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…
Drill Core is an indie developed by Hungry Couch Games, released 17 July 2025 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Drill Core is
Drill Core is an indie game developed by Hungry Couch Games and released in 2025. It was published by tinyBuild. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As a Platform Manager at DrillCore, you'll oversee a dedicated team of miners, carriers, and guards. Your mission? Navigate them through perilous missions to extract vital minerals and power our drill platform. Every strategic decision will test your planning and resource management skills. You’ll report directly to your Sector Manager, he will make sure you keep the operation running smoothly, whatever the pressure you’re under.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Drill Core launched on 17 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Official trailer
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