Steam market intelligence
Drill Bird
98% positive · 375 Steam reviews · released Nov 9, 2025 · by Sebastian Larsson, Andrea Harty, Hampus Melin, Isabelle Neuman, Luiza Flores da Cunha
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~16,706
(P10–P90: 6,682 – 36,753)
Gross revenue: ~$40,960
($16,383 – $90,111)
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: 98% positive across 40 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Price & value100% positive · 46 mentions
“Drill Bird is a charming, micro drilling / mining game. In this game you control a bird with a drill for a beak. Your bird drills down into an obscure planet uncovering ore. This ore allows you to upgrade your bird to venture further down…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 45 mentions
“I LOVE this little game. It has so much charm and I love the mixture of mining, platforming, and puzzle elements. It's so cute! My only issue(s) is that it's extremely short-- you can beat it in maybe 2 hours (I played the majority of it…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Visuals & audio100% positive · 36 mentions
“Drill Bird is a charming, micro drilling / mining game. In this game you control a bird with a drill for a beak. Your bird drills down into an obscure planet uncovering ore. This ore allows you to upgrade your bird to venture further down…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played
Content & longevity90% positive · 29 mentions
“Simple, bite-sized game. Drill, come back, upgrade, drill further. You know the, uh, drill. Except there's more to it. For one thing, the map is static, and designed by hand - which trades replayability for a tight, focused experience. So…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played
Story & writing94% positive · 17 mentions
“Drill Bird is a charming, micro drilling / mining game. In this game you control a bird with a drill for a beak. Your bird drills down into an obscure planet uncovering ore. This ore allows you to upgrade your bird to venture further down…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1 h played
282 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Business model
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Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.