'Core Keeper' and its underground world keeps growing: What Xbox players should know about the ambitious, survival RPG before its next update

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Core Keeper Fact Sheet

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Title: Core Keeper
Genres: Co-op, sandbox, survival, crafting, RPG
Released: August 27, 2024
Developer: Pugstorm
Available on: Xbox One, Series X|S, Switch, PS4/5, Steam, and Xbox PC
Price: $19.99
Xbox Play Anywhere: ❌
Xbox Game Pass: ❌

Oftentimes, when we describe new games, we look for older titles that gamers are familiar with to compare that title to. We could tell you that Core Keeper is “Stardew Valley meets Spelunky” or “Terraria meets Satisfactory”, and that would be accurate in some ways. But while this comparison helps to provide a foundational understanding of what the new game is like, it does little to actually convey what’s actually going on in this top-down pixel art sandbox developed by Pugstorm and published by Fireshrine Games.