TimeSeeker and Troglobytes Publishing have announced Drillbound — an incremental mining game in which you drill layer by layer toward the planet’s core, gathering resources, upgrading your machinery, and unlocking new ways to go deeper — launching on Steam in 2026. An extended demo is live right now on Steam ahead of the game’s participation in Steam Next Fest (June 15–22). The original demo has been expanded with new content for the Next Fest build.
The core loop is exactly what the genre does best: your drill fires automatically on a rail, you focus on positioning, resource collection, hazard avoidance, and upgrade decisions, and the accumulated power of each improvement feeds into reaching the next layer. Ore gets smelted into bars and traded for permanent power-ups. Magma projectiles add active danger to keep the sessions honest. The escalation is designed to deliver the specific pull of “just one more drill” — small increments that build toward a satisfying compulsive loop rather than front-loading complexity.
Key Features
Drillbound — What to Expect
Platform & Demo
Drillbound launches on Steam in 2026. The extended Steam Next Fest demo is live right now. If incremental games and mining loops are your thing, this is exactly what it says on the tin — and the demo is free.