Core Keeper

Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets. In this award-winning, 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure, your choices shape an epic journey. Harvest relics and resources, craft advanced tools, build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving world waiting to be unearthed.

Core Keeper is an action-adventure sandbox game developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshine Games.

The game is available digitally on Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

Physical versions of the game are available at select retailers for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay[]

The player controls a single character in a procedurally generated underground world. Both singleplayer and online multiplayer are supported, with multiplayer allowing for up to 8 people to play together at once.

Development and release[]

Core Keeper was first announced during E3 2021, on June 11.

Closed alpha ran from September 23 until September 30, 2021, allowing players who had previously signed up to play the game and provide feedback to the developers.

Open alpha ran from December 1 until December 15, 2021. Unlike the closed alpha, sign-up was not required; anyone could download the game for free and play for the duration.

It was announced on February 10, 2022 that Core Keeper would be entering Steam early access on March 8. A free demo was also made available to play until February 28.

On November 14, 2023 it was announced that Core Keeper would be exiting early access in Summer 2024. On May 16, 2024 the release date of 1.0 was confirmed as August 27, 2024.

System requirements[]

Minimum[]

	Windows	SteamOS + Linux
OS	Windows 10 64-bit	Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)
Processor	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory	8 GB	‎N/A‎
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5850

Recommended[]

	Windows	SteamOS + Linux
OS	Windows 10 64-bit	Linux (Ubuntu 22.04)
Processor	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory	8 GB	‎N/A‎
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon R9 280X

Trivia[]

Early name ideas for Core Keeper include Hartcore, Downcore, Cavecore, Veincore, Cave Keeper and Nethervein.^[1]
Open alpha was originally planned to end on December 14, but was extended by 24 hours.^[2]