Games like Drill Core

If Drill Core scratched a replayable and tense itch for you, keep reading. Give these games a try when the craving hits.

1. ITER-8

   

   Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.

   Replayable, Tense, Colorful

   70%70% of 163 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

2. Galactic Mining Corp

   

   Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.

   Replayable, Colorful

   84%84% of 870 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

3. Space Drilling Station

   

   In Space Drilling Station, manage a drilling station on a distant planet. Build a multi-level vertical structure to produce and manage your resources and staff, in order to dominate the competition!

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable

   89%89% of 66 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

4. Coal LLC

   

   Coal LLC puts you at the top of a very friendly coal corporation with a very unfriendly daily quota. Dig deeper each day, hire a suspicious number of employees, and fill the quota or start over. A cute, colorful roguelite about digging, upgrading and one more day.

   Replayable, Colorful

   92%92% of 1,395 Steam reviews are positive184Players online now: 184$14.99

5. Geo

   

   Geo is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Explore uncharted space and discover comets, moons, Planets and gas giants before heading in and drilling the cash out of them! Expand your HQ, build new rooms and facilities to increase your drilling stats.

   Replayable, Colorful

   86%86% of 107 Steam reviews are positive$8.99

6. GeoDepths

   

   Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.

   86%86% of 297 Steam reviews are positive$16.99

7. Dome Keeper

   

   A roguelike in two halves: drill beneath your dome for iron, water and cobalt, then scramble back up to man the cannons before the next wave of monsters hits. Every map is procedurally generated, every run is a new gamble between digging deeper and defending in time.

   Replayable, Tense, Colorful

   92%92% of 19,320 Steam reviews are positive$17.99

8. Deep Corp

   

   Run a mining company in a late Wild West state: dig tunnels, hire miners, keep the ore carts moving, and turn raw rock into goods for growing towns. As governor, your deliveries keep your rating alive. A hand-drawn management game that is easy to learn and quietly absorbing.

   Replayable, Colorful

   89%89% of 413 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$14.99

9. Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)

   

   Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.

   Colorful

   86%86% of 370 Steam reviews are positiveFree

10. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    

    Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market. Automate the Network with Delivery Drones. Enjoy the Grind. Enjoy the Future. Enjoy the PROFITS.

    Replayable, Tense

    98%98% of 252 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$6.99

11. Star Ores Inc.

    

    Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.

    81%81% of 327 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$17.99

12. Astronomics

    

    Asteroid mining with a deadline: rocks drift through your claim, you land, set up extractors and Workerbots, and haul everything back before the asteroid leaves range. Automation grows from your own two hands, contracts pay the bills, and every credit moves you closer to a Residency Permit on Earth. Calm, replayable, and best in short sessions.

    Replayable

    89%89% of 732 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27$19.99

Cheaper than Drill Core

ITER-8

Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably.

70%70% of 163 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

Galactic Mining Corp

Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics.

84%84% of 870 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

Coal LLC

Run a cheerful little coal company where every day brings a deeper mine, a bigger payroll and a quota that will not wait.

92%92% of 1,395 Steam reviews are positive184Players online now: 184$14.99

Geo

Geo is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation.

86%86% of 107 Steam reviews are positive$8.99

GeoDepths

Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and…

86%86% of 297 Steam reviews are positive$16.99

Dome Keeper

Mine for resources between monster waves, upgrade your dome, and decide how deep you dare to go.

92%92% of 19,320 Steam reviews are positive$17.99

Deep Corp

Mine the rock, run the company and keep the towns of a Wild West state supplied.

89%89% of 413 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$14.99

PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market.

98%98% of 252 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$6.99

Star Ores Inc.

Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine.

81%81% of 327 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$17.99

To The Core

Dig through procedurally generated planets, sell what you find and upgrade your drill to reach the core.

92%92% of 5,112 Steam reviews are positive36Players online now: 36$7.99

Idle Deepcore

Run a growing mining operation from a single drill to a spacefaring industry, one upgrade at a time.

86%86% of 452 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$4.89

Drillbound

Drillbound is a short incremental mining game about drilling to the planet's core.

87%87% of 265 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$3.99

Hidden gems like Drill Core

PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market.

98%98% of 252 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$6.99

You Know The Drill

A cozy incremental game where a little robot drills for ore, and every run funds a deeper dive.

92%92% of 1,136 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$4.99

Colony 37

Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find its secrets and earn cash by collecting resources.

96%96% of 234 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$2.99

Coal LLC

Run a cheerful little coal company where every day brings a deeper mine, a bigger payroll and a quota that will not wait.

92%92% of 1,395 Steam reviews are positive184Players online now: 184$14.99

Deep Corp

Mine the rock, run the company and keep the towns of a Wild West state supplied.

89%89% of 413 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$14.99

Ore Factory Squad ⛏️

Dig up a backyard, process the ore, and let conveyors, robots and forklifts run the rest, alone or with friends.

87%87% of 1,942 Steam reviews are positive274Players online now: 274$12.99

Idle Deepcore

Run a growing mining operation from a single drill to a spacefaring industry, one upgrade at a time.

86%86% of 452 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$4.89

Drillbound

Drillbound is a short incremental mining game about drilling to the planet's core.

87%87% of 265 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$3.99

Astronomics

Land on passing rocks, automate your mining operation, and earn your way back to Earth one contract at a time.

89%89% of 732 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27$19.99

Hold The Mine

Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game!

83%83% of 356 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$14.99

Orbitmine

Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones.

81%81% of 515 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$2.99

Diggin

You are Doug, a young mole digging into the meteor crater your Grandpa Digby found.

79%79% of 732 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$6.99

Newest games like Drill Core

Hull Rupture

Manage power, people and a growing ship as you plug hull breaches and race toward the alien homeworld.

72%72% of 240 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,481$13.49

Drillbound

Drillbound is a short incremental mining game about drilling to the planet's core.

87%87% of 265 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$3.99

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,975 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Orebits

Bounce a pickaxe through asteroids and watch whole rock layers burst apart.

70%70% of 61 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$6.99

Mining and Dwarves

An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.

63%63% of 147 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$6.99

PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market.

98%98% of 252 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$6.99

Diggin

You are Doug, a young mole digging into the meteor crater your Grandpa Digby found.

79%79% of 732 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$6.99

Ore Factory Squad ⛏️

Dig up a backyard, process the ore, and let conveyors, robots and forklifts run the rest, alone or with friends.

87%87% of 1,942 Steam reviews are positive274Players online now: 274$12.99

Deep Space Outpost

Deep Space Outpost is a space station building & survival game, involving resource and base management.

72%72% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$15.99

Goblin Company

Dig, build rails, and survive underground as a Goblin miner for WHAAG MINING INC. Light your path or the darkness will drain your life.

81%81% of 299 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$6.99

You Know The Drill

A cozy incremental game where a little robot drills for ore, and every run funds a deeper dive.

92%92% of 1,136 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$4.99

Deep Corp

Mine the rock, run the company and keep the towns of a Wild West state supplied.

89%89% of 413 Steam reviews are positive58Players online now: 58$14.99