Single-player games like Mad Digger
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Mad Digger, 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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GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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aMAZE
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.
aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.
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Emily is Away Too
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?”
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Reigns: Her Majesty
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Digger.
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.
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Doodle God
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Iron Sea Defenders
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.
Man the guns! The enemy fleet is on the horizon! Defend your fort from attacks – show your tactical skill.
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SteamWorld Dig
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mad Digger.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
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Super Motherload
Single-player alternative to Mad Digger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Digger.
Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.