In Core Keeper, a mining sandbox adventure, players are drawn toward a mysterious relic.

You are an explorer who awakens in an ancient cavern of creatures, resources and trinkets. Mine relics and resources to build your base, craft new equipment, survive, and power up the Core.

Defeat giant monsters, discover hidden secrets, farm crops, cook new recipes and explore a procedurally generated underground world in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players.

Core Keeper has sold an incredible 500,000+ copies within the first two weeks of launching on Steam Early Access.

The indie hit had already become the publisher’s fastest-selling digital title of all time after selling an incredible 100,000 copies within its first two days of launch, and has continued to see hundreds of thousands of players join the adventure to explore the mysterious caverns since.

The Early Access version of Core Keeper introduces major new features, including fishing, railroads, automation, electricity, new enemies, items, weapons, a new nature biome, three new bosses and more.

As of today, Core Keeper is now also officially verified for Steam Deck, meaning Steam Deck users can continue their mining adventure on the go. Additional gameplay features and content, including new biomes and game mechanics, are also planned to be added to the game throughout the Early Access period.

“We have been so excited by the community’s response to Core Keeper and are thrilled that more than half a million players have already joined us on the game’s journey,” said Sarah Hoeksma, Marketing Director at Fireshine Games. “We’re already hard at work on some exciting plans for the game’s future, and can’t wait to share more in the weeks and months ahead.”

Players who downloaded and played the Steam Next Fest demo can also continue their adventure seamlessly when they purchase the Early Access version, carrying over their world, character, items and progress directly into today’s release, while new players can experience it all for the very first time.

Additional updates introducing major new features, content and quality of life improvements are planned to be added throughout the Early Access period.

Key Features:

• Mine resources - Explore a vast underground cave of endless resources. Mine resources, discover hidden crystals, fossils & trinkets and survive a procedurally generated underground world.
• Power up the Core - Build workbenches and generators to craft new equipment and technology, create your base, and power up your Core.
• Craft items & equipment - Customise your explorer and craft new items, armour and equipment to venture further into the cave.
• Grow crops - Plant seeds and nurture crops to grow food, or combine ingredients in the cooking pot to discover tasty new recipes with powerful buffs.
• Discover an ancient world - Explore living biomes and fight cavernous creatures in a simulated underground ecosystem.
• 1-8 player sandbox - Work together to fight, farm, craft and survive in a 1-8 player adventure.

Core Keeper will be available on PC via Steam Early Access in 2022.