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Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A racer/platformer where drill-bots jump, drill, and zoom their way across tunnels and courses. Build up high speeds by boring through the ground and launch past obstacles, over obstructions, and outpace your rivals. Adventure alone or race against 3 other friends in local splitscreen and online.
Action, Indie, Casual, Racing · 2026 · More free games
Control drill-bots that drill and zoom across courses, building speed by boring through the ground. Race alone or compete with up to three friends locally and online in this 2026 indie action game from Projects By Jennings.
About this game
Working on an offshore rig can be challenging, so drill-bots take their leisure time when they can. Combining high speed racing and 2D platforming into some frantic fun.
Take control of your drill-bot as they jump, drive, and most importantly drill their way through the underground tunnels and courses that make up their workplace.
Drilling through the ground allows you to build up more and more speed. Use that momentum to your advantage as you compete in races and navigate the workplace. But with great speed comes less control, and inevitably there will be crashes, tumbles, falling, and flailing.
Features a short but challenging single player campaign, where you follow Drillbot Derek on his first day on the job.
Watch out for the hazards of working as a drill-bot on this offshore rig: conveyers, crushers, and crazy co-workers!
And all this while Derek desperately tries to meet his quota for the day.
Up to 4 players can race against each other, both in local splitscreen mode and in online play, through a variety of courses. Bots can be added to make up the numbers.
Boosts, signal jammers, and destructive lasers are all fair game, drillbots can be rebuilt and be back racing again.
Take advantage of the tunnels already made by your opponents to gain extra speed and pass them out.
Hit switches to cut your rivals off, or to make them crash and lose speed.
Take risks to follow the path that will either gain you the lead or send you tumbling out of control.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9750H
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1280x720 @ 60 fps on Lowest settings
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
When Work's A Bore Demo Update 2
Hi All,A update to the demo for When Work's A Bore has just gone live which has the following changes:Fix misaligned checkpoint in "Bore Descent" raceFix bug where player would be shunted forward when landing after a jumpRead full article on Community Announcements (projectsbyjennings)Patch NotesOfficial
When Work's A Bore Demo Update
Hi All,A update to the demo for When Work's A Bore has just gone live which has the following changes:Fix for "dx12 not supported" error messageRemoved some invisible geometry in Gem Cavern course.Renamed a menu option to hopefully make it clearer that versus mode can be played as a single player.Read full article on Community Announcements (projectsbyjennings)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Now Available
When Work's A Bore DemoThe demo version of When Work's A Bore is now available.It features a tutorial, local splitscreen versus, and online versus.I invite you all to try out the game, and leave feedback on the dedicated community page.And if you enjoy the demo, make sure When Work's A Bore is added to your wishlist, so you can get notified when it releases.For the full release of the game you can expect:More coursesMore hatsA single player campaignRead full article on Community Announcements (projectsbyjennings)









