SteamWorld Dig 2 similar games & best alternatives

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SteamWorld Dig 2

PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

What works

  • Addictive exploration and upgrade loop
  • Beautiful art and atmospheric soundtrack
  • Well-designed handcrafted world
  • Customizable abilities and upgrades
  • Engaging story and lore

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length for full price
  • Limited boss fights and combat depth
  • Some players find late-game repetitive
  • Minimal replay value beyond achievements
  • Light challenge level

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Alwa's Legacy

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • Kaelaverse: Pemascape

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Catmaze

More violent

Games that feels like SteamWorld Dig 2 but with more combat and destruction

  • Turbo Kid

  • MindSeize

  • Dead Cells

  • Chronicles of the Wolf

  • Hollow Knight

  • Bloody Hell

Less expressive

Games that feels like SteamWorld Dig 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • SteamWorld Dig

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • MO:Astray

  • ANIMAL WELL

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Teslagrad

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SteamWorld Dig 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with SteamWorld Dig 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

SteamWorld Dig 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026