Games like SteamWorld Dig
If you like SteamWorld Dig (metroidvania, mining and platformer), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
SteamWorld Dig 2
- In common: progression and exploring
When you want a spell of digging and upgrading with no complications: every trip down the mine brings something new.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
- In common: progression and exploring
- Difference: more story
When you want a beautiful, fluid 2D action adventure for a few afternoons.
Hollow Knight
- In common: exploring and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you feel like exploring thoroughly and have the energy for a challenge: discovering a shortcut or a secret area is a constant reward.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- In common: exploring and progression
- Difference: more story
When you want to explore a stunning world with a moderate challenge and sessions of one or two hours.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
- In common: progression and exploring
- Difference: harder
When you have energy and hours to lose yourself in a huge map where every corner hides something.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- In common: progression and exploring
- Difference: more action
When you fancy exploring a big map at your own pace, trying out new powers and weapons after every boss.
FEZ
- In common: exploring and short sessions
- Difference: less action
When you want to explore with no pressure: nothing attacks you and a fall just sends you back to the last solid ground.
ANIMAL WELL
- In common: exploring
- Difference: more thinking
When you feel like exploring and thinking calmly, letting curiosity guide the session.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you have a spare half hour: each dungeon takes about 20-30 minutes and there's no day limit to finish it.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
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 SteamWorld Dig
The first SteamWorld Dig: Rusty the robot digs through the mine beneath a Wild West town. You carve your own path, keep an eye on your lamp's fuel, head up to sell ore and upgrade your gear to go deeper. About four or five hours.
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