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Drill Core

85% positive · 2,421 Steam reviews · released Jul 17, 2025 · by Hungry Couch Games

Early AccessStrategyColony SimRogue-liteExplorationTower DefenseSide ScrollerRogue-like

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~79,893 (P10–P90: 31,957 – 175,765)

Gross revenue: ~$1,309,590 ($523,833 – $2,881,105)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 71% positive across 49 stored reviews. Strategy games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 1995 games).

Content & longevity71% positive · 63 mentions
“Honestly, I've hesitated for a long time before buying this game due to mixed reviews. In the end I got it on sale with the DLC, and now I can confidently say I would not mind paying the full price for this. This is a very nice game with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 60 h played
Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 59 mentions
“Honestly, I've hesitated for a long time before buying this game due to mixed reviews. In the end I got it on sale with the DLC, and now I can confidently say I would not mind paying the full price for this. This is a very nice game with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 60 h played
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 36 mentions
“Honestly, I've hesitated for a long time before buying this game due to mixed reviews. In the end I got it on sale with the DLC, and now I can confidently say I would not mind paying the full price for this. This is a very nice game with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 60 h played
Price & value64% positive · 36 mentions
“Honestly, I've hesitated for a long time before buying this game due to mixed reviews. In the end I got it on sale with the DLC, and now I can confidently say I would not mind paying the full price for this. This is a very nice game with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 60 h played
Performance & stability78% positive · 27 mentions
“Honestly, I've hesitated for a long time before buying this game due to mixed reviews. In the end I got it on sale with the DLC, and now I can confidently say I would not mind paying the full price for this. This is a very nice game with…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 60 h played
Visuals & audio90% positive · 21 mentions
“I'm surprised by all the negative reviews about this game, but I guess to each his own. In my opinion this is one of the most enjoyable game I've played recently, the graphics is fun, sound is great and the game mechanics is brilliant. At…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 78 h played
Controls & UI63% positive · 19 mentions
“Underrated gem of a game. Mine resources, build base, defend said base with turrets, repeat. Gameplay Loop Carefully manage your units during the day phase to ramp up your economy. If you don't do this properly, you can get too far behind…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 28 h played

298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Side view

Technology

2D

Art style

Stylized

Setting

Sci-fiSpace

Structure

Sandbox

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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