Corepunk 2024

About

Corepunk is an MMORPG with fog-of-war in a seamless open world. Thanks to the top-down camera and fog-of-war, you'll want to discover every nook and cranny. Corepunk offers a variety of professions, battlegrounds, challenging monsters in unique camps, guilds, farms, quests, and profound lore.

Story

Corepunk is a top-down MMORPG with fog-of-war in a seamless open world. Set in the persistent fictional universe of Corepunk, it's inhabited by four main unique cultures. Thanks to the top-down camera and fog-of-war, you'll want to discover every last nook and cranny. Find a chest filled with loot, a rare monster, a wandering merchant with special items, or even a new event - the possibilities are endless. In PvP, the top-down view and fog-of-war give rise to new tactics and strategies: ambushing, rushing from out of nowhere, luring foes into a gang hidden in the shadows. By controlling the distance between you and your enemy, keeping an eye on your abilities' cooldowns, and knowing each character's strengths and weaknesses, you'll even be able to conquer enemies apparently stronger than you. Victories against other players are rewarded through the Honor Points system. A karma system prevents weaker players from being steamrolled. Corepunk also offers everything you'd expect from an MMORPG: crafting and mining professions, arenas and battlegrounds, guilds, farms, pack deliveries, quests, randomly generated dungeons, raids and profound lore. This eclectic game rolls all of your favorite settings and themes into one: cyberpunk and steampunk, dark fantasy, and science fiction. Kill monsters, defeat champions, discover a new world, build new relationships. Create your own story. Corepunk welcomes you, Adventurer!

What is happening now

Corepunk is an MMOARPG that launched into early access on PC in late November 2024. The game has encountered meaningful obstacles during its development cycle, which developer Artificial Core has begun to publicly acknowledge. Despite these challenges, the studio remains committed to progressing toward a full 1.0 release, and has communicated this intent to its early access community alongside a more candid assessment of the hurdles the project has faced. The developer's willingness to discuss these difficulties suggests a shift toward greater transparency as development continues.