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Dig, explore, build, farm, automate, and meet charming Monster Girls in this sandbox RPG. Build your camp, plant crops, set up automated production lines and prepare for an unforgettable adventure!

Return from Core is a crafting, survival and automation game developed by Tanxun Studio and published by 2P Games and Shochiku.
Released on December 15th 2023 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,086 reviews of which 813 were positive and 273 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.88€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Return from Core into these genres:

Crafting Survival Automation Base-Building Sandbox Singleplayer Early Access Adventure Dungeon Crawler Building Exploration Mining Simulation RPG Farming Sim Action RPG Combat Action-Adventure Economy Anime

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025
I actually really enjoyed this game. its by no means perfect but it has tons of potential! it is buggy, and can be annoying at times but nothing outrageous to make me stop playing. a lot of the times I could just restart the game and it would fix the issue. I did find level 6 the most buggy, but it's likely because it's the newest level. the controls are good, but could be better. sometimes the fighting can be awkward. I have played this on my steam deck and it is mostly playable, but I would like it to be seamless on steam deck. some areas its easier if you click with the mouse pad. the picture is also smaller. it is playable, and when i work nights i'll play it on my steam deck, but would I prefer using my desktop at this moment? yes. there does need to be better translation, some grammatical errors/punctuation issues, and only a handful of words still in Chinese (I think?), but again - you can still play it. I only speak English and I had no problems understanding how to play the game. keep all this in mind that this is a company who is converting to a different language, and is still in early access. they're still very much involved in making improvements, so i would cut them a bit of slack. even with all the issues, I still continued to play it - and had endless hours of fun. would I buy this game full price as it is right now? no, but at a discounted price - absolutely. what i would like to see in future - more steam deck friendly - polished better (less buggy, better translations) - maybe a quest board in the little town, more places to visit in the town - more towns throughout the levels - different difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
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Oct. 2024
Take my life-saving advice and complete all the "story" tutorial missions for level 1-3 FIRST; I was playing minecraft when instead the actual game was supposed to be satisfactory, being able to make components in minutes rather than painstakingly take hours to make a house. It took me twelve hours of running around trying to make a nice house that I realized you were SUPPOSED to do the quests first. Although I guess you could say this is a positive since the tutorial blends into the gameplay so seamlessly it was impossible for me to tell that I was actually still doing a tutorial.
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Oct. 2024
Was hesitant to get believing it was a Core Keeper copy but I'm glad I tried it. Has a lot of implemented features with a decent amount of content and more to come. Minor downside is the English translations need a bit of work but overall can understand.
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June 2024
First and foremost I want to say to the devs that although many of the reviewers dismiss the English translation as laughable and funny I think that it's probably the biggest problem with the game in its current state because a lot of potential players will likely be immediately turned off by how confusing it can be early on even before the automation quest starts. The game so far reminds me of Core Keeper and Keplerth with a bit more focus on automation. There are some hefty pacing issues with the early game grind and like I said before the English translation makes figuring out some of the quests and what to do difficult but it's been more than interesting enough to hold my attention. The concept, visual style and core gameplay are enough to warrant giving this game a chance in my opinion especially for the price. If the devs can focus a little more on localization and getting some exposure for this game I think it could easily give other games in the genre a run for their money. It's a shame this is so far a hidden gem. I would really hate to see this go the way of other similar games like Keplerth (I still love Keplerth!) where development just took a dive due to lack of sales and NOT because of quality. I honestly don't even know why I'm just now finding out about this game! It randomly came up in my discovery queue yet I'm constantly looking for games similar to this with no luck.
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June 2024
Awesome game really like the graphic style and gameplay. Also fellow Deckers it runs great on deck👍🏻
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Frequently Asked Questions

Return from Core is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam.

Return from Core is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.49€ on Steam.

Return from Core received 813 positive votes out of a total of 1,086 achieving a rating of 7.18.
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Return from Core was developed by Tanxun Studio and published by 2P Games and Shochiku.

Return from Core is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Return from Core is not playable on MacOS.

Return from Core is not playable on Linux.

Return from Core is a single-player game.

Return from Core does not currently offer any DLC.

Return from Core does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Return from Core does not support Steam Remote Play.

Return from Core is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Return from Core
16.49€ -71% 16.49€ 4.88€ -60% 16.49€ 6.60€
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2P Games, Shochiku
Release 15 Dec 2023
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