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Drill Core

Side-scrolling roguelite strategy with daytime mining and nighttime defenses

Hungry Couch Games · Published by tinyBuild · Released Jul 17, 2025

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 2,211
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 21 in 30 days
Players
30
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 27, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GT 710
6 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Drill Core?

This side-scrolling roguelite strategy game puts you in charge of a corporate drilling platform amid climate collapse. Across missions, you direct miners, carriers, and guards to extract minerals and fuel the drill, then build turrets to defend against local wildlife at night.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing workers and planning defensive positions
  • +you like adapting your strategy across repeated missions

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer controlling one character over managing a crew
  • −you want a relaxed pace without nightly attacks

What players say

82% of 2,211 reviews are positive · 80% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mining-and-defense loop, varied platforms, and choices in turrets and upgrades. Critics say missions grow repetitive, progression can be slow, and tower balance is uneven; some also report performance problems after updates.

Players over time

▼ -18% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 107 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 21, 2026107

Screenshots and trailer

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Drill Core system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GT 710, 6 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or newer
Processor
Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-8350
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GT 710, 1 GB or AMD Radeon R7 240, 1 GB
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Recommended

Memory
8 GB RAM

Does Drill Core have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Drill Core run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
83
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Serbian.

Does Drill Core use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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