The badge layer
38 official badges as of 2026-10-03: the TNT roster, the layer milestones, and the award counters that mark where runs stall. The game's de facto changelog — both updates shipped through it.
TNT to Earth's Core! Guides
Every guide is built from two materials: official Roblox data (the badge layer, the game metadata) and the numbers you measure yourself. Nothing is imported from the similarly named Dig and Drill games.
The game in one paragraph, and the loop in one line
TNT to Earth's Core! is a descent simulator by the Exploding fun! group (verified, 1.3 million members) that launched on July 15, 2026 and passed 30 million visits by the 2026-10-03 check. You blast terrain downward, collect rare ores, unlock a 27-name ladder of themed TNTs from Dirt to Singularity, and descend nine named layers — basic stone, cobblestone, andesite, tuff, basalt, Deepslate, Voidstone, Starcore — to the Lava core. The loop: dig deeper, unlock stronger, reach the core. The guides below split that loop into the questions players actually ask, in the order they ask them.
Pick your guide
Five guides, five player questions
Each summary states what the guide covers and when to read it — no vague cards.
Start here
How to play
The verified loop in first-session form: confirm the exact game, learn what one blast clears, collect ores you pass, take the unlock screen's offer, and plan the next run. Written for a player who has not played at all yet.
Read when: You have not played, or you are sending this game to a friend.
First sessions
Beginner guide
Your first sessions in order: the four free badge goals, how to measure clearance per blast, why the first TNT unlocks matter (536K players hold Dirt TNT), and the early mistakes that waste stock.
Read when: You have played a little and want the first hours to count.
The ladders
Progression guide
The two official ladders — 27 TNT unlocks and nine named layers — with the drop-off points marked by player counters, plus the rebirth decision: what is known, what is not, and the sane default.
Read when: You are stuck at a layer wall or deciding whether to rebirth.
Repeatable progress
Farming guide
The two farming lanes (ore yield and unlock budget), the layer bands where each pays best, a five-line session record, and the dead ends: imported farm routes, code hunting, mid-session rerolling.
Read when: You need ores or unlock progress and want the session measured.
The goal
Reach Earth's Core
Checkpoint planning for the full descent — layer by layer from basic stone to the Lava core (35,576 players have made it), with the calculator feeding each leg's blast budget.
Read when: The core is the goal and you want the trip planned, not improvised.
The numbers behind the guides
What official data the guides stand on
Every guide cites these — here they are in one place.
The ladder's shape
Dirt TNT 536,465 awards → Steel 8,977 → Blackhole 334. The counters are how the guides know where the walls are without any published stats.
Your blast notes
Clearance per blast, stock, reserve. The one input no official source provides and every plan needs — the calculator turns them into run budgets.
Not covered here
Questions the guides deliberately refuse to answer
Honest gaps, kept visible so nobody wastes a session on them.
- · "What is the best TNT?" — no stats are published anywhere; the tier list page gives the official ladder and a measure-it-yourself method instead.
- · "Which codes are working?" — no code has ever checked out in this game; the one tracker that reported six retracted its own list (codes page).
- · "How much does a rebirth cost?" — unpublished; the progression guide explains how to decide from the in-game screen alone.
- · "Where do specific ores spawn?" — no ore is even named officially; the ores page gives the recording method that beats guessing.
Tool belt
Pair the guides with the tools
Each guide hands its numbers to a tool on this site.
Related routes
Related pages for your next step
Open the adjacent page that answers your next question.