Welcome to the Into Indie Games guide for Everdeep Aurora!
Everdeep Aurora is a drilling platformer adventure in which you explore an underground world to find the protagonist Shell’s mother. Developed by Nautilus Games and published by Ysbryd Games, Everdeep Aurora releases on PC and Switch on July 10, 2025.
For more information on Everdeep Aurora beyond this guide, check out its Steam page here and Nintendo Store page here.
The below guide covers the most important questions you might have about the game in its initial hours. The guide is in progress and may be updated later – keep checking regularly!
How to get the drill in Everdeep Aurora?
In Everdeep Aurora, the drill is your most crucial tool for traversal. You’ll need a drill before you can dig down into the world.
To get the drill, go left from where you start (near the telescope) and talk to the frog Ribbert.
After conversing with him, you’ll get his spare drill, which you can use to start digging downwards.
How to save the game in Everdeep Aurora?
Everdeep Aurora does not have an auto-save functionality (at least at launch), so if you quit the game without saving, you will lose progress.
To save progress in the game, find a tent like the one in the screenshot below. If you can save your game, it will have a floppy disk icon rotating above it.
Interact with the tent to save your game.
How to recharge your drill in Everdeep Aurora?
In Everdeep Aurora, you will drain your drill as you keep using it. To recharge it, you must look for the Drill Recharger machine and hold down the interact button on it.
Note that recharging your drill will consume Small Duracite ore. This is the tiny red crystals you can find embedded in stone as you explore the world. Collect as many of these as you can.
Check the screenshot below for an example of a Drill Recharger.
How to upgrade your drill to Level 2 in Everdeep Aurora?
When you initially get the drill, it is at Level 1. To upgrade it to Level 2, first look for Remulus the Blacksmith (he is located not far from the surface).
Once you acquire the Golem Sap, return to him to upgrade your drill to Level 2.
How to acquire a map (radar) in Everdeep Aurora?
To get the map (radar), you must find Ribbert again after drilling down from the surface. Ribbert can be found by a spring.
You’ll know you’ve found it when the screen turns teal and green, like in the screenshot below. Talk to Ribbert to get the radar.
How to get the Rusty Key in Everdeep Aurora?
First, you need to find the workroom. To the left of it, you’ll find a hooded rat.
Once you encounter the rat, go on top of the workroom and then all the way to the right. Drill the rock blocking the entrance hatch, and then enter the workroom.
Once you find the Duracite Gem inside, return to the rat and provide them the gem. You’ll get the Rusty Key in return.
How to get Illyrian and Cociboltite ore in Everdeep Aurora?
You can find Illyrian and Cociboltite ore as large blocks while exploring the world. Illyrian ore is triangular, while Cociboltite ore is roughly round.
To acquire it, dig the block and then interact with the drop.
You can use Illyrian and Cociboltite ore to upgrade your drill after you have upgraded it to Level 2.
How to find the aristocrat Beeba?
The aristocrat Beeba’s mansion is located a little down and right from the blacksmith Remulus.
Enter and talk to Beeba and she’ll promise to help you if you can acquire a bouquet for her.
How to find a bouquet for Beeba?
First, you need to find the Garden. This is located down from the workroom where you found the rat.
Talk to Beeba’s goddaughter Aster here to get a bottle.
Return to the stream where you re-encountered Ribbert and acquired the map, and interact with the spring to fill the bottle up.
Return to Aster in the Garden and talk to her to return the bottle to her.
You will get a bouquet in return, which you can take to Beeba.
How to wall jump in Everdeep Aurora?
To wall jump, you first need to find the Old Pair of Boots. These are found in the sewers underneath Beeba’s mansion.
First, you must provide a bouquet to Beeba, as seen in the guide above, which will put you in Beeba’s dungeon.
Enter the half-open door here to access the sewers. Go right from here to find the Old Pair of Boots.
To wall jump, jump at a wall so that you stick to it, and then press jump again to bounce off the wall.
How to get Beeba’s diary and escape Beeba’s dungeon?
While in the dungeon below Beeba’s mansion (not the sewers), go to the upper-right of the area and enter the open pipe shown in the screenshot below.
You can grab the diary immediately to the right of where you emerge.
Go left from here and you’ll eventually be able to get out of Beeba’s mansion.
How to get Golem’s Sap?
To get Golem’s Sap, simply deliver Beeba’s diary to Ribbert when he is camping to the left of the Bell Temple.
You can take Golem’s Sap to Remulus to upgrade your drill to Level 2.
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