Drill Core – Achievements Guide
Written by Jason B. | Drill Core
You can unlock every achievement (aka Trophy) in Drill Core by completing contracts, unlocking upgrades, and pushing to higher difficulties. Many are cumulative. Others are tied to special biomes, boss kills, or progression goals. Expect a long grind if aiming for 100%.
Below is a fully categorized, optimized achievements guide for those of you who wanna unlock them all.
Progression & Contract Achievements
These unlock naturally as you play the game.
Complete Contracts
Welcome to Drill Core – Finish your first contract
Pest Management Specialist – Complete 3 contracts
Geological Operative – Complete 6 contracts
Extermination Executive – Complete 10 contracts
Core Operations Manager – Complete 20 contracts
Planetary Engineer – Complete 30 contracts
Survive Nights
Bug-Buster – Survive the first night
Survival At All Costs – Survive 10 nights
What Day Is It Today? – Survive 20 nights
I'm Not Afraid Of The Dark – Survive 40 nights
I'm Not Going Anywhere – Survive 100 nights
What Do We Say To The God of Death? – Survive 150 nights
Core Health
Exemplary Core Maintenance – Complete a contract with over 90% core HP
Extreme Conditions – Complete a contract with less than 10% core HP
Worker & Division Achievements
Track hiring, loss, and division upgrades.
Worker Count
Small-Sized Business – Have 8+ workers
Corporation – Have 20+ workers
Worker Cumulative
HR Overdrive – Hire 200 workers
Employee Attrition Expert – Lose 100 workers
Days Without Incident: 0 – Lose more than 6 workers in a single day
Safety First – Complete a contract without losing a worker
Division Upgrades
Passed Probation Period – Division to level 3
Professional Manager – Division to level 10
Company Leading Expert – Division to level 20
The Best of the Best – Division to level 50
Biome Progress & Bosses
These unlock by exploring deeper biomes and defeating area bosses.
Unlock Planets
You're Cold as Ice – Unlock Frozen Planet
The Jungle is Inside You – Unlock Jungle Planet
Kill Biome Bosses
It Was Self-Defence – Kill Arachnor
The Ice Age is canceled – Kill Icewarden
Jungle Conqueror – Kill Sporelord
Finish Difficulty 5 Contracts
Cave Raider – Cavernous biome
Breaking the Ice – Frozen biome
Path of the Predator – Jungle biome
Finish Final Contracts
What Was The Difficulty? – Final contract in Frozen biome
It’s Too Easy – Final contract in Cavernous biome
No Tarzan Needed – Final contract in Jungle biome
Technology & Upgrades
Focused on permanent upgrades and bonus techs.
Buy & Collect Upgrades
Investment Strategist – Buy a meta-upgrade
There Are Never Too Many Bonuses – Get 10 tech bonuses in a contract
Sparks Of Luck – Get 5 techs with 1 star
The Star Contract – Get 5 techs with 2 stars
Full Star Power – Get 5 techs with 3 stars
Qualifications
Certified Beginner – Complete 3
Accredited Specialist – Complete 6
Employee Of The Month – Complete 10
Certified Core Expert – Complete 15
Qualified Enough – Complete 22
Overqualified – Complete 29
Perfectionist – Complete 40
Building & Platform Achievements
These are tied to structures and platform upgrades.
Platform Upgrades
Earthcrusher assistant – Level 4
Earthcrusher technician – Level 8
Earthcrusher expert – Level 12
The Dwarves' Assistant – Dwarves platform to level 4
Explosions And Ale! – Dwarves to level 8
I'M A DWARF! – Dwarves to level 12
Awakening of the Swarnids – Swarnid platform to level 4
Infinite Evolution – Swarnid to level 8
You Can’t Stop The Swarm! – Swarnid to level 12
Platform Resource
A Core Part of Business – Have 30 iron at once
Building Count
Architect of Anarchy – Build 100 buildings
Gun Show Enthusiast – Build 100 turrets
Platform Tech Departments (Level 7)
Aggressively Polite – Aggressive Negotiations
We've Gone Too Far... – Unethical Innovations
Filthy Rich – Excessive Wealth
Accidentally Invincible – Accidental Safety
Could’ve Been Easier – Overly Dramatic Solutions
It Works... Somehow – Chaotic Optimization
Depth Achievements
Push deeper to unlock these.
Descending Deeper – Reach 300m
Are We There Yet? – Reach 600m
Other Side Of The Planet – Reach 1000m
Special & Hidden Achievements
Special Combat
Fire In The Hole! – Kill an underground monster with a bomber miner
Bombs, Bombs, Bombs! – Blow up 4 blocks with a bomber miner
Hidden
Knock Knock – Drop a worker
The Show Must Go On – Get a message from the CEO
Core Keeper – Unlock all cores
Final Blurb
Drill Core has a massive list of achievements. Many are progression-based, but the rarest ones require deep runs, full biome clears, and platform upgrades. If you’re going for 100%, focus on qualifications, platform levels, and completing all biomes at max difficulty.
FAQ
Are there missable achievements in Drill Core?
No. All achievements are cumulative or tied to permanent upgrades and contract completion.
What are the hardest achievements?
The rarest include completing 40 qualifications, reaching 1000m, finishing final biome contracts, and upgrading every platform to level 12.
How do I unlock hidden achievements?
Drop a worker manually to unlock “Knock Knock.” Play long enough and you'll get a CEO message to unlock “The Show Must Go On.”
Do I need to complete all contracts on every biome?
Yes, for 100% you must complete max difficulty contracts in Cavernous, Frozen, and Jungle biomes.
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