$19.99ReCore: Definitive Edition Robot companions on a broken desert world
You are Joule Adams, one of the last humans on Far Eden, a desert planet gone wrong. Fight hostile machines with your Energy Rifle, dash and double-jump across floating ruins, and raise a crew of Corebot companions, each with its own powers. A colorful action-adventure with dungeons to conquer and a mystery under the sand.
Is ReCore: Definitive Edition worth it?
ReCore: Definitive Edition is worth it if…
- you grew up on third-person platformers like Ratchet & Clank and Jack & Daxter
- you like exploration that opens up as your movement skills grow
- you enjoy a game that gets genuinely hard without offering a difficulty setting
- you want a female protagonist written with some respect and a story with lore to dig into
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A rifle, a dash and a lot of robots
Combat here runs on rhythm and a little color theory. Your Energy Rifle fires different ammo types, and matching your shot to an enemy's color hurts it far more, so fights become a quick shuffle of switching types while robots swarm in waves. Joule has no melee attack: she keeps her distance, jumps, dashes and rolls through the air while her Corebot companion attacks or backs her up on command. Weaken a machine enough and you can extract its core, or simply destroy it for parts to craft with. The battles are fast and the controls are easy to learn; the color matching carries the fun, though some find it wears thin over a long session.
Corebots worth keeping
Your real friends on Far Eden are machines. Corebots are companions you find, level up and rebuild, each frame with its own abilities: one might carry you across quicksand, another acts as a living grapple point. You feed them energy, craft gear from salvaged parts and decide which one comes along, which matters, since each has strengths and weaknesses against certain enemies. The Definitive Edition adds the T8 NK, a tank frame built for speed and new ground to cross.
What should you know before playing?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. It is a singleplayer adventure from start to finish: you play Joule alone on Far Eden, with your Corebot companions fighting at your side. The multiplayer tag on the page does not change that the campaign itself is a one-player journey.
What does the Eye of Obsidian add?
A whole extra adventure. You travel with Violet, a plucky Corebot, into the Starving Sea, a region of permanent midnight where ancient enemies plot revenge on Joule and what is left of humankind. The Definitive Edition also brings 10 new dungeons, 2 new overworld areas, 3 new rifle modes, dozens of gear pieces and raised level caps.
Is the world worth exploring?
Far Eden is a set of large open areas over a desert being terraformed, and getting around is half the game. You jump, double-jump, air-dash and wall-crawl, and new movement abilities keep unlocking places you could see but not reach, Metroidvania style. Dungeons, collectibles and hidden points of interest reward the completionist streak, and the platforming is forgiving once the physics click.
