To the Core
Released Jul 2018
To the Core is a roguelite action-platforming speedrunner. Run, jump and dash your way through levels filled with obstacles and hazards. Fight through heaps of enemies to save your father and set record times.
67% positive · 237 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
To the Core is a free-to-play student project released on July 23, 2018 by NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences. The store page explicitly describes it as "a free-to-play demo created as a student project" and includes a disclaimer stating: "Support is not guaranteed, as the team has since moved on to different projects and companies." This is a direct acknowledgment from the developer that the game is finished and the team has dispersed. Two small patches were released in the days immediately following launch (July 24 and July 25, 2018) to address early feedback and bugs, and there have been no developer communications of any kind since then. There is no DLC, no roadmap, no announced future content, and no ongoing update pattern. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained product.
Evidence
Store page explicitly states the game is a student project demo, and includes a disclaimer that support is not guaranteed as the team has moved on to different projects and companies.
Update 1.0.2529 released on July 25, 2018 — the last recorded developer communication, containing minor movement tweaks and a bug fix.
Media
Details
Publisher
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
To the Core is a third-person action-platforming speedrunner with a roguelite structure.
Run, jump and dash your way through procedurally generated levels filled with obstacles and hazards. Fight through heaps of enemies to save your father and set record times.
You are Emily, the daughter of a brilliant but absent-minded inventor. Your father has been experimenting with robots and machinery for years, throwing his failed inventions in his interdimensional trash bin, saving big on cleaning costs. However, these inventions have built a world of their own and decided to kidnap your father to wreak havoc on the real world! It is your task to go in, save your father and get home before dinner!
To the Core is a free-to-play demo created as a student project from the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences.
We hope you enjoy playing the game as much as we liked making it.
Disclaimer: Support is not guaranteed, as the team has since moved on to different projects and companies.
Run, jump and dash your way through procedurally generated levels filled with obstacles and hazards. Fight through heaps of enemies to save your father and set record times.
- Procedurally Generated Worlds: Explore new levels, encounters and structures every time you play!
- Roguelite Aspects: Built for replayability and difficulty, To the Core is a challenge meant to be played multiple times.
- Mastery of Mechanics: Master the simple controls of To the Core and combine them in interesting ways to find new ways to beat the game.
- Online Leaderboards: Compete against your friends or the world to show that you master the game.
- Weekly Challenges: Test your skills against the world by playing the same level and seed as everyone else.
You are Emily, the daughter of a brilliant but absent-minded inventor. Your father has been experimenting with robots and machinery for years, throwing his failed inventions in his interdimensional trash bin, saving big on cleaning costs. However, these inventions have built a world of their own and decided to kidnap your father to wreak havoc on the real world! It is your task to go in, save your father and get home before dinner!
To the Core is a free-to-play demo created as a student project from the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences.
We hope you enjoy playing the game as much as we liked making it.
Disclaimer: Support is not guaranteed, as the team has since moved on to different projects and companies.
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