To The Core

To The Core

Steam Deck Playable

SomethingExtra · Incremental · Aug 10, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

93%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews57% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
To The Core, developed and published by SomethingExtra, is an incremental drilling game that offers a compelling blend of resource management, strategic upgrades, and addictive progression loops.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Very fun game, with satisfying visuals and gameplay.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Progression, resource management, soundtrack, mechanics, lag-inducing abilities, s k i n s, its all there.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Performance20 reviews
75%
Crashes9 reviews
33%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Bugs6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.