90
Core Keeper is a labour of love that continues to improve with each update, with Void & Voltage adding more for new and old players alike.
80
Quotation forthcoming.
90
Grab your mining tools! It's time to go on an unforgettable underground adventure. And it's surprisingly catchy. You will have a great time.
2
This could have been a fantastic game on the switch but the developers decided not to include off-line co-co mode. So, unless you are willing to pay for a Nintendo online pass, don't buy. **** valley has local co-co, buy that instead.
0
Injusto y desequilibrado. El juego necesita con urgencia un parche que de una oportunidad al jugador. Ahora mismo es desesperante el farmeo que requiere TODO, la necesidad de estar constantemente reparando material y el bajo daño que probocas. En este estado a agosto del 2025 no se puede recomendar en absoluto.
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Core Keeper
Released On:
Aug 27, 2024
Metascore
Generally Favorable
86
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
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Jan 27, 2026
90
Core Keeper is a labour of love that continues to improve with each update, with Void & Voltage adding more for new and old players alike.
Sep 10, 2024
90
Core Keeper is a gem in the sandbox genre that offers a rich and varied experience in a fascinating underground setting. Despite some drawbacks, such as excessive grinding and a somewhat flat skill system, the game excels in its ability to deliver an immersive and fun experience.
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65% Positive
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Oct 21, 2024
10
Great game in a beautiful pixel-art style!
I love the combination between **** valley and **** just works!
Aug 26, 2024
90
Engaging and exciting, Core Keeper is a perfect example of development and creativity. In addition to keeping you completely glued to the screen, with 1.0 it dramatically increases the hours that someone could spend inside it, thus allowing the player passionate about video games of this caliber to lose track of time. The game design of the production is certainly the most alive and irrepressible part, as well as the world around the main character. In addition, I have given names to some animals within the production, which could please the colleagues of TGM.
Aug 26, 2024
80
I think the biggest praise I can give to the game is that I cannot wait to dig into it with a few friends over the coming weeks. It's the kind of game you can slowly chip away at over several evenings and the hardcore mode even offers some replayability down the line. While it doesn’t reinvent the wheels of its genre, Pugstorm’s Core Keeper emerges confidently out of early access and I’m looking forward to revisiting it over and over again in the coming years.
Aug 26, 2024
80
Core Keeper is a strong survival game that can easily chew through the hours, providing a great balance between adventure and homesteading. There's a sense that no idea was left out, whether that be a constant pet companion or minecart rail lines, and while these may not get fully fleshed out, this is a rare occasion where quantity manages to make up for depth. The pet levels up and sometimes enemies drop treats that give it a nice experience boost, and that's all it needs to do. Minecart goes on tracks, riding it beats walking and maybe it doesn't need a complicated system of switches and sidings to get the job done. The underground world of Core Keeper stretches on for functionally forever, filled with chasms, monsters, resources beyond measure and even an underground sea. There's a huge amount of ways to play with it all and sometimes that's more than enough.
Sep 26, 2024
10
Holy ****, this game is amazing. If you like pixel art and games like Terraria this is a MUST PLAY.
May 14, 2025
7
Une expérience globalement satisfaisante. J’ai passé un bon moment du début à la fin.
Nov 9, 2024
7
it is a normal game with its flaws. it is fun to play with friends. but in this genre, there are plenty of better options
Jun 23, 2025
3
Did anybody with those high ratings actually play this game more then 5 hours? Yes, the setting sounds terrific, the style is nice, the world big, u need to set up a lot of things, build, cook, craft, explore... 9/10 for the start. But boy does it fall of. The world is big but boring (after a few hours), the cooking redundant and unnecessary. The loot much to much to be exited about it. Just everything about this game feels not fully finished. I loved **** Valley and spent many hours on just working and growing (and sometimes a bit of mining/fighting) and having a good time seeing as it grows. I played Terraria and the exploration was so nice and interessting. I played Factorio, liked it, but to be fair, it got a bit to much to manage for me in the end^^ This game wants to merge those games but it comes not even closeto the originals in those points. Just not even a bit. Its a pitty, it sounded so promising, but if u want more then a good 5hours start from this, u will probably be disapointed.
Dec 16, 2025
2
This could have been a fantastic game on the switch but the developers decided not to include off-line co-co mode. So, unless you are willing to pay for a Nintendo online pass, don't buy. **** valley has local co-co, buy that instead.
SummaryExplore 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.
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch 2
Initial Release Date:Aug 27, 2024
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