Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like A Game About Digging A Hole (2026)
Every game below overlaps with A Game About Digging A Hole on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Core Keeper, which both psychological, atmospheric and relaxing.
- A Game About Digging A Hole is tagged Exploration, Voxel, Sandbox, Mining, Horror, Simulation, Crafting, Economy by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Core Keeper
Why it matched: both psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Crafting and Exploration; released around the same time (2024).
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Core Keeper at a glance Released 2024 Studio Pugstorm Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,196 Price $19.99 SandboxCraftingExplorationMiningProcedural GenerationSimulationMysteryCasual
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Exploration and 3D; released around the same time (2022).
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 94% positive of 36,046 Price $24.99 First-PersonExploration3DCasualMysteryHorror
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including 3D, Mystery and Exploration; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 3DMysteryExplorationCasualFirst-PersonHorror
- 4
Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Casual; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorFirst-PersonCasualProcedural GenerationExploration3D
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Firewatch
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, First-Person and Exploration.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Firewatch at a glance Released 2016 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 91% positive of 99,328 Price $19.99 MysteryFirst-PersonExplorationHorrorColorfulCasual
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Content Warning
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Exploration; released around the same time (2024).
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Content Warning at a glance Released 2024 Studio Zorro Player sentiment 94% positive of 162,949 Price $4.95 HorrorFirst-PersonExploration3DMysteryProcedural Generation
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We Were Here
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Mystery and Exploration.
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
We Were Here at a glance Released 2017 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 33,121 Price Free HorrorMysteryExplorationFirst-PersonCasual
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Exploration, Horror and Mystery.
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 ExplorationHorrorMysteryFirst-PersonCasual
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Horror.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 ExplorationMysteryHorrorFirst-Person3DSimulation
- 10
GoreBox
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Sandbox, Physics and First-Person; released around the same time (2023).
GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules, and chaos is your playground!
GoreBox at a glance Released 2023 Studio F2Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 24,769 Price $8.99 SandboxPhysicsFirst-Person3DVoxelExplorationColorful
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Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Colorful and 3D.
An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror
Strobophagia | Rave Horror at a glance Released 2020 Studio Green Tile Digital Player sentiment 83% positive of 110 Price $19.99 MysteryColorful3DHorrorFirst-PersonExploration
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Only Up
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Casual, Physics and Exploration; released around the same time (2023).
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...
Only Up at a glance Released 2023 Studio Indiesolodev Player sentiment 73% positive of 14,972 Price Not listed CasualPhysicsExplorationSimulation
- 13
DREDGE
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Horror; released around the same time (2023).
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
DREDGE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Salt Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 56,620 Price $10.79 ExplorationMysteryHorrorSimulation3D
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Gorilla Tag
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Horror and 3D; released around the same time (2022).
Run, jump, and climb using only your hands. Play tag or infection with people online. Run away from the infected players, or outmaneuver the survivors to catch them. Embrace your inner ape.
Gorilla Tag at a glance Released 2022 Studio Another Axiom Inc. Player sentiment 91% positive of 85,615 Price $19.99 First-PersonHorror3DPhysicsCasual
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Escape the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Exploration; released around the same time (2025).
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Escape the Backrooms at a glance Released 2025 Studio Fancy Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 163,819 Price $9.99 HorrorFirst-PersonExploration3DCasual
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The Room
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Mystery, Horror and Casual.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
The Room at a glance Released 2014 Studio Fireproof Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,750 Price $4.99 MysteryHorrorCasualFirst-Person
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The Test
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Simulation, Horror and Mystery.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 SimulationHorrorMysteryCasual
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Exploration and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorExplorationFirst-Person3DMystery
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Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Casual.
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege at a glance Released 2020 Studio Bitbeast Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 12,548 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonCasualExploration
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Professional Fishing
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Simulation, Casual and First-Person.
Are you falling asleep with a rod? Never again! Professional Fishing will never let you fall asleep! Play an amazing fishing simulator and feel like a real angler! Create your own fishing club and compete with others!
Professional Fishing at a glance Released 2018 Studio MasterCode Player sentiment 76% positive of 4,260 Price Free SimulationCasualFirst-PersonExploration
- 21
Tiny Glade
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, Casual and Procedural Generation; released around the same time (2024).
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.
Tiny Glade at a glance Released 2024 Studio Pounce Light Player sentiment 97% positive of 24,441 Price $14.99 SandboxCasualProcedural GenerationFirst-PersonSimulationColorful
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PowerWash Simulator
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, Simulation and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
PowerWash Simulator at a glance Released 2022 Studio FuturLab Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,640 Price $9.99 CasualSimulationFirst-Person3DSandboxColorful
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Rec Room
Why it matched: both horror and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Casual and Sandbox; released around the same time (2021).
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
Rec Room at a glance Released 2021 Studio Rec Room Player sentiment 90% positive of 83,441 Price Not listed First-PersonCasualSandboxHorrorSimulation3D
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People Playground
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Sandbox, Physics and Simulation.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
People Playground at a glance Released 2019 Studio mestiez Player sentiment 98% positive of 317,401 Price $9.99 SandboxPhysicsSimulationCasualHorror
Common questions
What game is most like A Game About Digging A Hole?
Core Keeper, on the evidence we have. It both psychological, atmospheric and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to A Game About Digging A Hole" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with A Game About Digging A Hole. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.