The Core Message

The Core Message

Freedom Software · April 21, 2020 · Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Retro, Arcade, Action

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The Core Message price by region

The Core Message costs $1.39 in Georgia (USD), £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Core Message offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $1.39 $1.39 — 1
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 1
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €1.99 €1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 1
Poland zł8.99 zł8.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Core Message

✦ AI summary

The Core Message is a space action game where you pilot a half-finished starship equipped with reality-bending weapons and shields while fleeing a hostile alien armada bent on stopping you from delivering a world-changing discovery. You'll need lightning-fast reflexes and expert multitasking to solve retro puzzles that power your systems, manage malfunctions and computer viruses, and outmaneuver relentless enemy fleets in an impossible race for survival.

A massive undertaking to reach the core of a new galaxy. You and your crew found unknown materials and started to upgrade your ship to become one of the most powerful ever. While harvesting the new core materials you came across something even more unbelievable ... The Core Message. The Core Message has and will change everything for anyone who hears it.

Before you could finish the upgrades on you ship, a massive armada of ships appeared on the radar, weapons charging! With a half finished ship, you and your crew barely escaped the galaxy core trying to return to your home world to deliver The Core Message while being hunted by an armada of powerful unknown alien ships.

Even though your ship is only half finished, it still possesses some of the most powerful weapon and shield systems ever created by mankind:
  • A weapon only known as the Destabilizer, instantly breaks any known material apart on the subatomic level.
  • A shield that can block any incoming threat of any kind by also breaking the threat apart on the subatomic level.

Keep your half finished ship together as system failures, software bugs and computer viruses interfere with your attempt to survive the alien armada and their incoming attacks. Finish retro puzzles to charge your weapon and shields while evading and defeating enemy ships.

You will need a set of almost super human skills to survive this impossible mission:
  • Perfect multitasking skills.
  • Synchronized hand-eye coordination.
  • Millisecond reflexes.
  • Excellent peripheral vision.
  • And a lot of luck!

The Core Message — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

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