Games like A Mining Game
A Mining Game leans idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Idle Space Raider
Also mining, combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Patrol space as a station guard, mining ore and fighting in raids, then upgrade your ship and station. Toggles automate most systems, and a stargate opens a second reset tier.
74% steam70% idle
Vanguard Galaxy
Also mining, combat
Fight, mine, salvage and trade across a procedural galaxy, played full screen or docked on your desktop with an autopilot that can run things.
90% steam50% idle
Unnamed Space Idle
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A ship, a sector map and a tidy prestige loop. Quietly one of Galaxy's most-played games.
92% steam4.5★ galaxy70% idle
Rock Simulator 2
Also co-op · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Be a rock and watch the world change around you, unlocking over 100 rocks at a deliberately slow pace, alone or with friends.
93% steam70% idle
Progress Game
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Fight monsters, gather materials and cook, then craft three tiers of gear across two worlds. Built to run in the background while you check in for quick upgrades.
92% steam70% idle
Time Warpers
Also combat, co-op
The successor to Time Clickers turns the formula into a first-person shooter with gun customization, optional permadeath and co-op.
82% steam
Mr.Mine
Also mining · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Dig a mine deeper and deeper, hire miners, discover what lives at the bottom.
92% steam75% idle
The Girl's Moving Castle
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A fantasy idle RPG where you gather and raise companions for turn-based battles, with AFK growth and daily reward collection taking a few minutes a day.
86% steam70% idle
Astro Prospector Prologue
Also mining, combat
A bullet-heaven incremental where you mine coffee asteroids, fight SpaceCorp and upgrade your ship. This build is an early prologue.
4.6★ galaxy
Zad ArcheryUpdated
Also combat, mining
An archer clears waves of target monsters for loot, then grows through a big skill tree, five jobs, bow crafting and a mining system that reshapes skills.
73% steam
Kin and ConquestUpdated
Also mining, combat
Guide a fox with your cursor through a monster-filled mountain, mining rocks and gathering loot to upgrade gear, a skill tree and permanent blessings.
74% steam3.8★ galaxyhas ending
miniBONG
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A light roguelike where a fashion-styled fighter battles on autopilot, and you focus on outfits, character growth and difficulty tiers.
80% steam70% idle
Transport Defender
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Guard a cargo ship from boarding waves with a turret and auto weapons, scripting auto upgrades and auto ascension for long idle runs.
80% steam70% idle
Incremental Adventures
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Heroes fight on their own in automated turn-based combat while you tune the automation and push toward double-exponent numbers through stacked prestiges.
78% steam70% idle
Bounty Below
Also mining · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Recruited units mine ore for you to smith into gear, while you can dive into a twin-stick roguelike dungeon for extra ore. Includes an upgrade tree and prestige.
80% steam70% idle
Tap Wizard 2
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A wizard caught in a time loop fights waves automatically while you choose spells, perks and traits before each rewind.
76% steam70% idle
懒人修仙传2
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A text-based cultivation idler where you pick skills, loot and pets while your character climbs from mortal to immortal. Ships with a full mod editor.
73% steam70% idle
Idle Monster TD
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Place elemental monsters on the map to hold off endless robot waves, combining their abilities and upgrading stats between fights.
72% steam70% idle
Idle Exorcism Hero
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Five heroes and five skill-assigned pets fight automatic turn-based battles in speed order, chasing gear with random special effects and set bonuses.
73% steam70% idle
DPS IDLE
Also combat, mining
Kill monsters for gold to open chests of cards, then pick heroes and guilds that shape your build, with alchemy and mining on the side.
63% steam
Creature Card Idle
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Place cards on a grid so they produce resources, then spend those on booster packs. Each expansion is its own small idle game, and later ones add battles.
71% steam70% idle
Rocky IdleUpdated
Also mining · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Click trees and rocks to train 18 skills, craft gear for automated combat and fill a collection log. Farming and questing run in the background, and progress continues offline.
82% steam75% idle
Book of Yog Idle RPG
Also combat · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Recruit heroes, mix skill tomes and loot, and push a cel-shaded idle ARPG campaign that keeps progressing while you are offline.
64% steam70% idle
CLOWN HOLEUpdated
Also mining, combat
Dig through a dark pit of clown monsters, with some base building and fighting along the way.
3.7★ galaxy