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Core Keeper’s underground breakout

Game · 2022

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Core Keeper sold 250,000 copies in less than a week of Early Access.

Core Keeper sales hit a quarter-million copies in a week
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Core Keeper on Steam
Pugstorm; Fireshine Games
Welcome to Core Keeper Early Access! :: Core Keeper General Discussions
Steam Community
Core Keeper is a new mining sandbox game from Pugstorm
Shacknews

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How it works
Reach44ContagionNo data yetBreadth20Velocity5Longevity7036

Numbers

March 2022 Steam monthly peak
34.4K
As of Mar 31, 2022 · Steam Charts
Seed to milestone
13 days
Mar 8 ’22 to Mar 21 ’22
Platforms
3
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Underdog
  • Press loopPrimary
  • Pairing
  • Platform jump

How it spread

Trace the origin

Core Keeper entered Early Access in March 2022 and drew players and press attention. Its publisher reported 250,000 sales in under a week and 500,000 in two weeks.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesJun ’21AugNovMar ’22AprJunSepMar ’23AugFeb ’24MilestonePugstormStarts · Mar 8 ’22ShacknewsJun 11 ’21Wonacott CommunicationsFeb 2022PressOpen webTwitch
PressOpen webTwitch

Timeline (14)

  1. June 2021

    Shacknews precursor · Jun 11 ’21

    Pugstorm announced Core Keeper with a trailer at IGN Expo.[1]

    Core Keeper is a new mining sandbox game from Pugstorm

  2. February 2022

    Wonacott Communications precursor · Feb 2022

    The PR agency seeded the game to media and influencers during Steam Next Fest.[2]

  3. March 2022

    Pugstorm seed · Mar 8 ’22

    Pugstorm released Core Keeper in Steam Early Access.[3][4]

    Welcome to Core Keeper Early Access! :: Core Keeper General Discussions

  1. press · Mar 8 ’22

  2. press · Mar 9 ’22

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Every number (7)

  • Steam launch-day concurrent player peak“a peak concurrent player count of 7,555 on day one”
    7.6K[5]

Press (1 outlet)

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
March 2022 Steam monthly peak
34.4K
As of Mar 31, 2022 · Steam Charts
Evidence
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