Poll

Is Core Keeper Crossplay?

No

Core Keeper has no crossplay, so the whole group needs the same platform.

  • PC 
  • PS5 
  • Xbox 
  • Switch 

Core Keeper multiplayer at a glance

How you play

Players2 to 8 online

Can you play Core Keeper split screen or online?

Core Keeper has no split screen or local co-op on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch or Switch 2: each player needs their own device, and up to 8 can play together online. Everyone needs their own copy.

What it costs

Copies neededYes, one copy each
Game PassNo

Is Core Keeper on Game Pass?

It's not in Game Pass or PC Game Pass.

Before you start

MicNo

Do you need a mic?

You can play without voice chat.

Age rating7+

What age is Core Keeper for?

PEGI 7 · ESRB E

What is Core Keeper like?

Up to eight dig through a huge cave together, build a base, farm and fight bosses, dropping in and out whenever they want.

Up to eight of you share one underground world where you dig for ore and relics, build a base, fight large creatures and farm, with players joining and leaving whenever they want. One player hosts, copies a Game ID from the menu and the rest paste it into Join Game. The 1.3 update of 21 September 2026 added saddles for riding cattle and a hookshot. On console you need PS Plus, Game Pass Core or higher, or Nintendo Switch Online, and the original Switch holds four instead of eight.

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Will your group like Core Keeper?

Yes

Groups of two to eight who want a long game to come back to in short sessions, all on PC or all on the same console family, since PS4 only joins PS5 and Xbox One only joins Series.

No

Anyone who wants to play on one screen, since there is no split screen, or a group split between PC and consoles, since they cannot join each other.

What games are like Core Keeper?

If your group likes Core Keeper, the closest are Don't Starve Together, Terraria and Valheim. Like Core Keeper, all three are played on the same side and ask for the same level of attention.

Info checked on October 23, 2026.