Games like To The Core
To The Core. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Space Rock BreakerUpdated
Also mining, space, upgrade tree
Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.
96% steam
Far Mining
Also space, mining, upgrade tree
Pilot a ship that auto-fires at nearby asteroids, then spend the haul on a large tech tree to escape deep space. A short run of about three hours.
95% steamhas ending
Galactic Mining Corp
Also mining, space, upgrade tree
Drill alien planets for loot, then grow an HQ with a quirky crew, new drill parts and a large perk tree. A roguelite sequel to Geo.
84% steam
Rock CrusherDormant
Also planet, upgrade tree, mining
A rock-crushing machine stranded on an alien planet grinds boulders for materials to feed a huge skill tree. Bosses guard milestones on the way to an ending.
84% steam2.8★ galaxyhas ending
SporbsUpdated
Also space, upgrade tree, planet
Hover over alien organisms to harvest them without clicking, feed a fuel factory, and work through a 170-node skill tree toward a ride home.
77% steam4.1★ galaxyhas ending
Planet No MoreComing soon
Also space, planet, upgrade tree
Bombard 3D planets until they crumble, sweep up the debris before fuel runs out, and destroy each core to unlock the next body.
3.9★ galaxy
Mining Guild IdleUpdated
Also mining, space, planet
Mine ore on an empty planet and load cargo ships to sell it off-world. An expanded follow-up to an earlier prototype.
2.5★ galaxy
Rock BottomUpdated
Also mining, upgrade tree
Swing a pickaxe through generated caves, smelt ore into bars and buy permanent skill tree upgrades to push through eight themed depths.
94% steam
Deep Space Cache
Also space, mining
Shoot asteroids for resources, feed them into generators and ship augments, and reach the finish in a couple of hours.
93% steamhas ending50% idle
Keep on Mining!Dormant
Also mining, upgrade tree
Sweep your cursor over rocks to break them, smelt ores into bars and spend them in a large skill tree, with talent cards and an automatic mine for idle gains.
91% steam50% idle
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also space, mining
Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.
98% steamhas ending25% idle
Vanguard Galaxy
Also space, mining
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
Universe Horizon
Also space, upgrade tree
Fly a small ship outward from Earth, collecting resources from each body you pass and upgrading speed past light, across 16+ upgrade tabs, skill trees, and challenges.
94% steam50% idle
Space industrial empire
Also space, planet
Lay out flat conveyor lines for mining, smelting and research, then build warships to take other planets.
87% steam70% idle
Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Also space, mining
Pilot a ship and an automated tower through asteroid fields, shooting rocks for resources that feed an upgrade tree between runs.
83% steam
Code: Terraform
Also planet, space
Write Python-like scripts to run rovers, power grids, smelters and drone fleets on a frozen alien world, with your code working while you plan.
83% steam
Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Also mining, upgrade tree
A sequel mining incremental that adds many worlds bought with talent points, a 200-plus node skill tree, upgradable pickaxes and pre-session items.
80% steam
DigginUpdated
Also mining, upgrade tree
Play a young mole drilling into a meteor crater, upgrading gear through a giant skill tree and digging up relics of a vanished mole tribe.
80% steam
Maktala: Slime LootfestUpdated
Also upgrade tree, mining
Slay hordes of slimes for loot, pour it into a big skill tree and unlock new tools like an archer ally and gem mining to farm them faster.
79% steam
Little Dig Game
Also planet, mining
A roughly 40-minute game where you send workers onto a planet to gather resources for a company that strips worlds for profit.
4.7★ galaxy
Lazy Galaxy 2
Also space, upgrade tree
Command a lazy alien race conquering galaxies through base building and fleet battles, turning combat experience into candy. Battles can be micromanaged or left to run.
80% steam50% idle
Click Click Dig: Prologue
Also mining, planet
Recruit a team of diggers to reach the cores of planets, placing them on bonus blocks for stat boosts. This free prologue adds its own planet and unlocks for the main game.
77% steam
Astro Prospector Prologue
Also space, mining
A bullet-heaven incremental where you mine coffee asteroids, fight SpaceCorp and upgrade your ship. This build is an early prologue.
4.6★ galaxy
Artillery Miner
Also mining, upgrade tree
Blast giant ore blocks with guns, lasers and nukes, smelt and craft materials, and fully destroy worlds to earn prestige cubes that power auto miners.
75% steam