To The Core!
A downloadable game for Windows
Show us what you're made of miner! Your mission is to drill all the way to the core. For what reason you might ask? I'm not sure, but you're doing it regardless. Good luck miner, you'll need it. (Joy cons needed)
Made as part of Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Game Design Design Week Challenge for Fall of 2025.
Running Instructions:
- Before playing the game, pair the joy-cons to the computer running the game. If you do not do this step the game will freeze and will have to be closed manually.
 - When pairing joy-cons pair the joycon you want to use for the crank first. We suggest using your dominant hand for the crank and your secondary hand for the wheel.
 
Controls:
- Joy-con 1: Turn to control the crank (drilling)
 - Joy-con 2: Turn to control the wheel (turning)
 - Makey-Makey Kit/Arrow Keys: Modules
- If you are playing with Arrow keys, note that you have to hold down the key and only one can be active at a time:
- Left Key: Fan (Lower Temperature)
 - Right Key: Thruster/Booster (Increases Speed)
 - Up Key: Radar (Shows Location)
 
 
 - If you are playing with Arrow keys, note that you have to hold down the key and only one can be active at a time:
 
Notes:
- If the Temperature will get to 100, the drill will not run until temperature at 0. This is currently really punishing so we suggesting trying to avoid that.
 - Yes, the game closes when you reached your goal. No, this is not a bug.
 
Credits:
- Whale (@revletos): Game Designer, Secondary Programming, Co-Writer, Makey-Makey Engineer, Secondary Sound Designer
 - Jenny Lee (@SpaceJohnnie) Game Designer, 3D Artist
 - Clark: Game Designer, Primary Programmer
 - Chase: Game Designer, Alt Controller Creater, Co-Writer
 - Mitchell: Game Designer, Level Designer, Voice Actor, Primary Sound Designer
 - Archie: Game Designer, Photographer
 
| Published | 3 days ago | 
| Status | Released | 
| Platforms | Windows | 
| Authors | Demfish, Whale, SpaceJohnnie, thelocalkilljoy, cmy258, ClarkTheShark | 
| Tags | Horror, Indie, Low-poly, mining, No AI | 
Download
Download
ToTheCore04-win 45 MB  
Install instructions
Download Zip. Extract Files, Run the "To The Core EXE file. See Running Instructions for more information.



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