Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) similar games & best alternatives

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Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)

2020

Should you play it?

Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.

What works

  • Addictive and fun management gameplay
  • Relaxing atmosphere with charming voxel graphics
  • Good tutorial and clear mechanics
  • Potential for deep production and tech tree
  • Free alpha with smooth performance

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and maps in alpha
  • Bugs and pathfinding issues with employees
  • Lack of save feature in alpha
  • Ui and controls need polish and better scaling
  • Some mechanics feel repetitive or underdeveloped

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Space Architect

  • Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game

  • Tribloos 2

  • Endzone - A World Apart

  • Rise of Industry

  • TransOcean: The Shipping Company

More fantastical

Games that feels like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) but with more imaginative fiction

  • Sintopia

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • The Mims Beginning

  • Rogue Waters

  • Goblins of Elderstone

  • Kainga: Seeds of Civilization

More exploratory

Games that feels like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • The Last Caretaker

  • Outpath

  • Before We Leave

  • Airborne Empire

  • Dream Engines: Nomad Cities

  • Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha) but with less leadership over others

  • Pile Up!

  • Tower Factory

  • Outpath: First Journey

  • Nova Lands

  • URBO

  • Modulus: Factory Automation

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha). These titles are not in What to play next.

Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha): A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026