehicles, and turn a tiny settlement into a screen-filling mining empire.
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The Last Mothership
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Drain the Galaxy.
A short incremental game about harvesting planets to feed your mothership. Mine, manage resources, grow your fleet, and unlock upgrades to evolve your species. You are the devourer of worlds.
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King in the Mountain
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drain the Galaxy.
A calm strategic incremental mining game where you rebuild your Mountain Hall between expeditions. Plan each descent, choose where your dwarves dig, gather gold and rare artifacts, and return home when the torch burns out. Upgrade your crew, dig deeper, and bring your fallen kingdom back to life
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Monger Drop
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Drain the Galaxy.
Throw dwarves, unleash rats, and toss bombs as you dig ever deeper in this chaotic incremental mining adventure.
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Sporbs
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drain the Galaxy.
A relaxing incremental game where you harvest resources from alien organisms. Upgrade your extraction technology, discover unique abilities, manage resources, automate a factory and unlock new areas to maximise your yield.
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Shard Cycle
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Drain the Galaxy.
Shard Cycle is an incremental prospecting game about getting richer and stronger. Sweep your cursor through fields of thousands of crystals, spend your drops on upgrades, and unlock effects that shatter hundreds at once. Dig deeper for rarer, tougher crystals. Watch your numbers climb.
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Dwarf Eats Mountain
Single-player alternative to Drain the Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drain the Galaxy.
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.