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ludokai · 2026 · Windows, Linux

Steam: 91 % positive of 1,122 reviews, as of Oct 28

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!

24 games that play like You Know The Drill and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Drillbound, Mr.Mine and Keep on Mining!.

Player tags

  • Clicker
  • Mining
  • Casual
  • Rogue-like
  • Relaxing
  • Idler
  • Retro
  • Simulation
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly enjoy this short, cozy incremental mining game for its satisfying upgrades and low price, though many find the upgrades samey and the late game slow.

Most players recommend the game, and Steam's overall rating is very positive. Many players describe it as a relaxing, quick incremental: they drill, sell ore, buy upgrades and blow up rock, and they finish the main campaign in roughly three to five hours. Players praise the satisfying progression, the balanced pacing and the chill soundtrack and visuals, and several call the price good value. Some players find the upgrades too small to change how the game plays, and many say the late game drags, with a crowded screen that makes the drill hard to track. A few also dislike the extra Rush and Hardcore modes that are needed for full achievements. Recent reviews are more mixed about the achievement requirements, and the negative ones mostly come from players who found the loop repetitive.

Praised

  • Satisfying upgrade progression

    Players say the skill tree and upgrades give steady, rewarding progress without pointless grinding.

    Many players
  • Relaxing, low-stress loop

    Players enjoy the chill pace and easy loop, which suits background play or a quick session.

    Many players
  • Short length and fair price

    Players say the game ends before it wears out its welcome and is worth its low price.

    Many players
  • Visuals, sound and soundtrack

    Players praise the retro look, the arcade-style effects and the upbeat, lo-fi music.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Late game drags

    Players say the final stretch feels slow, repetitive or tedious once upgrades are bought.

    Many players
  • Upgrades feel minor

    Players find most upgrades are small stat boosts that do not change how the game plays.

    Some players
  • Cluttered screen in late game

    Players say the visual effects make it hard to see the drill later on.

    Some players
  • Extra modes and achievement requirements

    Players find the Rush and Hardcore modes padded or tedious, and they must be played for full achievements.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who like incremental and idle games, want a short, cozy session, or are looking for something cheap to play in the background.
Who should skip it
Players who want deep mechanics, lots of variety or a long campaign, or who dislike repetitive grinding in the late game.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with short playtimes mostly praise the quick, relaxing loop, while those who played longer more often describe the late game as slow and the upgrades as minor.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like You Know The Drill

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like You Know The Drill

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Far Mining96 % positive of 426Shared: Clicker · Mining · Relaxing
  2. Underminer93 % positive of 1,001Shared: Mining · Simulation · Pixel Graphics
  3. A Game About Digging A Hole™89 % positive of 19,037Shared: Mining · Simulation · Underground
  4. Rock Crusher83 % positive of 356Shared: Clicker · Mining · Idler
  5. Diggin79 % positive of 715
  6. Fracture Field75 % positive of 1,328Shared: Clicker · Mining · Relaxing
  7. Sludgineers86 % positive of 2,068Shared: Clicker · Mining · Relaxing
  8. Space Rock Breaker95 % positive of 4,873
  9. Keep on Mining! - Worlds78 % positive of 1,975
  10. One Million Coins91 % positive of 835Shared: Clicker · Cozy · Stylized
  11. (the) Gnorp Apologue93 % positive of 9,677Shared: Clicker · Mining · Rogue-like
  12. Hydroneer85 % positive of 27,308Shared: Mining · Simulation · Strategy

By look

Looks like You Know The Drill

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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  4. Nomad Survival87 % positive of 1,518
  5. UBERMOSH:OMEGA89 % positive of 546
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  9. Will You Snail?97 % positive of 2,514
  10. Gunbot Diplomacy86 % positive of 188
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At a glance

What games like You Know The Drill have in common

  • The tags they share most often with You Know The Drill: Mining (19 of 24), Clicker (14) and Relaxing (10).
  • They came out between 2020 and 2026, none of them after You Know The Drill (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Digseum (97 % positive of 8,112).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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