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Games like Mad Digger

If Mad Digger is your kind of game, the closest matches are GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR, My Time at Portia and aMAZE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its oxygen timer adds urgency, second phase feels punishing and challenging. 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 Mad Digger: The treasure lies at a depth of more than 100 yards. That's a job for the Mad Digger!

2017IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Berezka
Mad Digger — Steam game cover
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Oxygen timer adds urgencyRetro pixel art loops hypnoticallySecond phase feels punishingChallengingGrimRetro

Players who liked Mad Digger also play

Steam players who put hours into Mad Digger 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. GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR is a game about the most famous Russian streamer. You need to live 10 days in the image for the protagonist of the game.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. My Time at Portia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad Digger.

    Third-strongest match for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Emily is Away Too

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad Digger.

    Ranked #5 for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Reigns: Her Majesty

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Doodle God

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad Digger.

    Ranked #7 for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    Doodle God is an addicting puzzle & world building game where players use logic and ingenuity to create the entire universe. Starting with the basic elements of earth, wind, fire and air players can build a world filled with locomotives, Dragons, skyscrapers, Aliens and more.

    2015IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Iron Sea Defenders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mad Digger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.

    Man the guns! The enemy fleet is on the horizon! Defend your fort from attacks – show your tactical skill.

    2016ActionSportsStrategy14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mad Digger.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Digger.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Digger.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Digger.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mad Digger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

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

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Emily is Away

    WHY THIS

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

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. The Plan

    WHY THIS

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

    A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. TrackMania Nations Forever

    WHY THIS

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

    A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.

    2008RacingFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mad Digger

How much does Mad Digger cost?
Mad Digger is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mad Digger?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mad Digger are GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR, My Time at Portia, aMAZE.
Who developed Mad Digger?
Mad Digger was developed by Berezka and published by KuKo.

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 Mad Digger.

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