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About This Game

"Honestly, how deep does this thing go?"

In Are We Core Yet?, you and up to 3 friends will pilot a massive tunnel boring machine into the uncharted depths of the earth. However, the darkness underground is deeper than you can imagine—your drill runs out of energy in the middle of nowhere, forcing you to stop. To continue the journey, you must step out of the safety of your pod into these unrecorded ruins, and bring back precious energy ore.

But this abyss does not welcome outsiders.

⛏️ Destructible Terrain. No Rules.

There are no paved roads or safe corridors here. The entire underground world is fully destructible; your pickaxe, hand drill, and explosives are your best tools for clearing the way. Hit a cliff? Dig a ramp down. Surrounded by a monster swarm? Quickly dig a trench to hide in, or build up the dirt to claim the high ground. The terrain isn't just for exploration—it's your primary tactical weapon.

🌑 Ancient Ruins and Swarms

The deeper you go, the more bizarre and mysterious the underground becomes. Ancient ruins sleeping in the dark, complex traps... and malformed creatures beyond human comprehension. When the alarms sound, swarms will pour in from all directions. Draw your guns and use the terrain to establish a defensive line. But remember: ammo is limited, but the fear in the dark is endless.

🎒 From Ore to Heavy Firepower

Bring the ore back alive and throw it into the drill's energy converter to power up the machine and earn generous credits. In the onboard shop, buy gear to greatly boost your digging efficiency, air cannons with massive recoil, or heavy firepower capable of tearing monsters apart. Every time you descend, you'll be better equipped than the last.

🤝 Lifelong Friendships, or Fatal Accidents?

The real danger doesn't just come from the monsters below, but from your "unreliable" teammates. The game features a highly realistic physics engine and friendly fire. When fighting for a rare, high-value treasure, "physical negotiations" between friends are inevitable. Or, when you try to use a portal to escape danger, you might accidentally teleport a swarm of monsters back to your drill base. If you fall into the abyss, your teammates can carry you on their shoulders like a sack of potatoes—or even use you as a weapon and throw you at monsters. That is, if you survive the impact.

Are you ready to face the gaze of the abyss? Grab your most trusted troublemakers and see if you can make it to the real core.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Our development team uses generative AI tools as assistive aids in our workflow. Specifically, some visual assets (such as early concepts, background textures, or UI elements) and initial localization drafts are generated with the help of AI. However, all AI-generated content undergoes strict human review, modification, and final integration by our artists and developers to ensure quality and consistency. The game does not feature any real-time AI-generated content during gameplay.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains cartoon-style mild violence and mild jump scares. Players will use digging tools, explosives, or firearms to fight monsters while exploring underground. Non-realistic cartoon blood sacs and blood effects will appear when hitting and defeating monsters. Additionally, the game features physics-based collisions and friendly fire, where players may be knocked back by teammates' mistakes or explosions. Some underground levels contain dark environments and sudden scares.