Core Keeper
Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Core Keeper is an adventure developed by Pugstorm, released 27 August 2024 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. The main story takes about 34.5 hrs to finish.
What Core Keeper is
Core Keeper is an adventure game developed by Pugstorm and released in 2024. It was published by Fireshine Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Drawn towards a mysterious relic, you are an explorer who awakens in an ancient cavern of creatures, resources and trinkets. Trapped deep underground will your survival skills be up to the task?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, kids, mystery and open world. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 55 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Core Keeper holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Players rate it 76, 10 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 34.5 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Russia is the cheapest region we track at ₽710.00 (about $8.46), while Germany pays €19.99 — 2.6 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 10 on Steam, which is about $9.99.
What it launched against
Core Keeper launched on 27 August 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Core Keeper yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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