Mining Games

Really, really good (for mining)

• Ultima Online (If you don't like mining in UO, then you don't like mining!)
• MineCraft
• Elite Dangerous
• Empyrion - Galactic Survival
• No Man's Sky
• Planet Nomads (buy it from GOG)
• Satisfactory
• Wurm Unlimited
• Moose Miners (only if you like Tower Defense games, you watch them mine, buy upgrades, repeat)
• The Planet Crafter

Somehow good too (for mining)

• Space Engineers
• Turmoil
• Terraria
• Starbound
• The Planet Crafter
• Outpost Zero
• Interstellar Rift
• Hydroneer
• Hammerting
• GRAV
• Gnomoria
• FortressCraft Evolved!
• X3: Terran Conflict
• X4: Foundations
• Palia
• Once Human
• Core Keeper

You can mine here, somehow, but the game is just good

• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Stardew Valley
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
• Kenshi
• FarSky
• Subnautica
• Conan Exiles
• The Front
• Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
• Starpoint Gemini 2 (there is a 3) (2 instead of Warlords for personal action)
• Starpoint Gemini Warlords (Warlords for more strategy instead of 2)
• Starfield

The others

• A Game of Dwarves
• Astrox Imperium
• Balrum
• Starfield
• Wild Terra Online
• Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
• Project 5: Sightseer
• Planet Explorers
• Darkout
• Factorio
• CastleMiner Z
• 7 Days to Die
• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Forager
• The Guild II Renaissance (Does not run well with Win-10, there is a 3)
• SpaceBourne
• SpaceBourne 2
• Staxel
• Sol Trader
• Savage Lands
• Avorion

Yeah, you can mine here, if you want

• Rising World
• Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
• Mist Survival
• Masterspace
• Salt
• StarsOne

Not tested, would like to

• Vintage Story (I do own it since a long time now, but I always die before I can do anything meaningful. And by die, I mean die so often I stop playing. Again.)
• Out of Ore
• Captain of Industry

Not tested, would not like to

• Ad Fundum
• Mining Mechs
• Super Mining Mechs
• SteamWorld Dig
• Miner: Dig Deep
• Planet Miners
• Gold Mining Simulator

Not available yet (2025-07-10)

• Prospector