Released Jun 8, 2026 $4.99 Mostly Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Dig into the core

By Karsten Eckert

Casual Incremental Idler Indie Mining Automation Arcade Singleplayer 2D

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Dig into the core is a game tagged Casual, Incremental and Idler by Karsten Eckert, released Jun 8, 2026. It has 12 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive). The Steam games most like it include Hard Rock Clicker, ウンコらしょ！ and Mining Grounds.

Dig deeper in a run-based mining clicker. Break rocks, collect resources, upgrade skills, artifacts and pickaxes, and uncover 33 mysterious zones on your way to the core.

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Hard Rock Clicker 95% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
ウンコらしょ！ 89% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Mining Grounds 88% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Click to Mine 88% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
PEGGO! 87% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Only Mining - Cozy Digging Game 86% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Digsum 86% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Non-Sucky Numbers 85% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
One More Rock 85% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Mine The Core 84% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler

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Everything Steam lists for Dig into the core · record updated 11 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4738550

Release dateJun 8, 2026

Last change number40007118

Last record update11 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Karsten Eckert
Publisher: Karsten Eckert
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 18 hours ago
Technologies: Godot detected

Windows 64-bit

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$4.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$4.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked18 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Jul 10, 2026 Update 1.2 – Localization Polish
Update 1.2 – Localization Polish We have released another small update for Dig into the Core. This patch further improves and expands the language data for the new Tiefenläufer Expedition. The focus was on texts shown after starting a Tief…
Jul 9, 2026 Update 1.2 – The Tiefenläufer Expedition
Update 1.2 – The Tiefenläufer Expedition Update 1.2 brings a major new content expansion to Dig into the Core, focusing on the Ordo Virexon, Aren Varek, and the hidden traces beneath the base camp. This update adds a new Tiefenläufer campa…
Jun 21, 2026 Hotfix: Time Bonuses, Skill Refunds & Marketplace
Hotfix – Time Bonuses, Skills and Marketplace Thank you very much for your detailed feedback and bug reports! This hotfix introduces a complete rework of the additional run-time calculation, a new way to refund individual skill ranks, and …
Jun 15, 2026 Version 1.1 – The Major Prestige Update
The depths remember. Version 1.1 brings the biggest content update yet to Dig into the Core! The new Prestige system expands the game far beyond Zone 33. After completing your first full descent, a new journey begins. You return to the beg…

Build	Branch	Updated
24139749	public	Jul 10, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4738551	—	All	321.4 MB	249.6 MB	8910497173031271344

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24139749	Jul 10, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Dig into the core

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Dig into the Core.exe		All

Space per player95.4 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	Godot/app_userdata/Dig into the core	savegame*.json	Windows

Achievements

Achievements700 hidden

Most unlocked99.6%First Descent

Rarest2.7%Complete Development

First Descent Start your first run. 99.6%
First Strike Perform your first mining click. 99.6%
First Break Destroy your first rock. 99.6%
Shiny Find Destroy your first bonus rock. 99.2%
First Contract Complete your first quest. 96.8%
Mystic Teachings Convert XP into your first skill point. 94.5%
First Skill Purchase your first skill rank. 94.1%
Stonebreaker Destroy 100 rocks. 91%
Crystal Shard Find your first crystal shard. 90.6%
Contractor Complete 10 quests. 90.6%
Artifact Shard Find your first artifact shard. 89.8%
First Trade Sell your first resource. 89.4%
New Tool Purchase your first pickaxe. 89%
Back into the Depths Complete 10 runs. 87.1%
Rock Fingers Perform 1,000 mining clicks. 87.1%
First Supplies Collect a total of 10,000 XP. 82.4%
Shine Hunter Destroy 100 bonus rocks. 80.4%
Rock Clearer Destroy 1,000 rocks. 76.5%

All 70 achievements

First Relic Purchase your first artifact. 76.5%
Treasure of the Depths Open your first treasure chest. 75%
Growing Path Purchase 25 skill ranks. 73.8%
First Depth Reach Zone 5. 73.4%
Sharpened Edge Upgrade a pickaxe. 67.5%
Condensed Light Create your first crystal. 62.1%
Depths Ledger Complete 50 quests. 60.5%
Creature of Habit Complete 50 runs. 57.4%
Tool Wall Own 5 pickaxes. 57%
Ready for the Run Activate a backpack item. 56.2%
Starshatter Destroy 1,000 bonus rocks. 53.5%
Rhythm of the Depths Perform 10,000 mining clicks. 52.3%
Master of Conversion Generate 100 skill points through conversion. 51.1%
Gold Trader Earn 100,000 gold through resource trading. 50.7%
Market Goods Purchase your first marketplace item. 50.3%
Core Worker Destroy 10,000 rocks. 49.2%
Trade of the Depths Reach Zone 10. 47.2%
The Erased Trail Unlock the Deepwalker Expedition. 44.5%
Bag of Shards Collect 100 artifact shards. 44.1%
Crystal Vein Collect 100 crystal shards. 44.1%
Million-Deep Collect a total of 1,000,000 XP. 43.7%
Master of the Veins Purchase 100 skill ranks. 40.2%
Well Equipped Purchase a total of 10 marketplace items. 37.1%
Aren Descends Complete Chapter 1 of the Deepwalker Expedition. 36.7%
Perfectly Forged Max out a pickaxe. 35.9%
Core Fortune Collect a total of 10,000,000 XP. 26.1%
Dark Descent Reach Zone 15. 26.1%
No Contract Left Behind Complete 100 quests. 26.1%
Fully Awakened Max out an artifact. 25%
Arsenal of the Depths Own all pickaxes. 22.2%
Path to the Core Reach Zone 20. 21.8%
Relic Collection Own all artifacts. 21.4%
Complete Path Spend 1,500 skill points. 21%
Ancient Machines Reach Zone 25. 19.9%
Aren Grows Spend 10 Deepwalker points. 19.9%
Voices of the Vanguard Recover the Virexon Prism Helm. 19.5%
Before the Origin Reach Zone 30. 18.3%
Relic Master Max out all artifacts. 18.3%
Innermost Core Reach Zone 33. 17.5%
The Portal Discover the portal at the end of the depths. 17.5%
Glimpse into the Core Watch the endgame scene. 17.5%
Chronicle Bearer Reach Deepwalker level 25. 12.5%
Five Bound Relics Recover all five Deepwalker equipment pieces. 12.1%
Echo of the Vanguard Reach Prestige 1. 12.1%
Forty Traces Recover all 40 finds of the Deepwalker Expedition. 11.7%
The Core Looks Back Complete Chapter 33 of the Deepwalker Expedition. 11.7%
Master Blacksmith Max out all pickaxes. 9.3%
Bound Masterwork Upgrade one Deepwalker equipment piece to rank 5. 4.6%
Gear of the Depths Upgrade all Deepwalker equipment pieces to rank 5. 3.9%
Fifth Reverberation Reach Prestige 5. 3.5%
Deepwalker of the Inner Core Reach Deepwalker level 50. 2.7%
Complete Development Spend all 50 Deepwalker points. 2.7%

News

Jun 8, 2026 · Community Announcements Dig into the Core is now available on Steam!
Hello miners,the time has finally come:Dig into the Core is now available on Steam!After almost exactly two months of testing, feedback, balancing, bug fixing and final improvements, Version 1.0 is n…
Jun 6, 2026 · Community Announcements Dig into the Core – Launch & Summer 2026 Roadmap
Hello miners,Dig into the Core is launching on Steam, and we want to share our first roadmap with you.The first days after launch will mainly focus on improving the game further. Our priority will be…

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