# Games like Big Dig

> The closest matches to Big Dig: Keep on Mining!, A Little to the Left, Dwarf Eats Mountain, Two Point Museum, and Smash Hit Museum. 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. [Keep on Mining!](https://imho.run/games/3769130/keep-on-mining) — Also Mining and Collectathon, like Big Dig. 2,877 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769130/)
2. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Also Hidden Object, like Big Dig. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
3. [Dwarf Eats Mountain](https://imho.run/games/4078200/dwarf-eats-mountain) — Also Mining and Incremental, like Big Dig. 841 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4078200/)
4. [Two Point Museum](https://imho.run/games/2185060/two-point-museum) — A frequent pick in Big Dig players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,522 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2185060/)
5. [Smash Hit Museum](https://imho.run/games/4182480/smash-hit-museum) — A frequent pick in Big Dig players' libraries, and another Action. 123 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4182480/)
6. [TOEM 2](https://imho.run/games/2900640/toem-2) — A frequent pick in Big Dig players' libraries, and another Indie. 829 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2900640/)
7. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Also Mining and Idler, like Big Dig. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
8. [Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery](https://imho.run/games/1634150/behind-the-frame-the-finest-scenery) — Also Narrative, like Big Dig. 1,711 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634150/)
9. [DO NOT FEED THE VIRUS - Incremental](https://imho.run/games/4288460/do-not-feed-the-virus-incremental) — Also Mining and Incremental, like Big Dig. 69 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4288460/)
10. [PickCrafter](https://imho.run/games/734750/pickcrafter) — Also Mining and Collectathon, like Big Dig. 3,163 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/734750/)
11. [Mango's Fisharium](https://imho.run/games/3697890/mango-s-fisharium) — Also Collectathon and Idler, like Big Dig. 211 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3697890/)
12. [IncreKnight](https://imho.run/games/4305480/increknight) — Also Incremental and Collectathon, like Big Dig. 326 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305480/)
13. [Gridkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3536380/gridkeeper) — Also Mining and Idler, like Big Dig. 127 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3536380/)
14. [Particul](https://imho.run/games/4273120/particul) — Also Mining and Idler, like Big Dig. 413 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4273120/)
15. [You Know The Drill](https://imho.run/games/3833760/you-know-the-drill) — Also Mining and Incremental, like Big Dig. 743 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3833760/)
16. [Travellin Cats in Italy](https://imho.run/games/2313240/travellin-cats-in-italy) — Also Collectathon and Hidden Object, like Big Dig. 819 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313240/)
17. [The Last Cat in the Universe](https://imho.run/games/4197890/the-last-cat-in-the-universe) — Also Mining and Idler, like Big Dig. 208 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4197890/)
18. [Tiny Bookshop](https://imho.run/games/2133760/tiny-bookshop) — Also Collectathon, like Big Dig. 4,367 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133760/)
19. [Gamblers Table](https://imho.run/games/3618390/gamblers-table) — Also Idler, like Big Dig. 1,058 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618390/)
20. [My Little Spider](https://imho.run/games/3854330/my-little-spider) — Also Collectathon and Idler, like Big Dig. 151 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3854330/)
21. [Plantera](https://imho.run/games/421040/plantera) — Also Collectathon and Idler, like Big Dig. 1,682 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421040/)
22. [Chipmatic](https://imho.run/games/3780950/chipmatic) — Also Mining and Collectathon, like Big Dig. 55 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3780950/)
23. [FEED THE QUEEN](https://imho.run/games/4135750/feed-the-queen) — Also Incremental and Idler, like Big Dig. 414 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4135750/)
24. [The Dream Globe](https://imho.run/games/3820130/the-dream-globe) — Also Collectathon and Idler, like Big Dig. 76 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3820130/)

## 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=4304900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4304900&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4304900&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4304900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4304900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Big Dig

Big Dig is a short incremental narrative game about digging up artifacts to help Mayor Dog win the election! Recover artifacts, grow your museum, and upgrade your tools while building a highway across the Animal Republic!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4304900
- **Developer:** Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose
- **Publisher:** Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose, Bird Gang, Gamersky Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Oct 19, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4304900/big-dig)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4304900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4304900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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