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Drill Core

Hungry Couch Games · tinyBuild · 2025-07-17

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IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Nintendo Switch)

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

61
playing now
85%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

61 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

As a Platform Manager at DrillCore, you'll oversee a dedicated team of miners, carriers, and guards. Your mission? Navigate them through perilous missions to extract vital minerals and power our drill platform. Every strategic decision will test your planning and resource management skills. You’ll report directly to your Sector Manager, he will make sure you keep the operation running smoothly, whatever the pressure you’re under.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 53% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (373 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 49k–110k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,444 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.89-36%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.98 at GameBillet (2026-08-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 71 of 106 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29229220242026Week of 2024-09-12: 292 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

124412026-08-11 20:00 — 80 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 61 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 42 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 58 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 54 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 86 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 87 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 46 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 81 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 91 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 56 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 59 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 87 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 78 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 58 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 124 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 41 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 77 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 60 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 71 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 71 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 82 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002024-09-032026-08-252024-09-03 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $15.992024-10-07 — best price $19.992024-11-15 — best price $19.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992024-12-18 — best price $14.592025-01-07 — best price $14.592025-01-27 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $15.792025-03-07 — best price $14.592025-04-01 — best price $15.992025-04-30 — best price $12.642025-06-02 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-06 — best price $19.992025-08-24 — best price $15.892025-09-10 — best price $15.992025-09-29 — best price $12.222025-10-16 — best price $15.182025-11-07 — best price $15.992025-11-19 — best price $19.992025-11-30 — best price $19.992025-12-19 — best price $15.992026-01-16 — best price $13.992026-02-02 — best price $15.992026-03-03 — best price $14.532026-03-25 — best price $15.992026-04-07 — best price $14.352026-05-03 — best price $16.842026-05-21 — best price $12.772026-06-18 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $15.992026-08-07 — best price $16.842026-08-25 — best price $12.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
95.7%
earned "Bug-Buster"
35.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2791%83
PS5 (PlayStation)1122%50
Xbox Series (Xbox)180%49

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DActionSandboxStrategyStylizedColony SimManagementRogue-likeRogue-liteExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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