Games like Ad Fundum
If you like Ad Fundum (mining, upgrades and dieselpunk), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
DigDigDrill
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want something calm, with no enemies or time limits, and a clear goal: reaching floor 999.
SteamWorld Dig
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more action
When you have a couple of free evenings and fancy a short adventure of digging, selling and upgrading your gear.
Dave the Diver
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want variety without demands: each in-game day alternates diving, management and surprises in sessions that are easy to break off.
Slime Rancher
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to relax without getting bored: there's always a new area to discover or a pen to upgrade.
DREDGE
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want something calm with a touch of mystery. A day's fishing takes a few minutes and always improves something.
SteamWorld Dig 2
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more action
When you want a spell of digging and upgrading with no complications: every trip down the mine brings something new.
Loddlenaut
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to unwind doing something useful and lovely: cleaning an area gives instant satisfaction.
All Hail the Orb
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you want an incremental game with an ending: it lasts about six hours and there's no way to lose.
You Know The Drill
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you fancy something relaxing for an afternoon: the campaign lasts around three or four hours.
Keep Driving
- Difference: more story
When you want a trip you can finish in an afternoon: each run lasts one to four hours and there are several endings.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Ad Fundum
You pilot a drilling mech in a dieselpunk world: you head down for ore, return to base to sell it and upgrade the machine and the base piece by piece. Down below you watch your fuel, heat and falling rocks, and earthquakes reshape the terrain.
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