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Games like You Know The Drill

If You Know The Drill is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drillbound, Click & Mine and The Big Suck — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About You Know The Drill: You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby ludokai
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Steam players who put hours into You Know The Drill also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Drillbound

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Drillbound is a short incremental game about mining your way to the planet’s core. Crush layers of rock, gather resources, upgrade your drill, and unlock powerful machines as you descend into the depths.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Click & Mine

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    Click & Mine is a relaxing incremental mining game. Mine various resources and use them to buy upgrades, allowing you to descend deeper and deeper while unlocking new biomes, ores and skills.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. The Big Suck

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    A short incremental game where you are the disaster. Destroy fields, cars, buildings. Gather wreck to grow and spend it on upgrades inside the big skill tree.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. A Game About Creating The Universe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    An idler game where you get to build up the universe from scratch. You are a part of an advanced space civilization that builds universes.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Power Of The Sun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Empower the sun and drive forward the engine of creation of the universe. Collect cosmic resources, generate energy, and evolve through a galaxy of upgrades. Burn brighter and radiate light into the universe!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Babel Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    An idle game where you gather resources and grow your city. Sit back and watch your city expand!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Mining Miner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    There is ore under your feet and that is a problem, because it is not in your pocket yet. Dig, sell, upgrade, hire auto-miners, keep digging.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mine or Burn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for You Know The Drill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Start with a basic mining ship and snowball into an asteroid-crushing powerhouse in this incremental bullet hell roguelite. Mine asteroids, battle rival miners, stack upgrades, create powerful builds, and survive escalating threats across dangerous star systems.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below You Know The Drill at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Indie with You Know The Drill.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Casual with You Know The Drill.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with You Know The Drill.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Casual with You Know The Drill.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Know The Drill.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under You Know The Drill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with You Know The Drill.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with You Know The Drill.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with You Know The Drill.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with You Know The Drill.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about You Know The Drill

How much does You Know The Drill cost?
You Know The Drill is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to You Know The Drill?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside You Know The Drill are Drillbound, Click & Mine, The Big Suck.
Who developed You Know The Drill?
You Know The Drill was developed by ludokai and published by Catoptric Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on You Know The Drill.

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