Game Groups > Gameplay feature: Mining

Games that feature mining as a part of the gameplay. For purposes of this game group, mining is defined as the following:

"The use of equipment, instrument(s) or similar device(s) by the player, used to extract minerals or geological equivalents from seams, veins, or other conventionally known sources."

Equipment usually used in mining may range from a pick, dynamite, a painful set of fingernails to modern/sci-fi laser-based mining equipment, or the Gnomish ThrustMaster 3000™.

Successful digs will result in precious metal(s), ore(s), rock, or other geological material, which must be subject for further activity or manipulation; may it be for the purposes of blacksmithing or to be sold for profit (in this case, must be manually conducted).

Mining copper ore in Terraria (2011). Note

Sci-fi simulation games where the player may manually mine asteroids, comets, or similar locations for minerals from his/her ship should also be included in this game group.

Limitations

  • Games where further activity or manipulation of extracted material does not exist or where it is conducted automatically without the need of further intervention from the player should be excluded from this game group.
  • In relation to the above, strategy games where mining is a minor feature, where its use is identified only as a source of income should be excluded from this game group. This usually refers to strategy games such as Age of Empires, Sid Meier's Civilization, or Starcraft.
  • Games where mining is only part of the game plot and its activity may not be freely accessed at any time by the player should be excluded from this game group.

Related Game Group(s) * Gameplay Feature: Alchemy * Gameplay Feature: Blacksmithing * Gameplay Feature: Goldsmithing

Related Genre(s) * Genre: Simulation - Castle / Fortress Building * Genre: Wilderness Survival

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Title (Year ) Platforms Genres Moby Score
box cover thumbnail 9th Dawn III (2020) Nintendo Switch, iPhone (+5 more) Role-playing (RPG)
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box cover thumbnail Alchemage (2020) Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Ancient Domains of Mystery (1994) Linux, DOS (+3 more) Role-playing (RPG)
7.7
box cover thumbnail Angband (1993) DOS, Linux (+11 more) Role-playing (RPG)
7.2
box cover thumbnail ARK: Survival Evolved (2015) Windows, Windows Apps (+6 more) Action, Role-playing (RPG)
6.6
box cover thumbnail Betrayal in Antara (1997) Windows, Windows 3.x Role-playing (RPG)
6.9
box cover thumbnail Craft the World (2013) Windows, Macintosh (+2 more) Strategy
n/a
box cover thumbnail CryoFall (2019) Windows Simulation
n/a
box cover thumbnail Don't Starve (2013) Linux, Windows (+2 more) Action
7.7
box cover thumbnail Elite: Dangerous (2015) Macintosh, Windows (+3 more) Action, Simulation, Strategy
7.9
box cover thumbnail Euotopia (2003) Windows, Linux Role-playing (RPG)
n/a
box cover thumbnail EVE Online (2003) Windows, Linux (+2 more) Simulation, Role-playing (RPG)
7.5
box cover thumbnail Evochron Mercenary (2010) Windows Simulation
7.2
box cover thumbnail Frontier: Elite II (1993) DOS, Amiga (+2 more) Action, Simulation
7.5
box cover thumbnail Glean (2012) Browser Action
n/a
Gold Mine (1979) Mainframe Puzzle
n/a
box cover thumbnail Gold Mine (1983) ZX Spectrum Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Gold Miner (2003) Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail Gothic 3 (2006) Windows Role-playing (RPG)
7.1
box cover thumbnail johnsgame (2017) Windows Action
n/a
box cover thumbnail La Tale (2006) Windows Action, Role-playing (RPG)
n/a
Legends of Future Past (1992) Macintosh, Amiga (+2 more) Role-playing (RPG)
n/a
LEGO Rock Raiders (2000) PlayStation Action
6.6
box cover thumbnail LEGO Rock Raiders (1999) Windows Strategy
6.7
box cover thumbnail Lost Dutchman Mine (1989) DOS, Amiga (+1 more) Simulation
7.1
box cover thumbnail Lost Dutchman Mine 3D (2005) Windows Simulation
n/a
box cover thumbnail MapleStory 2 (2018) Windows Action, Simulation, Role-playing (RPG)
n/a
box cover thumbnail Minecraft (2010) Linux, Windows (+2 more) Action
7.9
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (2017) New Nintendo 3DS Action
6.7
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (2017) Nintendo Switch Action
8.4
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (2014) PlayStation 4, Xbox One Action
8.3
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: Pocket Edition (2011) Android, iPhone (+3 more) Simulation
6.2
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: Wii U Edition (2015) Wii U Action
7.3
box cover thumbnail Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (2012) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Action
8.2
box cover thumbnail Miner Wars 2081 (2012) Windows Action
6.0
box cover thumbnail Miner! (1980) Commodore PET/CBM, Commodore 64 Simulation
n/a
box cover thumbnail MinerVGA (1989) DOS Strategy
n/a
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter (2004) PlayStation 2 Action, Role-playing (RPG)
6.8
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter (2006) MSX, iPhone (+2 more) Role-playing (RPG)
n/a
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate (2013) Nintendo 3DS, Wii U Role-playing (RPG)
7.8
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter Tri (2009) Wii Role-playing (RPG)
7.7
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter: Freedom (2006) PSP Role-playing (RPG)
6.9
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter: Freedom 2 (2007) PSP Action, Role-playing (RPG)
7.1
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite (2008) PSP, iPad (+1 more) Action, Role-playing (RPG)
7.9
box cover thumbnail Monster Hunter: World (2018) PlayStation 4, Windows (+1 more) Role-playing (RPG)
8.7
box cover thumbnail One Lonely Outpost (2023) Windows Simulation
n/a
box cover thumbnail Outward (2019) Windows, PlayStation 4 (+2 more) Role-playing (RPG)
6.8
box cover thumbnail Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (2021) Nintendo Switch Role-playing (RPG)
7.1
box cover thumbnail Pokémon Diamond Version (2006) Nintendo DS Role-playing (RPG)
8.1
Pokémon Eclipse (2008) Browser Role-playing (RPG)
n/a

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