What kind of game is Core Keeper?
An underground mining sandbox
You awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern and explore a huge subterranean world by mining, gathering, crafting, building and fighting.
1–8
Solo or with friends
Play alone or in 2–8 player online co-op (online play on Switch: 1–4 players).
About the name
The Core is the ancient structure at the center of the world; awakening it is the first goal of the story.
What genre is Core Keeper?
Steam lists it as Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG and Simulation. It is a top-down pixel-art sandbox that combines mining, crafting, building, farming, fishing and boss fights. Each world is generated from its own world seed.
What do you do in Core Keeper?
- Dig and expand: mine through walls to explore caves and collect ore and materials.
- Craft and get stronger: make tools, weapons and armor at workbenches and upgrade them.
- Build a base: set up farms, livestock, cooking and automation.
- Defeat bosses: beat bosses to move the story forward (the goal of the game).
Core Keeper basic facts
| Developer | Pugstorm (Sweden) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Fireshine Games |
| Release date | Full release August 27, 2024 (Early Access from March 8, 2022) (release dates by platform) |
| Platforms | Windows and Linux (Steam, etc.), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 |
| Players | 1–8 (Switch online: 1–4) |
Sources: the Steam store page (genres, Windows and Linux, “2-8 player drop-in/drop-out online co-op”), the Nintendo eShop page (Switch: Online 1–4), the PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo store pages and the publisher’s launch announcements for the other platforms (checked November 2026), and the game’s credits.
Unless a note on the page says otherwise, numbers are read from the game files of Core Keeper 1.3.0.6 (prefabs, configuration files, drop tables and the game's program) and calculated by this site, including upgraded (per-level) values, sell prices and mana costs. Names and descriptions are the game's official English text. Only reinforcing materials, minion and pet attacks and some food values are based on the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) data (CC BY-SA 3.0). Core Keeper and its images are © Pugstorm. This is an unofficial fan site.