62%Good matchCore Keeper
93%68k93% positive reviews, Very Positive across 68k reviews·Open World · Survival
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Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
Corestory
SteamEmbark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.

...The world of Corestory in both sidescroller and top-down style. Uncover its secrets, meet strange characters and set the story's course through your actions. After a short intro you can freely explore on your own or follow the story more directly, the choice is yours!

...How you play. Choose between weapons, armor, artifacts and over 40 different relics. Each weapon comes with its own unique charged attack, combine this with relics and you can play as a summoner, ranger, spellcaster and many more! Relics provide buffs, while artifacts unlock powerful abilities and spells. These, in typical "Metroidvania fashion", might also come in handy during exploration.

...Your gear with ores. Almost everything can be upgraded! Artifacts even unlock entirely new abilities that way.

...Against over 25 bosses and 70 different enemies. Overcome platforming challenges and become master of your abilities.

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