Released Aug 21, 2026 $3.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Around The Core

By draftentropy

Incremental Shoot 'Em Up Arcade Shooter Space Top-Down Resource Management Casual Sci-fiAutomationIdlerRelaxing

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Around The Core is a game tagged Incremental, Shoot 'Em Up and Arcade by draftentropy, released Aug 21, 2026. It has 117 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include One More Core, Astrodle and SmashCore.

A space-themed incremental shooter where destruction fuels growth. Annihilate asteroids, harvest wealth, and climb a massive upgrade tree.

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One More Core 76% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Astrodle 76% match · Incremental, Arcade, Shooter
SmashCore 75% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Planet No More 75% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Graveyard Orbit 75% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Space Rock Breaker 74% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
To The Core 74% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Pixel Orbit 73% match · Incremental, Arcade, Space
Desktop Dice 72% match · Incremental, Arcade, Top-Down
Incremental Space Defense Force League 71% match · Incremental, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Around The Core · record updated 22 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4300950

Release dateAug 21, 2026

Last change number40140508

Last record update22 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: draftentropy
Publisher: draftentropy
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 23 hours ago
Technologies: Unity detected

Windows macOS 64-bit

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam CloudSteam AchievementsFull controller supportPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$3.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$3.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked4 hours agoin 41 regions

Ukraine₴UAH

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
24975471	public	Aug 27, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
5096180	Not on the store yet	—

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4300951	—	Windows	475.5 MB	202.9 MB	6211295805997999983
4300952	—	macOS	545.5 MB	262.3 MB	6215311625172716346

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24975471	Aug 27, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/AroundTheCore

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Around The Core.exe		Windows · 64-bit
Around The Core.app/Contents/MacOS/Around The Core		macOS

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 10

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	bim/Around The Core	*.es3	All

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Around The Core

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Ukraine₴UAH

Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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