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Core Keeper

Core Keeper

66/100
51 ratings2024Easy to run

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1080p performance

Core Keeper estimated FPS at 1080p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps817 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps862 fps701 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps950 fps760 fps617 fps
RTX 3080999 fps924 fps739 fps601 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps873 fps698 fps567 fps
RTX 3070994 fps796 fps636 fps517 fps
RTX 4060898 fps719 fps575 fps467 fps
RTX 3060770 fps616 fps493 fps400 fps
GTX 1660 Super558 fps447 fps357 fps290 fps

1440p performance

Core Keeper estimated FPS at 1440p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps976 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps876 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps826 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps955 fps776 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps943 fps754 fps613 fps
RTX 4070999 fps808 fps647 fps525 fps
RX 7800 XT890 fps712 fps570 fps463 fps
RTX 3080866 fps693 fps554 fps450 fps
RTX 4060 Ti818 fps654 fps524 fps425 fps
RTX 3070746 fps597 fps477 fps388 fps
RTX 4060674 fps539 fps431 fps350 fps
RTX 3060577 fps462 fps370 fps300 fps
GTX 1660 Super419 fps335 fps268 fps218 fps

4K performance

Core Keeper estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps862 fps690 fps560 fps
RTX 4090999 fps801 fps641 fps520 fps
RX 7900 XTX898 fps719 fps575 fps467 fps
RTX 5080847 fps678 fps542 fps440 fps
RTX 4080 Super796 fps636 fps509 fps414 fps
RTX 4070 Ti629 fps503 fps402 fps327 fps
RTX 4070539 fps431 fps345 fps280 fps
RX 7800 XT475 fps380 fps304 fps247 fps
RTX 3080462 fps370 fps296 fps240 fps
RTX 4060 Ti436 fps349 fps279 fps227 fps
RTX 3070398 fps318 fps255 fps207 fps
RTX 4060359 fps287 fps230 fps187 fps
RTX 3060308 fps246 fps197 fps160 fps
GTX 1660 Super223 fps179 fps143 fps116 fps

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GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850

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Processor
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Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Memory
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8 GB

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Genres

About

Core Keeper (2024) is a multiplayer mining sandbox adventure that blends action, RPG, and simulation elements. You'll explore endless caverns to mine resources, build structures, craft items, and battle creatures while uncovering the mystery of an ancient Core. Supporting 1-8 players, it emphasizes exploration and cooperative gameplay across procedurally generated underground worlds.

The game is quite accessible from a performance standpoint, running comfortably on modest hardware. You'll need at least an entry-level GPU with a benchmark score around 1948 and a CPU score of approximately 3469, along with 8GB of RAM. Most modern budget and mid-range graphics cards will deliver solid FPS performance, making it an excellent choice if you're benchmarking older or lower-tier systems. Even at higher graphics settings, Core Keeper remains forgiving on system resources.

With a 66/100 rating, Core Keeper offers solid entertainment for fans of sandbox mining and cooperative adventures. If you enjoy indie games with relaxing exploration combined with action elements, it's worth trying, especially since its low hardware requirements mean almost any gaming PC can run it smoothly.

Performance profile

August 2024 release. As a current-generation title, Core Keeper pushes modern hardware — expect to need an RTX 40-series or RX 7000-series GPU to enjoy it at native 4K Ultra without leaning on upscaling.

Simulation titles like Core Keeper are heavily CPU-dependent — physics, AI and world state dominate the frame budget. Prioritise a CPU with strong single-thread performance and fast RAM over raw GPU power.

Extremely light — Core Keeper runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.

Storyline

Drawn towards a mysterious relic, you are an explorer who awakens in an ancient cavern of creatures, resources and trinkets. Trapped deep underground will your survival skills be up to the task?

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