Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Steam Hotfix 1.3.0.6 · October 9, 2026 · free weekend October 8–12 · reopening not tested by Kingy. 1 guides and 2 connected entries. Research checked 9 Oct 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Steam trial fix and developer save-location guidance; no console recovery procedure is established.
- Player reopening reports are community evidence. Kingy has not tested an affected world or filmed a repair.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Automated source checks are separate from a substantive guide review.
Source ledger
Official Core Keeper Steam announcements ↗Official publisher news feed, including the October 8 free-weekend announcement. Future changed announcements require source review; the current recovery claim remains scoped to 1.3.0.6.Official · checked
CK 1.3.0.6 - Hotfix ↗Steam Free Weekend world-entry fix announced October 9. Does not specify a save conversion or promise recovery of deleted/corrupted data. No Kingy installed-build capture or reopening test.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Core Keeper’s Free Weekend – Your Adventure Starts Here! ↗October 8–12 Steam Free Weekend with full-game and multiplayer access. Game and save data remain in the library afterward; purchase is needed to continue. Exact end hour is not stated in this announcement.Official · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Core Keeper F.A.Qs & Bug Reports! ↗Developer-pinned FAQ gives Windows/Linux Steam save locations and the backups folder; advises backing up data before moving/deleting files. Links the official bug-report form. No save replacement or restoration test performed by Kingy.Official · checked
Can't enter the world I just played on after resetting game on free weekend ↗Developer reply acknowledges new worlds incorrectly identified as Classic after reopening. After patch rollout, sawyergrubert and blackbeing report the issue fixed for them. Those replies do not include full platform/build captures and are not Kingy recovery tests.Reported · checked · published 8 Oct 2026
Core Keeper official Steam listing ↗Released August 27, 2024; Windows/Linux supported and official header artwork retrieved from the Steam store API on October 9. The 1.3.0.6 troubleshooting scope here is the Steam Free Weekend.Official · checked