Drillbound guides you through layers of rock toward Earth's core in a compact incremental experience. You'll crush stone to gather resources, invest in drill upgrades, and unlock increasingly powerful machinery that automates your descent. Best for players who enjoy rapid progression loops and don't need dozens of hours to feel satisfied.
About this game
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.
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After rounds and rounds of drilling, upgrading, and testing, we are finally making our ultimate dash to the center of the planet! Today, we are incredibly excited to announce that Drillbound is officially OUT NOW!While the core mechanics remain the same (move, dash, shoot automatically, dodge), we've added a ton of new features since the demo for this full release:New depths to exploreNew blocks like Ice and MeteoriteFully automated SmelterTwo new machines in the AssemblerA new progression system: the ScannerA powered-up version of the Overdrive and other boosts to help you clear the mineA Shield that protects you from incoming projectilesAn Orbital Laser?!Are you ready to crush countless layers of rock, gather precious resources, upgrade your drill, and unlock powerful equipment? That addictive "just one more run" excitement is fully unleashed—be careful, once you start digging, you might not be able to stop!🎮 Available Now – Start Digging! Grab your gear and jump into the mine. Your journey to the center of the planet begins today! Thank you for your continuous support. Now, let's grab our drills and head straight for the center of the planet!From Timeseeker
Calling all roughnecks and future master miners,The date is locked in: Drillbound officially launches on PC on October 8th, 2026!After plenty of drilling, upgrading, testing, and pushing deeper underground, we’re incredibly excited to finally share when you’ll be able to begin the full descent toward the planet’s core.Get ready to crush rocks, gather valuable resources, upgrade your drill, unlock powerful machinery, and chase that irresistible feeling of just one more run! Can’t wait til launch? Download the playable extended demo, which is available right now!🎮 Play the Demo & Wishlist NowThe extended Drillbound demo is already available to download, giving you a chance to experience the opening stages of the descent before the full game launches on October 8th, 2026.🛠️ Join the Discord hereThank you for all the support so far. The road to the planet’s core begins this October. - TimeSeeker
Hello everyone!This past hours I've been working non-stop to bring you a new version of the demo, here are some of the most relevant changes: Added 6 languages:GermanFrenchTurkishUkranianPortuguese BRPortuguese EUMatrix costs adjustments on Depth -1Z4p damage buffTweaked some HP values of Depth -1 to make it easiear to reach the endReduced the speed boost given by destroying an entire row of blocks to better suit these earlier stages of the gameFixed a bug that wound't let the player to see the "Demo completed" messageFixed a bug where Armor Penetration would deal extra damage to entities without any armorFixed a bug where the boss of Depth 0 would not spawn if the row of blocks it spawns on was emptyOther minor changes and fixesI'm really happy to see new players coming in for the Next Fest, I hope this update makes gives you an even better experience!Have a lot of fun in the Steam Next Fest! - TimeSeeker
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