# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
2. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Drill Core. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
3. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Drill Core. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
4. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with Drill Core. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
5. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — A frequent pick in Drill Core players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
6. [Cluckmech Oasis](https://imho.run/games/2453360/cluckmech-oasis) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Drill Core. 101 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453360/)
7. [Border Pioneer](https://imho.run/games/2346410/border-pioneer) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Drill Core. 211 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346410/)
8. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Shares tower defense and base building with Drill Core. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
9. [Guardians of the Sanctree](https://imho.run/games/2512930/guardians-of-the-sanctree) — Shares tower defense automation and tower defense with Drill Core. 72 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512930/)
10. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Drill Core. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
11. [Gnomes](https://imho.run/games/3133060/gnomes) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Drill Core. 1,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133060/)
12. [Mineral Defense](https://imho.run/games/3125890/mineral-defense) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Drill Core. 173 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125890/)
13. [Here Comes The Swarm](https://imho.run/games/3052730/here-comes-the-swarm) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Drill Core. 109 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3052730/)
14. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Shares procedural generation with Drill Core. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
15. [Wall World](https://imho.run/games/2187290/wall-world) — A frequent pick in Drill Core players' libraries, and another Action. 3,663 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187290/)
16. [From Glory To Goo](https://imho.run/games/2607060/from-glory-to-goo) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core. 1,294 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2607060/)
17. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
18. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
19. [Thronefall](https://imho.run/games/2239150/thronefall) — Shares tower defense and procedural generation with Drill Core. 10,683 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/)
20. [Tower Factory](https://imho.run/games/2707490/tower-factory) — Shares tower defense and resource management with Drill Core. 556 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2707490/)
21. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — A frequent pick in Drill Core players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
22. [Keep Keepers](https://imho.run/games/2354330/keep-keepers) — Shares tower defense and difficulty modes with Drill Core. 112 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2354330/)
23. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Shares procedural generation with Drill Core. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
24. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Drill Core. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2821800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2821800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2821800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2821800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2821800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2821800
- **Developer:** Hungry Couch Games
- **Publisher:** tinyBuild
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 17, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2821800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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