The Desert of Beginnings, which follows the launch of Core Keeper’s first major content update ‘The Sunken Sea’ earlier this year, will introduce a brand-new desert biome to the million-selling mining sandbox adventure, along with a scorching new ‘Molten Quarry’ sub-biome. As players explore the desert’s dunes and tombs, they’ll encounter a variety of new enemies, including the Bomb Scarab, Lava Butterfly and Caveling Assassin, on their journey to defeat a colossal new boss, Ra-Akar the Sand Titan.
Players will also be able to mine a brand-new ore, Galaxite, which can be used to craft new weapons and equipment, and upgrade and expand their bases even further. A new vehicle type will also be introduced, providing an exciting new way for players to traverse the desert sands.
The Desert of Beginnings also introduces Steam achievements to the game for the first time, along with additional localisation support allowing players to add custom Latin languages. The Desert of Beginnings will be available to all Core Keeper players for free when it releases as a downloadable update on Steam this November.
Alongside revealing the first details on The Desert of Beginnings, Pugstorm also announced the line-up of additional free content and events coming to Core Keeper later this year. ‘Cozy Caverns’, a cosmetics-based content update built around community feedback, will introduce a range of new ways for players to decorate their base when it releases for free on September 14th, while seasonal in-game events themed around Halloween and Christmas will take place later this year. Core Keeper’s third major update, introducing a new Crystal Biome, will be available in 2023. For the full roadmap detailing the timeline of new content, visit Steam.
“Core Keeper’s incredible success has given us the opportunity to revisit our plans and significantly increase the amount of content we’re able to add to the game for free throughout Early Access,” said Sven Thole, COO & Lead Animator at Pugstorm. “We are thrilled to reveal our full 2022 roadmap and confirm the first details on The Desert of Beginnings, which we can’t wait for players to discover later this year. We’ve been listening to player feedback every step of the way, and hope that our revised roadmap and range of upcoming content will make the community very excited for the future of the game.”
Core Keeper is a 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure set in an ancient cavern of creatures, treasures and trinkets, with over 1 million players having already started their journey underground. Mine relics and resources to build your base, craft new equipment and survive. Defeat giant monsters, discover hidden secrets, farm crops, go fishing, cook new recipes and explore a procedurally generated underground world to unravel the mystery of the ancient core.
Core Keeper is available now on PC via Steam Early Access. For more information, follow @CoreKeeperGame on Twitter and join the discussion on Discord.
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About Fireshine Games
Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical videogames based in London, England. Originally established in 2014 under the name Sold Out, Fireshine Games works with studio giants such as Team 17, Rebellion and Frontier Developments as well as introducing new indie dev studios to the world like Pugstorm, Stonewheat & Sons, Spiral Circus, White Paper Games and many more - publishing for physical and digital distribution. Fireshine is also part of the EG7 group of companies. For more information on Fireshine Games and its upcoming titles, visit the official website at fireshinegames.co.uk.