Sandbox adventure game Core Keeper has been a commercial success since its release in August this year, but its developer isn't resting on its laurels, as it has revealed a new game that appears to take a lot of inspiration from Terraria.
If you haven't played Core Keeper yet, it's an open-world sandbox game where you explore caverns and investigate an ancient mystery. The game has been a huge success for developer Pugstorm, launching on August 27 after two years in early access and reaching 3 million players in less than a month. During The Game Awards earlier this week, Pugstorm announced a new title, Kyora, another pixel art sandbox game, this time apparently inspired by indie titan Terraria.
In a Twitter post sharing its reveal trailer from The Game Awards, the Swedish developer describes Kyora as featuring “pixel-by-pixel terraforming,” as well as 1-8 player co-op, a procedurally generated open world, and “bosses.” and dangers and fun.” The game adopts Terraria's 2D side-scrolling presentation, with players building settlements and exploring mines deep in the ground beneath them, again, quite similar to Terraria.
OUR NEW GAME!!! KYORA- pixel-by-pixel terraforming- 1-8 player co-op multiplayer- procedurally generated open world- bosses, hazards and wishlist fun now @kyoragame https://t.co/Z1NimBbgdODDecember 13, 2024
Unfortunately, if you're excited about the game and were hoping to try it out soon, you might have to wait a bit. A release date for Kyora has yet to be announced, and the game's store page on Steam simply lists the release date as “Coming Soon.” As frustrating as it may be for those of us excited to try it, that simply means we'll have to make do with Terraria and Core Keeper for now, which, let's face it, isn't exactly a huge hardship.
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