ReCore

About

ReCore tasks you with guiding robot allies through a shifting desert world in this single-player adventure. As Joule Adams, you navigate Far Eden’s treacherous terrain, battling rogue machines and uncovering clues about a civilization that collapsed after a catastrophic sandstorm. The environment constantly evolves as storms reshape paths and hide new dangers, requiring you to adapt strategies and upgrade your Corebot companions. Platforming sections blend with combat, as you switch between Joule’s tools and your bots’ abilities to solve puzzles and clear enemy strongholds. The game’s dynamic world design earned praise for its reactive ecosystems, though mixed reviews noted uneven pacing. With roots in Metroid Prime’s DNA and a vision from Keiji Inafune, ReCore offers a leaner, faster-paced experience compared to its inspirations. Available on PC and Xbox One, its 2016 release brought third-person co-op bots to a genre often dominated by solo play. The core loop of exploration and mechanical teamwork remains satisfying, even if the story struggles to match the weight of its premise.

Storyline

You are Joule Adams, a young survivor of a terrible cataclysm who journeys from Earth to the desert world, “Far Eden” to build mankind’s new home. But when Joule wakes after centuries in cryo-sleep, nothing has gone according to plan… With her “Corebot” companion, Mack, Joule begins an adventure to unlock secrets from the past, defeat powerful foes, and bring new life and hope to Far Eden. The Far Eden colony was meant to be a paradise, where humans and Corebots could build a future together. Now, however, most of the Corebots have gone rogue, and the planet is plagued by violent sandstorms. In some areas these storms come and go, altering the terrain and revealing new areas to explore and new challenges to overcome.