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Return From Core

顽核社 FuncoreClub · 2P Games · 2025-07-17

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 15, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.

17
playing now
76%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$16.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

After surface civilization's destruction, you're an underground survivor exploring a world of unknowns and dangers. Wield your pickaxe, explore ruins, befriend Monster Girls, build automated production lines, construct your base, and return to the surface!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 27% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 36k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,809 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.49-21%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.98 at Fanatical (2026-08-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 51 of 71 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

2372026-08-13 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 17 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.99$7.982023-12-152026-08-212023-12-15 — best price $14.442024-02-03 — best price $14.442024-03-14 — best price $14.442024-04-08 — best price $11.892024-05-06 — best price $16.992024-05-31 — best price $13.492024-07-12 — best price $12.902024-07-20 — best price $13.492024-07-31 — best price $16.992024-08-24 — best price $13.492024-10-08 — best price $12.642024-11-11 — best price $12.742024-11-26 — best price $16.992024-12-05 — best price $13.492024-12-27 — best price $16.992025-01-20 — best price $10.782025-02-09 — best price $16.992025-03-03 — best price $10.192025-03-28 — best price $13.492025-05-10 — best price $12.482025-05-27 — best price $16.992025-06-29 — best price $16.992025-07-25 — best price $9.872025-08-14 — best price $11.892025-09-14 — best price $12.742025-10-01 — best price $9.512025-10-28 — best price $9.512025-11-21 — best price $9.252025-12-07 — best price $16.992026-01-06 — best price $10.192026-01-31 — best price $16.992026-02-16 — best price $11.892026-03-15 — best price $11.892026-03-29 — best price $16.992026-04-28 — best price $13.492026-05-23 — best price $16.992026-06-26 — best price $16.992026-07-17 — best price $10.192026-08-21 — best price $13.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
57%
earned "Steady Progress"
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Player tags

RPGMiningSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureAutomationSimulationExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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