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4.6 out of 5
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Core Keeper mine relics and resources to build your base, craft new equipment, survive, and power up the Core. Defeat giant monsters, discover hidden secrets, farm crops, cook new recipes and explore a procedurally generated underground world
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£15.99
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About Core Keeper
About this game
Core Keeper is a mining sandbox videogame published by Fireshine Games.
Protect Your Core
Players are tasked with keeping the core of their base protected from harm. The game features a variety of blocks and items that can be used to build structures and defenses, and players can team up with others to create massive fortifications. Core Keeper is a unique take on the mining genre, and it offers a challenging and rewarding experience for gamers who are looking for something new.
Play With Others
Your role doesn’t have to be a lonesome one, as you can play with up to seven players! Mine together, fight, farm, craft and survive — or take a break and check out their caverns instead. You might get inspiration to spruce up your own cavern!
Play Again And Again
With intuitive controls, Core Keeper is easy to pick up and play for anyone, yet offers a challenge that will keep even the most experienced gamers engaged. And with its procedurally-generated asteroids, no two gameplay experiences are ever the same. So come on over and join the fun! We guarantee you'll have a blast.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- March 08, 2022
- Developer:
- Pugstorm
- Publisher:
- Fireshine Games
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Genres:
- Adventure
Mining
Sandbox
Exploration
Building
Crafting
Survival
Casual
Dungeon Crawler
Cooking
Farming Sim
Open World Survival Craft
Simulation
- Play Styles:
- Online Co-Op
2D
Procedural Generation
- Features:
- Online Coop
Full controller support
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5, 2.27 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 330M
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Critic Reviews
85
Based on 9 Critics
Core Keeper Statistics
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Achievement Hunter?
15.38% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
15.38% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
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Easy
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Just Right
58.82%
Tough
29.41%
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Relax & enjoy! 58.82% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Tried It
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Played It
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Conquered It
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Completionist! 12.5% of players have Conquered It
Core Keeper User Reviews
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1 - 8 of 64 Reviews
Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Bought 2 copies to play with my young adult son. There aren't many games we can both play together since he prefers FPS and action, while my old reflexes and poor coordination can't play those games.
We have both had a blast with Core Keeper and I can't wait to see how this game further develops. We're already having tons of fun exploring, while I focus more on crafting, base building, and farming, while he's been chasing down bosses.
I bought this based on other reviews stating it was a combination of minecraft, terraria, and stardew valley. And I think that's a reasonably apt way to describe this game, but also feel it's more than just that combination.
With it still in early access and so I'm not sure what the final product will be, to this point I whole-heartedly recommend this and I look forward to seeing what's to come.
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idyl
Verified purchase
This is a great entry into the survival/crafting genre. In some ways, it feels similar to other games like Terraria, but it also has a slightly larger story element. The gameplay is great, especially with multiple players. The best part, though, is the dev team. They've been super active with the community and regularly update in-game systems based on community feedback. In the 3 months I've played, they've already revamped the repair system twice, each time bringing excellent improvements. The devs have also announced a lot of upcoming content that I can't wait to play. As it stands, the game is fantastic and it only looks to get better from here.
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Fanatical User
Verified purchase
As a big fan of games like Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper and Terraria, this game instantly appealed to me. I was not disappointed. The gameplay, crafting, combat and farming are all great and easy to learn. Little things like digging a trench to bring water from a river close to your base was something i had to look up in a guide but who cares. I bought it for my 7 year old son for us to play together. Much better with friends. Definitely recommend.
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Frank Travesty
Verified purchase
Absolutely brilliant! If “Terraria” is what you get when you cross Minecraft with a Metroidvania, then “Core Keeper” is the melding of Minecraft with a Zelda clone. And for an “early access” title it has an amazing amount of content (which is being actively expanded) - not to mention the price… you just can’t go wrong with this one.
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Jon
Verified purchase
Though still in early access, this game feels very polished and feature complete. I went in blind so I didn't know what to expected and was pleasantly surprised by the boss encounters, depth of the gearing system and talent trees. There are different gear sets in the game that allow for things like range builds, melee builds, crit builds, attack speed builds, explosive builds, etc.. Farming is satisfying enough and quite important when paired with cooking. I hardly touched fishing, there really wasn't much of an incentive to bother with it and the bit I did seemed tedious. Building was also a bit disappointing in that there wasn't much need to outside of cosmetic reasons. It would have been nice if you needed to build a well guarded base to defend against monster attacks. All in all this was one of the best value games I've purchased as far as cost/hours played in a long time.
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S
Verified purchase
Fun game, hope it gets plenty of updates over time to really flesh it out.
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Matt
Verified purchase
Pretty fun. A bit short but it's still in Early Access so that will probably change in the future. Playable solo but can feela bit monotone and slow if you go at it alone.
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Jezze
Verified purchase
The developers clearly put a lot of care into this game. It’s quite stable and polished for an early access game which is very promising for what’s to come.
As for the game itself, it feels fresh while pleasantly reminiscent of the best of the crafting and survival games that we’ve all sunk endless hours into. A great deal at early access pricing — if it’s also on sale it’s a steal.
(Also runs perfectly on Steam Deck!)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 12% of GameFAQs users said Core Keeper is Simple or Easy. 59% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 29% of GameFAQs users said Core Keeper is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Core Keeper is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Core Keeper is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5, 2.27 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 330M
- Storage: 250 MB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 40 hours. 54% of users played Core Keeper for over 40 hours.
Yes, Core Keeper has broad critical consensus. 100% of critics on Metacritic recommend Core Keeper. The Metascore is 85 out of 100.
90% of Fanatical users recommend Core Keeper. The average review score is 4.6/5
Yes, 90% of Fanatical users and 100% of critics on Metacritic recommend Core Keeper.
Core Keeper was released on March 08, 2022
Core Keeper is published by Fireshine Games
Core Keeper was developed by Pugstorm
Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as Adventure, Mining, Sandbox, and Exploration
Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as Pixel Graphics, Mystery, Relaxing, and Atmospheric
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as having Online Co-Op
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as Mining
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Core Keeper as Sandbox
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