Rank 01Why this
Also Mining and Destruction, like To The Core.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like To The Core
- 28 games
- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked To The Core also play
The closest matches to To The Core: Rock Crusher, Nodebuster, Orbitmine, Keep on Mining! - Worlds, and Particul. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares skill tree upgrades with To The Core.
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Why this: Also Mining and Clicker, like To The Core.
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Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Why this: Also Clicker and Idler, like To The Core.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like To The Core
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: SomethingExtra
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 3,552 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Drilling into planets feels compulsively satisfying
- Home planet core farming is a clever late game strategy
- Mastery buffs encourage specialization
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Kenshi
Why this: Same challenging mood as To The Core.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below To The Core at current Steam store prices.
Deep Space Cache
Why this: Also Destruction and Idler, like To The Core.
SmashCore
Why this: Also Mining and Destruction, like To The Core.
Universe Horizon
Why this: Also Clicker and Idler, like To The Core.
Around The Core
Why this: Also Mining and Idler, like To The Core.
Fidget Spinner RPG
Why this: Also Mining and Clicker, like To The Core.
Wall World
Why this: Also Mining and Procedural Generation, like To The Core.
Super Mining Mechs
Why this: Shares planet exploration with To The Core.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to To The Core, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Mr.Mine
Why this: Also Mining and Clicker, like To The Core.
Clicker Heroes
Why this: Also Clicker and Idler, like To The Core.
About To The Core
The closest matches to To The Core: Rock Crusher, Nodebuster, Orbitmine, Keep on Mining! - Worlds, and Particul. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If To The Core is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rock Crusher, Nodebuster and Orbitmine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its automatic mastery system and drone spam. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
To The Core is an incremental planet-drilling adventure developed by SomethingExtra and released in 2023. Players extract resources from procedurally generated planets, managing fuel and deploying drones to automate mining operations. The game features a prestige progression system where players return to their home planet with mastery buffs earned across runs, encouraging strategic specialization. Reviewers highlight that drilling into planets feels compulsively satisfying and that home planet core farming emerges as a clever late-game strategy. The pixel art and music hit a nostalgic sweet spot for many players, while the skill tree offers meaningful progression that keeps sessions engaging. Players describe the experience as contemplative and hypnotic, finding it challenging despite its chill difficulty profile. Available for $7.99 and playable on Steam Deck, the title holds a 93% positive rating from over 3,500 Steam reviews.
About To The Core: To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.
Is To The Core worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 3,552 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Drilling into planets feels compulsively satisfying
- Home planet core farming is a clever late game strategy
- Mastery buffs encourage specialization
- Pixel art and music hit a nostalgic sweet spot
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hell no. 1) At the beginning it's like someone gave you a toothpick and asked you to break a 50 ton rock. 2) The performance is TERRIBLE. After a couple of cores, the fps drops below 10 at 1080p on a 5950+3080ti 3) It's an idle game…”
People who play it also play: Rock Crusher, Nodebuster, Orbitmine
Frequently asked about To The Core
Can I run it?
Does To The Core run on Steam Deck?
To The Core is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does To The Core cost?
To The Core is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to To The Core?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside To The Core are Rock Crusher, Nodebuster, Orbitmine.
Who developed To The Core?
To The Core was developed by SomethingExtra.