# Games like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)

> The closest matches to Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha): Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, SimAirport, Corsair Cove, and Captain of Industry. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cities: Skylines](https://imho.run/games/255710/cities-skylines) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 99,307 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/)
2. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
3. [SimAirport](https://imho.run/games/598330/simairport) — A frequent pick in Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,663 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/)
4. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
5. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
6. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
7. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
8. [Turmoil](https://imho.run/games/361280/turmoil) — Also Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 5,211 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361280/)
9. [Let Them Trade](https://imho.run/games/1313290/let-them-trade) — Shares tech tree progression with Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 477 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313290/)
10. [Project Highrise](https://imho.run/games/423580/project-highrise) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 2,227 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423580/)
11. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — Also Base-Building, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
12. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
13. [Hammerting](https://imho.run/games/760650/hammerting) — Also Base-Building and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 1,014 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760650/)
14. [Industry Idle](https://imho.run/games/1574000/industry-idle) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 618 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/)
15. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
16. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Shares resource refinement with Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
17. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
18. [Two Point Museum](https://imho.run/games/2185060/two-point-museum) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 4,522 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2185060/)
19. [Fill Up The Hole](https://imho.run/games/3343160/fill-up-the-hole) — Also City Builder and Building, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 843 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3343160/)
20. [Let's Build a Zoo](https://imho.run/games/1547890/let-s-build-a-zoo) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 2,138 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547890/)
21. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
22. [Land of the Vikings](https://imho.run/games/1981570/land-of-the-vikings) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 1,115 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981570/)
23. [Anno 1800](https://imho.run/games/916440/anno-1800) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 11,586 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/)
24. [Whiskerwood](https://imho.run/games/2489330/whiskerwood) — Shares tech tree progression with Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). 1,359 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489330/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1376890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1376890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1376890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1376890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1376890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)

Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1376890
- **Developer:** A2 Softworks
- **Publisher:** Manager Games S.A., Red Dev Studio S.A.
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Aug 10, 2020
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1376890/drill-deal-borehole-alpha)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1376890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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