Drilling
Drilling has an FPSHQ demand score of 55/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Drilling launch: what you need to know
What we know after launch: drivers, known issues, FPS on your graphics card and player discussion.
Drilling launch: key dates
Dates come from official announcements; the grey dot is today, Nov 13, 2026.
The publisher has not announced the Drilling unlock time by time zone yet — a city table will appear here once it does.
Can my PC run it?
The game is out: FPS on this page comes from the FPSHQ model based on official requirements; player benchmarks so far: 0.
Known issues
There is no dedicated Drilling error guide yet. General fixes for crashes and black screens are in the crash guide.
Forum discussion
The forum thread opens 14 days before launch.
Subscriptions
The game is not in the official Game Pass, PS Plus, EA Play, Ubisoft+ or GeForce NOW announcements that FPSHQ tracks (checked Nov 13, 2026).
Drivers for the game
The game is not mentioned in official NVIDIA, AMD or Intel driver notes yet.
What we know: sourced facts
No confirmed news beyond the release date yet.
Official data only: dates, times and requirements come from the publisher, Steam or the platform store, and every fact has a link and a date. City times are converted from UTC. No FPS is published before launch. The “before launch → launch day → after launch” mode switches automatically. Checked: Nov 13, 2026.
Drilling is a game by Studio. HONGS. Steam release date: November 3, 2026. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GTX 770. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
"DRILLING" is a relaxing game focusing on the pure joy of digging and moving forward. You play as "Mr. Drill," who has awakened deep underground, and begin an expedition toward the surface. Mine 9 kind of ores found across various layers, and use the resources you gather to upgrade your modules.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Studio. HONGS
- Publisher
- Studio. HONGS
- Release date
- November 3, 2026
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/4304980
Drilling system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Window 10/11 | Window 10/11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 | — |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | — |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 770 | — |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Drilling on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 205–350 | 170–285 | 100–170 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 195–325 | 145–245 | 82–140 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 180–300 | 130–220 | 71–120 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 165–280 | 120–200 | 64–110 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 160–270 | 110–190 | 60–105 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 160–270 | 110–190 | 60–105 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 150–260 | 105–180 | 57–97 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 150–250 | 105–175 | 55–93 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 135–230 | 95–160 | 49–83 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 145–245 | 100–170 | 53–89 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 130–225 | 91–155 | 47–81 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 125–220 | 89–150 | 46–78 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
📊 FPS by graphics card (1440p, Ultra)
Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Drilling
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GTX 770). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 770 ≈23 FPS
- Radeon RX 470 ≈24 FPS
- GeForce GTX 780 ≈25 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈63 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈64 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈64 FPS
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GPU ranking for Drilling →Key figures
Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data
Can my PC run Drilling?
Drilling (2026): FPSHQ load index 55 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 77–125 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 74–125 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GTX 770; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 13, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 55 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 90 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 99 FPS model estimate
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