Steam market intelligence
You Know The Drill
94% positive · 758 Steam reviews · released Jun 4, 2026 · by ludokai
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~33,769
(P10–P90: 13,508 – 74,292)
Gross revenue: ~$138,176
($55,272 – $303,988)
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: 92% positive across 299 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Content & longevity86% positive · 50 mentions
“Only took about 3 hours to 100%. It would be nice if there was a bit more variety or specialization in the skill tree and it gets a bit boring after a while but over all it's decent. There doesn't seem to be any bugs or defects which is…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 4 h played
Price & value89% positive · 44 mentions
“Not bad! Quick, simple, chill. It's a no brainer game where you mine stuff, sell stuff, upgrade stuff, and blow stuff up. Rinse and repeat for roughly 3-6 hours (depending on your sweat levels) and you're good for 100%. For $5 it's up to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 6 h played
Gameplay & mechanics88% positive · 43 mentions
“Fun short game (ignore the playtime, I fell asleep with it on). Nothing groundbreaking, but a satisfying gameplay loop. I don't understand the inclusion of Rush Mode though, it adds absolutely nothing to the game other than some padding…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 11 h played
Visuals & audio92% positive · 38 mentions
“YOU KNOW THE DRILL, is a very typical incremental game. Your usual, timer based, resource nodebuster. You Know The Drill, really isn't anything revolutionary, and feels extremely similar to other space miner incrementals such as Deep Space…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
299 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.