How to enjoy Core Keeper
A story plus total freedom
Alongside the boss-driven story, you can build, farm, fish, automate and more, in whatever order you like.
Solo or multiplayer
Take your time alone, or split up roles with friends.
Pick your difficulty
Casual if combat isn’t your thing, Hard if you want a challenge (difficulty).
Ways to enjoy Core Keeper
| Play style | What you do | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Follow the story | Beat bosses to awaken the Core, collect the souls of six Titans and reach the ending. | The goal of the game |
| Explore | Dig through the vast underground and look for scenes (temples, ruins), dungeons and chests. | Using the map |
| Build a base | Design your own base with rooms, furniture, lights and colors. | Base design ideas |
| Live off the land | Farm, raise livestock, fish and cook to keep yourself supplied. | How to raise livestock |
| Automate | Use electricity, drills and robot arms to gather resources automatically. | Automation guide |
| Go for the endgame | Aim for the best gear, legendary weapons, pet talents and Lv.100 skills. | Best gear |
| Play together | Split roles with up to 8 players. | How to play multiplayer |
| Add mods | On PC, mods can expand the game. | How to install mods |
New players can start with the progression checklist (what to do next) so you never get lost.
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.