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Explore a vast 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 a pixel graphics, open world survival craft and online co-op game developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshine Games and bilibili.
Released on August 27th 2024 is available on Windows and Linux in 13 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Thai, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian.

It has received 54,979 reviews of which 51,042 were positive and 3,937 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Core Keeper into these genres:

Pixel Graphics Open World Survival Craft Online Co-Op Sandbox Survival Adventure Crafting Exploration 2D Building Mining Dungeon Crawler Procedural Generation Farming Sim Relaxing Cooking Simulation Atmospheric Mystery Casual

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850

Linux

OS: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

I am sad. Sad because I absolutely loved this game and I'm not sure there will be anything like it again that I can thoroughly enjoy. It was fun to explore, fun to fight, fun to travel beyond the wall when the game truly opened up. I have completed this game on my own more than once, and have beaten this game with different friends more than once as well. I do hope the developers make another like this.

Sept. 2025

Core Keeper is a cozy-mining-survival game where you accidentally discover that the slime puddle you ignored is actually a boss arena. It’s equal parts chill sandbox and "oh no, why is the ground shaking". It’s a mix between Minecraft’s mining, Terraria’s combat and Stardew Valley’s farming. You dig tunnels, grow weird crops, and fight your way through caves full of hostile mobs. Meanwhile, your starter camp slowly grows into a chaotic base full of chests and all the stuff you’ve collected. It’s the kind of game where a simple mining trip can turn into a tense scramble and you’re left wondering how something so charming could be this stressful.

March 2025

I've played Minecraft and Terraria more times than I can count. I've swung with the best of the survival sandbox genre. Core Keeper, despite not quite being up there with the greatest of the greats, has nestled its way into my heart and refuses to let go. The art is adorable, the music is absolutely phenomenal (I'm not kidding, the soundtrack is almost worth the price of admission alone), and the overall vibe of this game is incredible. My only real complaint with the game is the amount of inventory clutter- lots of things either explode or destroy blocks, leaving random junk all over the ground that you inevitably end up running past and picking up, meaning you'll often find your inventory suddenly full of things you never even noticed were there. Luckily, the most recent patch adds both a 'Sort' and 'Quick Stack To Nearby Chests' feature, cutting down on time spent organizing chests substantially. After completing all the current game's content, I can say with confidence that the aesthetics and pacing are phenomenal even into the late game- from gorgeous late game biomes to impressively rendered faux-3d pixel art bosses like you'd see in Dead Cells- some (but definitely not all) of the game's very best stuff is saved for last!

Nov. 2024

Review after 100% solo play Rating: 9.5/10 I would say this is like a love child between Terarria and Stardew Valley, but I haven't beaten either of those games so I'll keep it a bit more original. I took the time to 100% Core Keeper (heads up this was like 160 hours, my time playing on Steam Deck wasn't added in idk why) and it was absolutely worth it. The game has so many different facets; farming, mining, fighting, fishing, base-building, collecting, etc. all built into a graphics style that makes me reminisce the GBA. It's hard not to find a reason to love this game. You can tell the dev put a lot of time and effort into crafting the littlest details about Core Keeper into something enjoyable. For example, I usually don't notice subtle sound effects and music transitions but with Core Keeper it's hard not too. The sounds are built seamlessly into the game and make it so satisfying even when meandering around doing pointless little tasks. The combat is no joke either. If you go into this game thinking you're going to stomp on all the enemies since you've played Elden Ring or similar like I did you will be humbled quick. You actually have to put time into leveling your character, looting gear, and matching up sets to get bonuses that make just that little bit of a difference to put your character over the edge. Plus, you can get a variety of pets that give stat bonuses and it follows you around everywhere. S'cute. The one and I mean the ONE drawback this game has it can be extremely grindy. Especially if you're looking to 100% it. For example, leveling up your stats to 100 takes forever depending on which stats you focused on throughout your play-through. This isn't deal-breaking by any means but still, it can be a bit annoying when you already completed everything else. But hey, beggars can't be choosers, especially when hunting for achievements. Aside from the grindiness, it was an amazing game. 9.5/10 for me. I'm sure this game is great in Co-op. I just didn't have friends to play it with.

Oct. 2024

A beginner friendly survival game with all of the good things you love in survival games like Terraria, Minecraft, Don't Starve and next to none of the bad. The graphics are fun, the exploration is exciting and the GUI is super accessible. You're missing out if you don't give it a go!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Core Keeper is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Core Keeper is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Core Keeper received 51,042 positive votes out of a total of 54,979 achieving an impressive rating of 9.12.

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Core Keeper was developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshine Games and bilibili.

Core Keeper is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Core Keeper is not playable on MacOS.

Core Keeper is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Core Keeper offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Core Keeper includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There is a DLC available for Core Keeper. Explore additional content available for Core Keeper on Steam.

Core Keeper does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Core Keeper does not support Steam Remote Play.

Core Keeper is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Core Keeper.

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