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Return from Core

Underground survival sandbox with automated factories and monster girl companions

顽核社 · Published by 2P Games, Shochiku · Released Jul 17, 2025

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 1,695
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
10
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 25, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Return from Core?

A single-player survival and crafting sandbox set underground after civilization on the surface is destroyed. You mine resources, craft equipment, explore ruins, and fight creatures while building a base and automated production lines to power a drill toward the surface. Monster girl companions can help with combat, exploration, farming, and other base work.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy working toward upgrades through repeated resource gathering
  • +you like developing relationships alongside exploration and crafting

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer manual crafting without managing production chains
  • −you want to explore and build with other players

What players say

73% of 1,695 reviews are positive

Players praise the monster girl companions and the combination of crafting and automation. Complaints center on poor English translation and cut-off text, with recent reviewers also reporting bugs.

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Return from Core system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)
Graphics
GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1660 6GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Return from Core have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Return from Core run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Native resolution not supported
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Return from Core use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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