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BORE BLASTERS

BORE BLASTERS

Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.

Released Mar 8, 2024 Developer 8BitSkull Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux DwarfMiningExplorationLootAction
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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81.4%positive668 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Meh, this was okay, a mixed review. It plays like what the Trailer does. And at least it's not lying to you. However, don't let the Review fools you, It gets boring real fast, Since you're doing the same thing over and over again, and the grind is kinda insane. You don't really…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Really enjoyed the game. Lots of grind but a fun kind of grind. Worth the price and the time. Game on!”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Solid core, but held back by some poor design choices. Would be a 10/10 if there was an actual “adventure” mode with mission-based levels that aren’t distractingly held back by forced rogue-like re-runs. The missions are cute, I wish they appeared more intentionally. As it is, I…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Apr 10, 2026
Our new game Skull Horde is out now!

Our newest game Skull Horde is out now! Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of

Dec 14, 2025
Minor update

Update graphics backend for Windows which should improve performance and increase compatibility Update engine version Update dev promo system Update cloud save path for Linux Add a few new gamepad map

Feb 26, 2025
Minor Fixes, 2nd attempt

Yesterday's update (1.54) was reverted due to bug reports. Version 1.55 uses an older version of the underlying engine for stability. Changelog: * Fix font issue for Asian languages * Improved bolt-on

Feb 25, 2025
Minor fixes (reverted)

Original changelog: * Fix font issue for Asian languages * Performance improvements in collision detection * Improved bolt-on selection UX for keyboard/gamepad * Fix bug which sometimes freezes bolt-o

Feb 06, 2025
Hotfix to correct Steam Deck controls issue

Latest version (1.5.2) caused controls on Steam Deck to be inverted. This hotfix downgrades Defold to 1.9.4 which resolves the issue.

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual
Player tagsDwarf · Mining · Exploration · Loot · Action · Procedural Generation · Rogue-lite · Action Roguelike · Collectathon · Casual · Arcade · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Spain * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Spanish - Latin America * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.3 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card Storage: 1 GB available space