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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!

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Developer
ludokai
Publisher
Catoptric Games
Release
June 4, 2026
58 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive855 reviews93.6%

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Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
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Catoptric Games meets the large-publisher game and partner thresholds.
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About the Game

Ores are everywhere, waiting to be cracked open. Harvest them to earn resources and power up.

Unlock powerful upgrades and dig further with each run.

Turn your humble drill into a high-powered mining machine armed to the teeth.

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