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From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
ReCore: Definitive Edition is a adventure, action and female protagonist game
developed by Armature Studio, LLC and Comcept
and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on September 14th 2018 is available only on Windows
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 1,537 reviews of which 962 were positive and 575 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.11€ on Instant Gaming.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 Version 14393.98 or higher required
- Processor: Intel Core i5 3550 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 8 MB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 370 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660/570
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 18 GB available space
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ReCore: Definitive Edition honestly felt like one of those underrated games that had way more charm than I expected going into it. It’s not perfect, but there’s something about the mix of exploration, platforming, combat, and robot companions that kept me enjoying the adventure the whole way through. What hooked me the most was the world and atmosphere. The desert setting feels lonely but interesting, and exploring old facilities, ruins, and hidden areas constantly gave me that feeling of uncovering remnants of a failed future. The environments aren’t always massively varied, but the game still does a good job making the world feel mysterious. The robot companions are easily one of my favorite parts. Watching your little robotic crew grow stronger over time and helping you in combat or exploration adds a lot of personality to the game. Each companion has different abilities, and I ended up getting weirdly attached to them — especially after they saved me from getting destroyed by giant robots for the tenth time. The combat surprised me too. It starts off fairly simple, but once you begin juggling enemy shield colors, weapon types, dodging, and extracting cores during fights, combat becomes much more engaging. Some battles can get chaotic in a fun way, especially when multiple enemy types start jumping around the arena trying to ruin your survival plans. I also really enjoyed the platforming and exploration. A lot of areas encourage you to come back later with new abilities, which made progression feel rewarding. There were plenty of moments where I spotted something unreachable and immediately knew I’d eventually return just to satisfy my curiosity. The Definitive Edition definitely helped improve the experience too. Load times, performance, and extra content made the game feel much smoother and more complete compared to what I heard about the original release. That said, the game definitely has some rough edges. Backtracking can become repetitive, some dungeons feel longer than they need to be, and the combat occasionally gets a bit too messy when the camera and enemy spam decide to work together against you. But honestly, the game’s charm carried a lot of that for me. There’s something genuinely enjoyable about traveling through this ruined world with your robot companions while slowly becoming stronger and uncovering more of the mystery behind everything. For me, ReCore feels like one of those AA games that may not be flawless, but has enough heart, creativity, and fun gameplay ideas that I ended up enjoying it far more than I expected.
Played the Definitive version of this game on PC. The story was ok, there is a ton of audio logs - but they are hidden all over the open-world and its a drag to collect. The gameplay is interesting with the whole rip the core out of enemies + the robots who help you. I passed it around 14hr or so and the gameplay got a bit of repetetive. The open world feels barren and empty. After the main story you can play to finish all the dungeons and collections you missed - but did not want to do it. Speaking of dungeons - for every dungeon, and I MEAN every dungeon - you have 3 challenges. 1 to pass it under some time, 2 to hit all 8 hidden switches and 3 to collect the hidden yellow key. For completion of the dungeon you do not need to make all 3 challenges - but if you want to complete them all - you need to replay them all for it ... which in itself is kind of tedios. I am glad i played it, but it left me with more to be desired.
I know ReCore gets a lot of bad press—and to be fair, some of it is deserved—but I’ve always had a soft spot for this game. I originally bought ReCore on Xbox at launch. I genuinely loved the story, the world, and the core concept, but the load times were absolutely brutal and seriously hurt the experience. The Definitive Edition didn’t completely solve that problem, but it did improve things enough to make the game far more playable. I recently picked this up again on Steam specifically so I could play it on the go on my Steam Deck, and honestly, it feels like the way the game was meant to be enjoyed. Performance is solid, the improvements from the Definitive Edition help smooth out some of the rough edges, and the core gameplay loop still holds up. At the end of the day, I still love ReCore for what it is: a game with a strong heart, a compelling story, and a lot of unrealized potential. I really wish the developers had been given the chance to make a sequel and continue the storyline—it deserved more than just one outing. If you can look past its flaws and appreciate its strengths, ReCore is worth your time.
So I recommending this because "Mixed" is a little unfair, but it's also... not. Because this game is definitely a mixed bag. It was billed as a realistic take on Megaman, and a part of me loves it simply for that idea--a girl and her robots exploring a dried-out wasteland populated with dangerous robots, trying to figure out what the heck went wrong with the terraforming plan. It's a solid plot, and honestly it does map onto Megaman pretty well, as does the ability to take other "Cores" from defeated robots. But it's buggy. It's repetitive. The gameplay doesn't flow well, the requirements for different dungeons is just too transparently arbitrary, and my GOSH the end boss is frustrating, There's just a lot going on. I really wish they could have gotten this working better because there's the bones of a really interesting game here.
Yes, BUT... The game you should only buy on sale! It feels odd, like it was supposed to be from 2006-2010 era, it doesn't look or feel like a game from 2016. Imagine that it's been released in times of The Witcher 3, AC Unity, and dozens of other games that look modern even today. And this one feels like a relic in comparison. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3585047670 I assume it was cheap to make, but still: the world is bland, the movement is stiff, the combat has interesting ideas, but like two of them in total. And there are a lot of problems: no difficulty slider, but if you get into boss fight, you stuck there. Unless you beat the boss, you are there forever. Fortunately, it's responsive and runs on a toaster!
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ReCore: Definitive Edition is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.
Yes, ReCore: Definitive Edition received 962 positive votes out of a total of 1,537 achieving a rating of 6.12.
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ReCore: Definitive Edition was developed by Armature Studio, LLC and Comcept and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Yes, ReCore: Definitive Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition is not playable on MacOS.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition is not playable on Linux.
ReCore: Definitive Edition is a single-player game.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition does not currently offer any DLC.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, ReCore: Definitive Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, ReCore: Definitive Edition 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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Armature Studio, LLC,
Comcept
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release
14 Sep 2018
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