Can I Run Core Keeper?
Core Keeper is an action adventure game from Pugstorm, released in 2024. Fireshine Games published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. There are 55 achievements to chase. It is localised into 13 languages according to the store listing. Its Metacritic score stands at 86. It is not Windows only, with Linux covered too. With more than 49 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around one continuous open world. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Core Keeper has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. 16 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in two dimensions.
Why Core Keeper is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Core Keeper. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280X scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Core Keeper within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Core Keeper?
Core Keeper targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850 and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280X for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Core Keeper's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Core Keeper?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Core Keeper?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200; GPU: GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
Can an RTX 3060 run Core Keeper?
The RTX 3060 runs Core Keeper comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Core Keeper?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Core Keeper is the GPU.