<s>
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
sandbox	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pugstorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
sandbox	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
including	O
mining	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
farming	O
and	O
exploration	O
in	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
underground	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
8	O
March	O
2022	O
and	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
tone	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
sandbox	O
game	O
based	O
around	O
survival	B-Application
and	O
crafting	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pugstorm	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fireshine	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Next	O
Fest	O
In	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
8	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
update	O
introducing	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
called	O
"	O
Cozy	O
Caverns	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Terraria	B-Application
on	O
26	O
September	O
that	O
introduced	O
a	O
King	O
Slime	O
boss	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Halloween	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Creepy	O
Costume	O
Party	O
"	O
that	O
ran	O
until	O
5	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Lane	O
of	O
NME	O
compared	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
favourably	O
to	O
the	O
1997	O
game	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
for	O
its	O
underground	O
setting	O
,	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
pixel	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
do	O
"	O
little	O
to	O
innovate	O
or	O
iterate	O
"	O
upon	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
its	O
theme	O
and	O
tone	O
"	O
reframe	O
the	O
mechanics	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
n’t	O
feel	O
staid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicole	O
Clark	O
of	O
Polygon	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
top-down	O
Terraria	B-Application
"	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
sandbox	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
derivative	O
because	O
it	O
"	O
weaves	O
tried-and-true	O
survival	B-Application
sim	O
elements	O
into	O
a	O
tight	O
play	O
loop	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
grind	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
feels	O
meditative	O
without	O
being	O
too	O
repetitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
these	O
features	O
"	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
–	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
–	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
crafting	O
and	O
survival	B-Application
,	O
but	O
offers	O
a	O
clear	O
path	O
forward	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
need	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Livingstone	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
contrast	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
genuinely	O
spooky	O
areas	O
and	O
scary	O
moments	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
cozy	O
,	O
comfy	O
,	O
warm	O
and	O
happy	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
peaceful	O
,	O
slow	O
living	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
is	O
comfortable	O
,	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
you	O
feel	O
nostalgic	O
even	O
though	O
you	O
’ve	O
never	O
played	O
it	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Polygon	O
listed	O
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
co-op	O
management	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
PCGamer	O
described	O
Core	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
co-op	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
