Drill Core

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App ID	2821800
App Type	Game
Developer	Hungry Couch Games
Publisher	tinyBuild
Franchise	tinyBuild
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber	32025387
Last Record Update	1 November 2025 – 07:32:10 UTC ()
Release Date	17 July 2025 – 16:50:51 UTC ()

😎 81.11%

1k reviews

421

In-Game

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?

Additional Information

Developer

Hungry Couch Games

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

tinyBuild

Store Release Date

17 July 2025 – 16:51:12 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/N67zjtTjgw
https://space.bilibili.com/3493139348195347
https://weibo.com/u/7827772836

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

17 July 2025 – 16:50:51 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

30 October 2025 – 09:40:30 UTC () (1761817230)

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name_localized

schinese

钻核公司 (Drill Core)

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GameMaker Engine, SDL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 4 January 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 16816849

configuration:

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hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

Early Access Release Date

12 September 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

2 February 2024 – 12:16:01 UTC (), in changelist #22169696

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes
Serbian	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp	30 October 2025 – 09:42:00 UTC

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timestamp	30 October 2025 – 09:40:56 UTC

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timestamp	17 July 2025 – 16:51:04 UTC

Steam charts

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421 players right now
455 24-hour peak
2,549 all-time peak 15 September 2024

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Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
18,656 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~58.4 k by VG Insights
~132.1 k by PlayTracker
~137.6 k by Gamalytic

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
81.11% SteamDB Rating
1,659 84.6% positive reviews
301 15.4% negative reviews

How many players are playing Drill Core right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 421 players live playing Drill Core on Steam.

Drill Core had an all-time peak of 2549 concurrent players on 15 September 2024.

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Drill Core

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

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Trailer 1015811 ↴

Trailer 935610 ↴

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Store data

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Monthly players breakdown

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