Core Trials

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• Announcements·27 Aug 2025Official

  The Trials Unleashed!

  Core Trials: Full Release! The Complete ExperienceAfter months of Early Access, Core Trials is now fully released! Every trial, boss, and mechanic has been tuned for the ultimate challenge.All features introduced during Early Access are now fully integrated and polished, including roguelike run system, bosses, abilities, blessings, curses, achievements, and leaderboard functionality.Enjoy a smoother, tighter, and more responsive experience, combat and movement have never felt this good. Get ready to rek your body. What’s New Since Last Early Access ReleaseExpanded content: New and different type of levels are added.Core abilities: Complete a run with a core ability to unlock a new one.Core skins: What can we say, you gotta try Comet The Wolf Core skin, we might have secretly added some buffs to it.Improved game balance (We heard you didn't really like the extreme difficulty lol).Visual polish: animations, particle effects, and UI have received major enhancements.Achievements: For all you completionists, let's see if you can do 100%.Bug fixes and optimizations: countless tweaks to ensure the run is smooth and challenge is fair. Thank You for Your SupportEarly Access players, testers, and community members, you helped shape this release. Your feedback, reports, and enthusiasm have been the core of Core Trials’ evolution. A special thanks to the Runtyflame for being the first one there to test the bugs we release. Also, we renamed the early access leaderboards to "Hall of Fame" in your honour. Next StepsGet as many of your loved streamers to try Core Trials, and then watch them get terrorized.While the game is now fully released, updates will continue: expect quality-of-life tweaks, new content, and seasonal surprises. Keep the feedback coming on our Discord and Steam reviews! Wishlist & ShareIf you haven’t already, wishlisting Core Trials helps us reach more players. Share it with friends, post your epic runs, or show off your leaderboard victories. Every bit of suppo...
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• Patch Notes·22 Jun 2025Official

  Update Notes for June 22

  HotfixSomeone said all the Trials were easy... so I gently cranked up the difficulty. Just a teeny-tiny, small, nightmarish increase (Also some bug fixes are there).Good luck surviving :)MAKE THE CAT HAPPY BY MAKING EVERYONE WISHLIST!　　　　　／＞　フ　　　　　| 　_　_|　　　　／`ミ _x 彡　　　/　　　　|　　　/　ヽ　　ﾉ　／￣|　　|　|　|　| (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)_)　＼二つ
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• Patch Notes·14 Jun 2025Official

  Update Notes for June 14

  Roguelike Run System + Boss Fight! New Run System Core Trials is now structured as a roguelike.Health carries over between levels, each dodge matters more than ever.Includes a built-in auto-save system to preserve progress mid-run.Boss Fight Added Tenezr is here. But is he the strongest boss you will ever face? Time will tell...Learn its moves, dodge with precision, and survive the challenge to win it all.Gameplay & Difficulty Tweaks Normal levels now end enemy attack phases after 3 attacks instead of 5.Several enemy attacks have been redesigned.Visual clarity improvements to combat animations.UI & Visual Fixes General UI improvements across all scenes.Major fix for broken UI layouts on non-16:9 resolutions.LeaderboardsSee how you stack up with the community on Steam Leaderboards!Top scores get glory. Bottom scores get... sympathy.What’s Coming Next Let us cook While bug fixes will be coming every now and then, the next big update is going to take some time. It'll be a major update that'll be build on features we've added and add lots of exciting stuffs.Your feedback Your feedback has shaped this update. Drop your thoughts in our Discord, leave a review on Steam, or upload your wild gameplay on any public platform. We love hearing from you. We really do!WISHLIST NOW! We're aiming for 10,000 wishlists! Every single wishlist makes a difference. Make sure every single soul that you know wishlists it, or else... Or else I will be very sad :(
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• Patch Notes·29 May 2025Official

  Update Notes for May 29

  More Localization Added full support for Simplified Chinese in the game! Next Update When? Next update plans to bring an initial shift to roguelike style. It'll be out next week! Certainly? Hopefully! (Please Pray...)
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• Patch Notes·27 May 2025Official

  Update Notes for May 27

  “The Real Trial Begins” Highlights Combat System Revamp - No more timers. Dodge → Trial Master Appears → Hit them hard → Repeat. Simple. Brutal. Satisfying. What we want from you all is feedback to improve this system. Full Localization Support – Now playable in Japanese (コア・トライアルズ) and Spanish! Updated attacks – Refined attacks, New animations, and tuned difficulty. More Sound Tracks – Upbeat chiptune tracks, courtesy of Wyver9. Complete UI Overhaul – New UI, smoother setup, better vibes. Bug Fixes – No more data related issues in the future. Hopefully. Detailed Patch notes Combat System Revamp You now dodge a few attack waves, then the Trial Master appears. You deal damage by attacking directly with your core during this window. No time limit. Survive and strike until they fall. Full Localization Support Japanese and Spanish language support added! コア・トライアルズ welcomes its Japanese fans with full translations. ¡Y también, nuestros amigos latinos ya pueden esquivar la muerte en español! Updated attacks Every attack has been re-tuned for better feel and punch. Stronger feedback, improved visuals, and tighter hitboxes. More Sound Tracks Added custom music for each level, hand-picked to enhance the mood and intensity. All current tracks created by @wyver9. More original music from commissioned artists will arrive in future updates. Complete UI Overhaul New Title Screen added – More user and streamer friendly. Tutorial is strictly optional. Camera selection system improved – easily select your device from settings. Bug Fixes Player data has been reset. This should resolve all corruption issues going forward. Previous issues were caused by a dev (yes, it was Syncroxd, your Friendly Temmie). Oopsie Daisy Lol. Tell Us What You Think Your feedback has shaped this update. Drop your thoughts in our Discord, leave a review on Steam, or throw suggestions at us. We read everything. Sometimes twice. What's Next? This is our first big update! but not the last. More big stuff is com...
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