Core Keeper News

It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for, Explorers — Core Keeper’s Paws & Claws Update will be coming your way on May 10th 2023!

This major content update features a brand-new Meadow sub-biome complete with cattle, as well as hatchable animal companions to help you on your adventure. With plenty of new mechanics and features for you to uncover, as well as new decorative items and materials (like glass!), we know you’re gonna have a blast with this one. Players can also expect improvements to combat and a whole host of community-requested features such as more rotatable objects and the coveted bucket. Don’t take our word for it, though, check out our trailer below!

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There’s a lot of enjoyment to be had when exploring the underground, but we think the idea of having living creatures that follow the player and interact with the world around them breathes even more life into the game! The entire team had so much fun working on this update, and we’re really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one.

There are just two more weeks to go until you can frolic with the Moolin, raise your very own pet pal, build a base made entirely of glass, and paint the town pink (or one of the other new paintbrush colours we’ll be introducing).



[h2]Animal Companions[/h2]

This wouldn’t be the Paws & Claws update without the paws and claws (and other appendages). We’re excited to announce that we’re adding 5 different varieties of pets, each with multiple colour variations, and 3 different types of cattle to the game! Pet eggs can be found in various locations throughout the Core Keeper map, placed in the incubator, and then hatched into companions that can be equipped to aid players in battle via a dedicated pet inventory slot. Find out more about each individual pet below…

[h3]Subterrier[/h3]
A canine companion that is out to smite your enemies, endlessly lick his paws and, in general, just be a good pal!

The Subterrier is a dog-like companion that will follow you into battle and defend you from trouble with its powerful jaws. With a chance to stun enemies, leaving them wide open for a well-timed hit of your sword, it’s no wonder they call Subterriers an Explorer’s best friend!



[h3]Embertail[/h3]
Spontaneous and impulsive in nature, this pet is as fierce in battle as it is at clawing at furniture. But also incredibly cuddly.

Don’t let the Embertail’s fluffy fur and adorable toe beans fool you, this cat-like creature can really turn up the heat in battle with its fiery ranged attack. Its bright eyes also provide a useful +2 glow so that you can avoid being snuck up on by dastardly Cavelings in some of the darker parts of the underground.



[h3]Fanhare[/h3]
This feather-eared rodent is an able companion, making up for its size by swinging poisonous, sturdy hair into the enemy.

The Fanhare’s big floppy ears and bunny-rabbit appearance make the temptation to cuddle and pet this creature almost unbearable…but think twice before you snuggle up to its poisonous pelt! With a ranged attack that can hit multiple targets and the chance to apply poison damage, the Fanhare is very much a look-but-don’t-touch companion.



[h3]Owlux[/h3]
A swift, beaked ally that’s too shy to directly head into battle. But it certainly has your back when weapons clash!

The Owlux is an adorable bird-type creature that flies overhead to keep a watchful eye on you. With no offensive powers of its own, the Owlux offers a movement speed and damage buff to aid its master in combat.



[h3]Jr Slimes![/h3]
Baby Slimes in a variety of colours, each dealing damage associated with their fully-grown counterparts!

We here at Pugstorm sure do love our Slimes, and there have been A LOT of community requests for pet Slimes since we launched in Early Access. Well, your requests have been answered! Choose from the oozy Jr Orange Slime, the poisonous Jr Purple Slime, the slippery Jr Blue Slime, and the scorching Jr Lava Slime!



[h2]Introducing Creative Mode[/h2]

Is building your favourite part of Core Keeper? Then you’ll be pleased to know that you can build to your heart’s content in our upcoming Creative Mode! No more hunting for crafting materials or upgrading equipment, simply start a world in Creative Mode, open the Creative Mode UI and choose from building materials, creatures, consumables, environmental objects, equipment, valuables, seasonal items, and more! This new mode is completely separate from the standard version of the game and will require players to create dedicated Creative-Mode characters that are only playable in Creative-Mode worlds.

Creative Mode comes complete with its very own togglable God Mode too. When enabled, this mode allows players to move through objects, destroy objects in one hit, and place objects much faster than normal. Items do not drop from destroyed objects in God Mode, but objects are also not consumed when used in this mode!

The final Creative Mode feature we want to talk about is the “Play world” button. When toggled, this button stops creatures and objects from moving or performing any actions. This essentially switches off the enemy AI and stops anything unexpected from getting in the way of your creativity!

[h2]Our First Piece of Official Merchandise[/h2]

Deep in the Forgotten Ruins lives a strange race of underground creatures, shut off from the surface world…

…until now. Introducing our first piece of official Core Keeper Merchandise – the Caveling plushie! We’re working with the talented folk at Makeship to create these cuddly Cavelings, and we’ll be sharing lots more information on how you can get your hands on one soon. Until then, we hope you’ll enjoy some pictures of this little guy on his above-ground adventures!

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[h2]Changes to the Pricing of Core Keeper[/h2]

You might recall we mentioned some changes to the price of Core Keeper that would be coming soon after the Paws & Claws Update is live. The price will change at 09.00 am UTC on the 29th of May and this will not impact users who have already purchased the game in any way.

It’s challenging to quantify the price increase as a flat percentage since the pricing for the game differs slightly from region to region, so we’re sharing a couple of key price points below to give you an idea of what to expect.

Updated Price in GBP = £12.99 Updated Price in USD = $15.99 Updated Price in Euros = €15,99 Updated Price in CNY = ¥62 RMB Updated Price in JPY = ¥1,800 Updated Price in KRW = ₩17,500 Updated Price in THB = ฿330

Before we make any changes, however, we wanted to give new players one last chance to pick up Core Keeper at its lowest price point. That’s why, from the day the Paws & Claws update goes live, up until 05.00 pm UTC on the 22nd of May, you’ll be able to grab Core Keeper at 20% off its current price point!

[h2]Just 2 Weeks to Go![/h2]

We’ve been teasing some of the new content you can expect with the Paws & Claws Update over on Twitter, and we’ll be showcasing a little more of it as we approach the release date, so make sure you’re following us for more previews of what’s to come. We’re very excited and we think these next two weeks will fly by…and then it’s straight to work on the Crystal Biome! As always, you’re welcome to chat about updates with your fellow Explorers over on our Twitter, Discord, and Steam Discussions.

It's time for another weekly community wrap-up. We've shared some fun stuff on social media this week and observant Explorers might even spot some of the new content you can expect with our Animal Update in our posts. Our wonderful community has also been at it again sharing awesome builds, map art, and fan art!

[h2]Secret Lab in The Desert of Beginnings[/h2]

We think The Desert of Beginnings is the perfect place for a secret lab. Don't ask us what the Explorer is researching; we have no idea that's top secret! What we can tell you is that there's a certain piece of technology in this GIF that's not currently available in the public version of the game *wink*.



[h2]"Nobody cared who I was before I put on the mask"[/h2]

Our Easter Seasonal Event may be over, but the memory of the Chicken outfit lives on!



[h2]What Core Keeper Food Would You Like to Try in Real Life?[/h2]

We asked our Twitter community which Core Keeper foods they would like to try in real life, and their responses did not disappoint! We had people keen on trying Spicy Pepper Wraps, Crunchy Mold Cheese, Glimmering Eel Sushi, Starlight Nautilus, and even Gooey Worm Fish Balls!

Why don't you let us know which Core Keeper foods you'd like to try in the comments?



[h2]Smelting Room, Terraforming Warehouse, and a Cemetary![/h2]

Discord user Kalabera shared their incredible builds with us over in the Core Keeper Discord server. Looks like a lot of time and effort went into making that smelting room too hot to handle!



[h2]Teamwork Makes the Dream Work![/h2]

Our Discord moderator, Soul_Wade started building this huge base in March with the help of her boyfriend and friend. We're just sharing the map art below because the base is way too big to share as a screenshot, but you can view the whole thing in all its glory here!



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Hey there Explorers, we've been reading the comments on our previous weekly wrap-up posts, and we're glad to see that you're enjoying them. We know not everybody follows us on Twitter or is a member of the Discord (though we'd love for you to join us in those spaces if you want to!), and we definitely didn't want you lot over here on Steam to miss out on any fun content or teasers. Speaking of teasers...

[h2]Introducing Moolin[/h2]

You might recall our Animal Update reveal from last week that was "cleverly" disguised as an April Fools' joke. Well, we were over the moon to see how much you liked the cow-like creature we showed you. We received a bunch of comments from people saying how cute they were, and we knew for sure that you'd think they were even cuter once you heard what they were called. So, on Monday, we shared a GIF of these cuties in action and revealed that they will be called Moolin. How's that for adorable?



[h2]Bistro in the Sand![/h2]

"Welcome to Bistro in the Sand, today's special is a delectable Azure Pepper wrap."

There are so many different foods to combine in Core Keeper and, with the help of the recipe book in the Cooking Pot interface, anyone can set up their own in-game restaurant! You might have to wait a little while if you want to decorate your restaurant like ours, though, as there's a teaser for a new paintbrush colour hidden in plain sight in this video!

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[h2]Core Keeper Throughout the Seasons[/h2]

What's your favourite seasonal event? We've got a seasonal event to suit every taste in Core Keeper, and this little montage proves it! Remember, you can access our seasonal content at any time of year (or switch seasonal events off entirely) via the Gameplay Settings menu.

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[h2]Brain of Cthulhu Map Art[/h2]

We've said it once, and we'll say it again, we really do have the most talented community! This map art of the Brain of Cthulu from Terraria was created and shared with us on Discord by the talented QueenUnderscore. We're not gonna lie, this map art is pretty scary to look at, but it looks like the Brain of Cthulu is in its second phase here, so the good news is that it is vulnerable to attacks.



[h2]Easter Update Playthrough with 2DKiri and Mystery[/h2]

Our Easter Update is going to be live until the 16th of April, so there's still plenty of time to get stuck into your own egg hunt like 2DKiri did with Mystery!

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[h2]Animal Update Speculation from Dakon The Mad![/h2]

Core Keeper Ambassador, Dakon The Mad, has scoured our social channels for teasers and hints about what you can expect in our upcoming Animal Update (date TBA) and offers up his own thoughts on what might be coming in this YouTube video. Please note that the speculations in this video are just that: speculations. We're not confirming any of Dakon's theories by sharing this, nor have we given him any additional information on the update, we just love it when our community members share their theories with us!

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This week was a fun one with the launch of our 2023 Easter seasonal event, and plenty of you went out of your way to let us know how eggcited you were for it (that's the last time we use that pun this year, we promise). It's been a busy one, with plenty of updates and community content, so let's jump right into this week's wrap-up!

[h2]April Fools' Day[/h2]

It's always a little risky browsing social media on April Fools' Day. You never know who's joking and who isn't, after all. Not us though, we'd never play a prank on our community, and we especially wouldn't play a super-obvious prank on Twitter suggesting that there were photo-realistic graphics coming for the Animal Update.



[h2]April...Cools Day? [/h2]

Okay, you got us. We were joking about the photo-realistic graphics. We're pretty sure everybody who saw our April Fools' Tweet knew it was a joke, but we wanted to make that as clear as possible just in case. That's why, on April 2nd, we shared an actual (and adorable) teaser for a creature you can expect to see in our upcoming Animal Update!



[h2]Which Came First, the Chicken (Suit) or the (Easter) Egg?[/h2]

In Core Keeper's case, we can say for sure it was the Easter Egg in our very first Easter seasonal event in 2022. We added a very funky new Chicken Equipment Set (plus a couple of extra goodies) for 2023's Easter event though, which we shared a little teaser for over on Twitter.



[h2]Easter Fan Art by Lem![/h2]

Our Easter seasonal event launched on the 5th of April this year, and this talented artist shared their very own Easter-themed fan art the very same day. We want to give a big shout-out to Lem (@LEM0NBREAD) for sharing this absolutely adorable artwork with us. We can't get over how cute The Core looks with bunny ears on.



[h2]Birthday Cake![/h2]

Last month was Core Keeper's one-year anniversary, and this was a cause for celebration! Of course, we added a beautiful blue birthday cake to the game as part of our Anniversary Update, but did you know that the Pugstorm team also got together and indulged in some real-life cake? We didn't manage to grab a blue one, but we made do with chocolate caramel and lemon, poppyseed, and blueberry.



[h2]Behold the Mighty Glurch![/h2]

We love seeing the pixel-art creations you make using the Core Keeper map, and
Felixletsplays shared the most amazing map art of our son Glurch with us over on Twitter. We can't imagine how much time and effort went into creating this, but it goes without saying that we're impressed.



[h2]Time Island: A Base for All Seasons[/h2]

"Why build a base themed around one season when you can enjoy multiple in one convenient location?" — we can only assume that was the thought running through Discord user tbc_lover's head when they created this fun-looking island. There's a section for every mood!



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