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Games like CORE

If CORE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blue Wyrm, Game Localization and Create & Conquer — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About CORE: CORE is a "Retro" style fps or rather fpp [first person puncher?] about a robot going into the earth and destroying it from the inside out.

2026ActionAdventureEarly Access8.00 USDWindowsby FrankFurtFiggleHorn
CORE — Steam game cover

Players who liked CORE also play

Steam players who put hours into CORE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Blue Wyrm

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CORE.

    Blue Wyrm is a psychedelic first-person souls-like with a retro aesthetic and skill-heavy combat system. Do you have what it takes to save your wife in the crypt of the Blue Wyrm?

    2026ActionIndie3.59 USDSteam ↗
  2. Game Localization

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CORE.

    The application allows you to translate texts in any game into any language.

    2020ActionIndieCasual199.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Create & Conquer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CORE.

    Create your own (mini)games and play them with friends online. Customize the map, weapons, NPCs, gamerules and more!

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. Monster: Titan's Playground

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CORE.

    Devastate a fully-destructible city in VR as a giant monster. Battle mechs using your various breath, ranged, and melee weapons—including fire breath, gravity cannon, and lock-on missile pods.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Тоskа-74

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    Toska-74 is a psychedelic, open-world survival-horror game set in a fictional 1974 Siberia. In a moment's notice the sky turned grey - and the chairs rose to the ceiling. The Yankees and Commies have settled. Something will be done, no matter the costs.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Valamkai

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    Valamkai(Right Hand) is a brutal third-person brawler featuring intense close quarters melee action and cinematic finishers. An elite agent's final mission to take down a ruthless kingpin.Explore immersive locations and climb the chain of command to eliminate his most dangerous enforcers.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Prison Fights Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    Prison Fights Simulator - a game about survival in a brutal prison, fight until you kill everyone or die, no one relaxes in the prison!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Run For Exodus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    You find yourself in a zombie apocalypse in our RUN FOR EXODUS game specially designed for VR. Alone, wield weapons with real-life moves and explore a post-apocalyptic world in virtual reality. Get rid of these dead with the quests.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CORE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Action with CORE.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Action with CORE.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with CORE.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with CORE.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with CORE.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CORE on Steam right now. Shares Action with CORE.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CORE.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with CORE.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with CORE.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CORE.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CORE.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with CORE.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CORE

How much does CORE cost?
CORE is listed on Steam at 8.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CORE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CORE are Blue Wyrm, Game Localization, Create & Conquer.
Who developed CORE?
CORE was developed by FrankFurtFiggleHorn.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on CORE.

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