To the Core
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences · 2018 · Action Roguelike, Free to Play, Indie, Adventure, Action
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About To the Core
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.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Game is fun and easy to understand. Pretty casual and feels good. Movement and jumping does feel a bit 'light' but it's part of the game and you do get used to it after a little.3 found this helpful
Игра "To the Core" предлагает захватывающий геймплей, где игроки строят и развивают подземные города, используя ресурсы из глубин Земли. Увлекательная механика добычи, строительства и управления ресурсами сочетается с элементами стратегии и планирования. Графика стильная, но не шедевр — акцент сделан на функциональности. Игра требует внимательности и стратегического мышления, что делает её подходящей для любителей головоломок. Однако отсутствие сюжета и ограниченный выбор действий могут наскучить. В целом — достойный проект для ценителей стратегий с элементами управления ресурсами.1 found this helpful
"To the Core" is a student project from the Breda University of Applied Sciences, as once more for some reason, someone's homework got published on Steam. I firmly believe that Steam Direct is a well intentioned disaster. Anyway. This time I guess the students probably scraped through with a pass mark, it's a contentless platformer where you have to run through the level as quick as you can, avoiding enemies, etc. Fine. The key problem is the choice to use procgen instead of doing their jobs properly. Samey, repetitive procgen algorithms are not an acceptable substitute for doing the job of a game designer and creating meaningful interactive content. You can't tell a story with repetitive procgen (at least not yet, and I dread the approaching day when developers try anyway). The graphics in this game are really quite good, which at least makes the game look more appealing. And while it's vital for any game to have impressive visuals (gaming is a visual medium, after all), there's more to a game than just the graphics. To be worth a gamers time, the game must match top tier visuals with top tier gameplay, and that's not happening here. Not every "free" game really is. T…1 found this helpful
A bit laggy gameplay, feels like there is significant input lag like 200ms. When the game loads I am greeted with a menu, can't click on anything except Play. Settings? doesn't work. Even the power icon (i assume quit) doesn't work. Have to alt+f4 to quit the game. 3/10, don't recommend.
Just buggy mess.
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