Core Keeper News

Thank You to All 130,000 of You Who Played the Core Keeper Demo!

The Core Keeper Demo is now closed. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the 130,000 people who downloaded and played our Demo and to let you know that we have been utterly blown away by your support. Your feedback and bug reports have already helped us enhance the game, and we’re implementing lots more fixes and improvements ahead of our Early Access launch on March 8th.

[h2]One Week to Go![/h2]

It won’t be long until you can get your hands on the Early Access version of Core Keeper, so thank you for being patient while we get this ready for you. Remember, any progress made in the Demo will carry over to Early Access so that you can continue your adventure! You’ll want to keep an eye on Steam and our Discord server too, as we’ll be releasing a handful of patch notes so that you can see how your feedback from the Demo has directly impacted the game.

There have been a lot of exciting and interesting conversations happening on the Discord server too. From speculations about the history of the Cavelings in the lore channel all the way to users sharing some very creative screenshots in the media channel, we’ve got a growing community of over 5,000 members, and we’d love for you to join us!

If you want to see even more of Core Keeper before we launch, then make sure you’re following us on Twitter for lots of GIFs (and some terrible puns). We’ve also got our very own TikTok account where we share developer insights alongside some sillier videos. Oh, and we’ve got a YouTube channel too where we upload trailers and other official videos (including some of our wonderful soundtrack!).

We’re counting down the hours until we go into Early Access, and we couldn’t be more excited. Until then, we’ll be working away planting Glow Tulips, feeding the Slimes, keeping an eye out for Infected Cavelings, and making sure Ghorm doesn’t stray from his path. Bring on March 8th!

Last Chance to Play the Core Keeper Demo!

It’s been just over two weeks since the Core Keeper Demo went live, and we’ve had some amazing feedback from you all in our Discord server, along with some incredibly helpful bug reports. We just wanted to take this moment to say we hope you’re having as much fun playing the game as we’re having developing it, and we also want to remind you that there are only a few days left to play the Demo for free on Steam.

The Core Keeper Demo will go offline on the 28th of March to coincide with the end of Steam Next Fest, but don’t worry! From the moment it goes offline, there’ll be just over one week until we launch the game in Early Access on March 8th. Those of you who’ve built extravagant bases and uncovered huge portions of the map will be pleased to know that any progress made in the Demo will carry over into Early Access, meaning you’ll be able to continue adventuring right where you left off.

We’ve seen plenty of new faces in the Discord and on our Twitter channels, and we’re thrilled to have had the opportunity to participate in Steam Next fest and share Core Keeper with the world before we hit Early Access. If you haven’t wishlisted the game already, make sure you do so on our Store page. From all of us here at Pugstorm and Sold Out, have a great weekend!

Core Keeper Steam Next Fest Livestream W/ Friends

Hey everyone!

Watch this space!

Throughout Steam Next Fest we are going to be streaming some footage on the Core Keeper Steam page.

A huge thank you to FuryForged, Kisaka Toriama, Pedguin and Boba for letting us use their footage for the stream. Please do check out their channels and show them some love.

You too can play the demo now! All the progress you make in the demo will carry over to the Early Access version of the game when it launches on the 8th of March so feel free to mine, farm, build, explore and fight to your heart's content!

Steam Next Fest demo: This indie game is Terraria x Diablo

Steam Next Fest is upon us, with a massive pile of free game demos. There are far more games here than anyone could reasonably play in the week the event is active, so I'm doing the only thing I can do - checking out cool-looking things at random, and reporting back when one of those things plays well, too.

Turn Terraria from a side view to a top-down perspective, and you'll understand the basic vibe of Core Keeper. This is a crafting and survival game in the post-Minecraft tradition, but one that takes place entirely underground, and which gives you a series of bosses to hunt down in order to pursue an overarching objective.

Loading up Core Keeper for the first time, its punchy effects make a strong first impression. Knocking down blocks makes up the vast majority of a game like this, and they all come down with a satisfying pop - a small thing, but it's the kind of detail that gives Core Keeper an immediate feeling of quality.

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