Core Trials
Core Trials is a motion-based, pixel-art bullet hell you play using just your webcam. Move your body to control the core, protect it, and survive intense trials. Immerse yourself in high-octane action and…
Core Trials is an indie developed by Ohilo Games, released 27 August 2025 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Core Trials is
Core Trials is an indie game developed by Ohilo Games and released in 2025. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 6.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Amargi, a realm once teeming with life, its lands blessed by nature’s harmony. From the cold crowns of Arctoria in the North to the endless deserts of Shamsara in the South, balance was preserved by the Masters, elemental guardians sworn to protect the world's sacred order. But that balance was shattered. From the underworld rose an evil beyond comprehension. His legion swept across the land, twisting life into decay. Cities crumbled, forests withered, and the people of Kuru, once the heart of civilization, became prisoners in their own world. The Masters fought, but even their might could not turn the tide. Desperation took hold as hope faded, until a child was found. Marked by an immense…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Core Trials launched on 27 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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