Core Keeper has surpassed 3 million players, publisher Fireshine Games has announced. Core Keeper hit this impressive milestone less than three weeks after its full-fledged release.
Following nearly 18 months of early access, the 1.0 version of Core Keeper debuted on August 27. Developed by Linköping, Sweden-based studio Pugstorm, Core Keeper is a survival sandbox experience that can be enjoyed solo or in cooperation with up to seven other players.
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Its addictive gameplay loop has so far turned quite a few heads, as underlined by the fact that Core Keeper celebrated 3 million players on September 16, 20 days following its 1.0 release. Publisher Fireshine did not provide a detailed breakdown of this figure by platform. That notwithstanding, seeing how Core Keeper was a day-one Xbox Game Pass release, it is plausible that Microsoft's subscription service meaningfully contributed to its lifetime player count.
The game has a decent chance of experiencing at least one substantial player count boost in the near future, not least because it is presently only available on PC and the current-generation consoles from...