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6 Games like SteamWorld Dig 2 on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 42 games similar to SteamWorld Dig 2 down to the 6 that fit the “Mobile” category. Waking Mars, Teslagrad and Carrion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to SteamWorld Dig 2.

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CasualSolo
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to SteamWorld Dig 2 is Waking Mars — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Teslagrad and Carrion follow close behind.

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The best games like SteamWorld Dig 2 on Mobile

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to SteamWorld Dig 2. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Waking Mars

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Waking Mars
Closest overall match
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
Year 2012Dev Tiger Style · Tiger Style GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

If SteamWorld Dig 2 worked for you because of melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings strong narrative focus.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting78
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Teslagrad

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Teslagrad
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

It shares the essentials of what SteamWorld Dig 2 does: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting75
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Carrion

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Carrion
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

If SteamWorld Dig 2 worked for you because of melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Released 3 years after SteamWorld Dig 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting52Visuals52
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FEZ

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FEZ
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualExploration2DNarrative
Year 2012Dev POLYTRON · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as SteamWorld Dig 2’s, and with it exploration and discovery, a casual, approachable feel, and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals61Tone53Setting0
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Reventure

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Reventure
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DNarrativeDark
Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

It comes from the same genre as SteamWorld Dig 2 and shares exploration and discovery, single-player focus, and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and pixel art.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals53Tone0
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExploration2DCozy
Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What brings it close to SteamWorld Dig 2 is exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

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