Games like The Joy of Mining
Games like The Joy of Mining include Terraria, The Forest, The Long Dark, Sons Of The Forest, and Green Hell. We matched them by the tags players give The Joy of Mining on Steam (Singleplayer, Action, Exploration, Crafting, and Sandbox): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Terraria
Shared: Sandbox · Survival · Crafting

The Forest
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World

The Long Dark
Shared: Exploration · Singleplayer · Survival

Sons Of The Forest
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

Green Hell
Shared: Survival · Action · Crafting

Subnautica
Shared: Survival · Exploration · Singleplayer

ARK: Survival Ascended
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World

Dune: Awakening
Shared: Exploration · Survival · Singleplayer

Core Keeper
Shared: Exploration · Survival · Open World

Don't Starve
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Singleplayer

The Last Caretaker
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Singleplayer

No Man's Sky
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Survival

Crimson Desert Enhanced
Shared: Singleplayer · Action · Exploration

Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Shared: Action · Singleplayer · Exploration

Valheim
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World

Fallout 4
Shared: Singleplayer · Exploration · Open World

V Rising
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World

Once Human
Shared: Action · Open World · Survival

Soulmask
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Singleplayer

Enshrouded
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

Rust
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Open World

Subnautica: Below Zero
Shared: Singleplayer · Survival · Exploration

Far Cry® Primal
Shared: Action · Survival · Singleplayer

ARK: Survival Evolved
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World