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Core Keeper

Pugstorm · Fireshine Games · 2024-08-27

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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 27, 2024 (Linux), Aug 27, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Aug 27, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 17, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 28, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Explore a vast 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.

Core Keeper is a 2024 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (93% of 66520 reviews) sentiment.

8,527
playing now
93%
positive of 68k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
295
twitch viewers (latest)
8.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
86/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (53 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (500 downloads)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (6,822 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 21 critics
35h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

8,527 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Core Keeper is a survival game and sandbox game developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshine Games. Set in a procedurally generated underground world, the game combines mining, crafting, farming, automation, and combat while supporting single-player and cooperative multiplayer for up to eight players. Critics have compared its mechanics and tone to Minecraft, Terraria, and Stardew Valley for blending exploration, base-building and survival systems within a darker, atmospheric cave setting.

Trailer

Core Keeper trailer thumbnail

Core Keeper - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

≈455,673 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8,527 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,329 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~541/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,531 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67,732 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99-40%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.12 at GameBillet (2025-11-24) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 134 of 200 observed days · $4.87 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.3k6.3k20222026Week of 2022-03-01: 6,266 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,809 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 863 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3,030 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,231 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,492 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,125 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4,419 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,026 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 685 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 809 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 875 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 812 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 20 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

19k2.3k2026-09-14 20:00 — 3,301 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 2,423 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 3,195 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 3,110 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 3,515 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 4,696 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 6,629 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 4,547 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 4,927 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 9,223 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 5,105 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 3,919 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 6,710 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 3,582 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 6,336 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 11,055 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 4,113 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 4,215 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 7,190 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 12,252 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 16,866 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 17,552 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 9,634 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 8,527 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
22k1.4kMar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 16,184 · peak 34,377May 2022 — avg 2,926 · peak 7,050Jul 2022 — avg 3,671 · peak 7,631Sep 2022 — avg 1,868 · peak 3,652Nov 2022 — avg 4,379 · peak 12,910Jan 2023 — avg 3,237 · peak 6,662Mar 2023 — avg 3,039 · peak 6,372May 2023 — avg 4,623 · peak 10,746Jul 2023 — avg 2,203 · peak 4,354Sep 2023 — avg 1,521 · peak 4,902Nov 2023 — avg 2,790 · peak 5,278Jan 2024 — avg 2,854 · peak 6,418Mar 2024 — avg 2,872 · peak 7,599May 2024 — avg 1,829 · peak 3,928Jul 2024 — avg 2,287 · peak 4,847Sep 2024 — avg 22,363 · peak 46,355Nov 2024 — avg 8,361 · peak 21,232Jan 2025 — avg 5,193 · peak 10,826Mar 2025 — avg 5,395 · peak 12,162May 2025 — avg 3,950 · peak 7,907Jul 2025 — avg 4,649 · peak 11,902Sep 2025 — avg 2,526 · peak 4,838Nov 2025 — avg 3,219 · peak 7,623Jan 2026 — avg 4,902 · peak 9,715Mar 2026 — avg 9,306 · peak 26,639May 2026 — avg 4,171 · peak 8,444Jul 2026 — avg 3,426 · peak 7,206Aug 2026 — avg 3,043 · peak 5,571
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1731732026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 53 new positive2026-09-21: 12 new negative2026-09-22: 37 new positive2026-09-24: 20 new positive2026-09-26: 18 new positive2026-09-26: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 31 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 22 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 19 new positive2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 14 new positive2026-10-02: 18 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new negative2026-10-03: 18 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 50 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new negative2026-10-05: 18 new positive2026-10-06: 20 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 30 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 26 new positive2026-10-09: 57 new positive2026-10-09: 39 new negative2026-10-10: 76 new positive2026-10-10: 10 new negative2026-10-11: 99 new positive2026-10-11: 9 new negative2026-10-12: 167 new positive2026-10-12: 10 new negative2026-10-13: 173 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 83 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.192022-03-042026-10-142022-03-04 — best price $12.992022-04-14 — best price $12.992022-06-20 — best price $8.702022-08-08 — best price $12.992022-10-08 — best price $11.412022-11-20 — best price $12.992023-01-10 — best price $11.192023-03-19 — best price $12.992023-05-05 — best price $8.312023-06-26 — best price $12.792023-08-20 — best price $10.392023-10-21 — best price $7.892023-12-24 — best price $7.192024-02-11 — best price $11.692024-04-02 — best price $15.992024-05-27 — best price $7.192024-07-11 — best price $11.992024-08-21 — best price $17.532024-09-23 — best price $18.892024-11-25 — best price $12.592024-12-22 — best price $12.522025-01-26 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $9.992025-05-19 — best price $10.592025-06-27 — best price $10.642025-08-01 — best price $13.392025-08-29 — best price $19.992025-10-04 — best price $10.442025-11-05 — best price $19.992025-12-15 — best price $11.992026-02-03 — best price $17.392026-03-25 — best price $11.992026-05-02 — best price $17.702026-06-07 — best price $16.572026-07-10 — best price $16.862026-08-31 — best price $11.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

352712026-06-02 — 139 pageviews2026-06-06 — 146 pageviews2026-06-10 — 114 pageviews2026-06-14 — 155 pageviews2026-06-18 — 108 pageviews2026-06-22 — 120 pageviews2026-06-26 — 205 pageviews2026-06-30 — 161 pageviews2026-07-04 — 145 pageviews2026-07-08 — 139 pageviews2026-07-12 — 128 pageviews2026-07-16 — 111 pageviews2026-07-20 — 112 pageviews2026-07-24 — 110 pageviews2026-07-28 — 143 pageviews2026-08-01 — 124 pageviews2026-08-05 — 94 pageviews2026-08-09 — 129 pageviews2026-08-13 — 117 pageviews2026-08-17 — 131 pageviews2026-08-21 — 112 pageviews2026-08-25 — 125 pageviews2026-08-29 — 136 pageviews2026-09-02 — 163 pageviews2026-09-06 — 197 pageviews2026-09-10 — 152 pageviews2026-09-14 — 147 pageviews2026-09-18 — 129 pageviews2026-09-22 — 165 pageviews2026-09-26 — 166 pageviews2026-09-30 — 182 pageviews2026-10-04 — 164 pageviews2026-10-08 — 279 pageviews2026-10-12 — 237 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11k132026-09-30 18:34 — 1,157 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 145 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 181 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 9,520 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-03 10:12 — 11,026 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 166 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 196 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 175 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 224 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 8,973 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 131 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 152 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 934 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 383 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 297 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 467 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 471 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 486 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 377 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 671 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 362 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 252 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 357 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 392 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 295 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
64.1%
earned "A Slimey Encounter"
9.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Thai, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Russian…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2025-01-09, latest 2026-03-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,2941%55
PS5 (PlayStation)6,1144%56
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)3,1491%55
Windows (Xbox)1,6581%55
PS4 (PlayStation)9426%56
Switch (Nintendo)2180%0
PS4 (PlayStation)0—56

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DMiningSandboxBuildingCraftingRelaxingSurvivalAdventureExplorationFarming Sim

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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