Rank 01Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Drill Core
- 19 games
- Updated Nov 6, 2026
Players who liked Drill Core also play
The closest matches to Drill Core: The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Dominion, Against the Storm, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Drill Core.
- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Drill Core.
- $17.49 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Against the Storm
Why this: Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Drill Core.
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Cluckmech Oasis
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Drill Core.
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Border Pioneer
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Core.
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Deep Among the Swarm
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Drill Core.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Drill Core
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1The King is Watching
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core.
- 90% of 3,028 reviews
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- 4Against the Storm
Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Drill Core.
- 95% of 18,297 reviews
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- 9Guardians of the Sanctree
Shares tower defense automation and tower defense with Drill Core.
- 85% of 72 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Hungry Couch Games
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 85% of 797 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Can be played in quick sessions or committed to multi hour runs
- Deep meta progression across runs via rig department and personal leveling
- Deep turret and building customization
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with Drill Core.
Dome Keeper
Why this: Shares resource management with Drill Core.
Wall World
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Drill Core.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Drill Core at current Steam store prices.
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Drill Core.
Gnomes
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Drill Core.
Mineral Defense
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Drill Core.
From Glory To Goo
Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core.
Hexguardian
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Drill Core.
Dig or Die
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Drill Core.
Deck of Haunts
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Core.
About Drill Core
The closest matches to Drill Core: The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Dominion, Against the Storm, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Drill Core is your kind of game, the closest matches are The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming! and Tower Dominion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its base building and crew management. 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.
About Drill Core: Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Is Drill Core worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 797 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Can be played in quick sessions or committed to multi hour runs
- Deep meta progression across runs via rig department and personal leveling
- Deep turret and building customization
- Humorous in game news and lore snippets
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I liked the game a lot when it launched. But the more new things they implement, they take a turn away from what I liked about the game. I like strategy, planning and making choices. But the changes just gave stress elements and…”
“The developers keep putting in weird RNG mechanics that make runs feel less about planning and skull, and more about lolrandom. They still havent updated the main techtree for the game, and you max it out fairly quickly. So instead of…”
People who play it also play: The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Dominion
Frequently asked about Drill Core
Can I run it?
Is Drill Core verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Drill Core is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Drill Core cost?
Drill Core is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Drill Core?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Drill Core are The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Dominion.
Who developed Drill Core?
Drill Core was developed by Hungry Couch Games and published by tinyBuild.