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Core Keeper 2022
Core Keeper is a survival sandbox video game developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshine Games. It takes place in a procedurally generated underground environment where players engage in mining, crafting, farming, automation, and combat. The game supports both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes, accommodating up to eight players. Its design has drawn comparisons to Minecraft, Terraria, and Stardew Valley due to its mixture of exploration, base-building, and survival elements within a darker cave setting.
The game launched on Steam in early access on 8 March 2022, gaining positive feedback for its progression systems, visual style, atmosphere, and ease of play for newcomers and co-op teams. During this phase, it achieved over one million sales and earned several award nominations. Core Keeper exited early access with its 1.0 release for Windows and Linux on 27 August 2024. Subsequent versions were released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 17 September 2024.
A Nintendo Switch port, 2, was made available on 26 January 2026, offering existing Switch owners the update at no additional cost. Upon full release, the game garnered generally favorable reviews, scoring 85/100 on Metacritic. Post-launch updates have been provided free of charge, introducing new content and features regularly.
Crew
- Programmer
- Max Halldén, David Lindqvist
- Artist
- Julian Seifert-Olszewski
- Writer
- David Lindqvist, Fredrik Präntare, Julian Seifert-Olszewski
- Producer
- Sven Thole
- Music
- Jonathan Geer
Details
- Developer
- Pugstorm
- Publisher
- Fireshine Games
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
- Modes
- Single-player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- Unity
