Developer posts and news about this game.
Some of you told us the screen moved a bit too much while drilling - now it's your call. New "Screen Shake" toggle in Settings. Turn it off to remove all screen shake - while digging, during earthquakes, and on the final breakthrough. On by default, so nothing changes unless you
We shipped a fix for a serious bug, and we owe some of you an explanation and an apology. What went wrong On first launch, Desktop Driller used to automatically enable the "start with Windows" option, and it registered that startup entry in the following way: instead of pointing
Fixes & Improvements Fixed: in some cases the game could reappear in your Steam library or re-download itself after being uninstalled. This no longer happens. New: launching at Windows startup is now optional. New players choose during the tutorial; updating players are asked
Hey drillers! 👋 Want to see every single drill skin in Desktop Driller in one shot? Say no more. Desktop Driller isn't just one drill poking holes in your desktop, it's a whole cast of them, each with its own personality, colors and shape. Every collectible you uncover while dig
If you played the Desktop Driller demo, you probably noticed the UI had a certain... intensity to it. Bright colors, sharp contrasts, everything competing for your attention in a 236×340px (or 1.5x, 2x, etc) window. It worked, technically. But it didn't feel right. A few of you t
Hey Drillers! 👋 We're looking for Twitch streamers to help us test two of Desktop Driller's most exciting features: Twitch Mode and Twitch Race. 💬 What is Twitch Mode? When enabled, every message your chat sends becomes a drill hit in-game. Your viewers literally help you dig d
Hi everyone! I’ve just uploaded a new update for the Desktop Driller Demo on Itch. The main focus of this update is performance . I’ve worked on improving the game so it now runs more smoothly and uses fewer system resources overall. The result should be a noticeably more fluid e
We are pleased to announce that the official demo for Desktop Driller is now available for download. Along with the core gameplay, this version introduces a new feature: Twitch Mode . Twitch Mode Integration This mode allows you to connect the game directly to a Twitch channel. O