Happy holidays, Explorers! We hope youre all having a fantastic December, whether you celebrate Christmas or are simply looking forward to the start of another year. Weve had an absolutely fantastic 2023 working on Core Keeper, and were beyond excited for our 1.0 and console launch in Summer 2024. In case you missed it, weve put together a little timeline of our Early Access journey so far, including all our major and minor updates, crossovers, and seasonal events.
Weve put a lot of love into Core Keeper this year and weve got plenty more to work on as we approach 1.0, but its also important for us to take some time to unwind over the Christmas period so that were well-rested for the new year. With that in mind, were pleased to report that the Pugstorm teams Christmas vacation starts tomorrow! You can find out a little bit more about some of our plans below, and well be back on the 2nd of January full of energy to crack on with dev work!

Fredrik Prntare - Chief Executive Officer & Game Director

This year, Fredrik will be travelling to Northern Sweden to visit his family. Were sure hell be enjoying plenty of good food and festive fun but hes also keen to get a little more exercise while hes on vacation hopefully, it wont be too cold for him to go on lots of Christmas walks! After lots of socialising and exercise, he plans to spend a little time away from screens this year and get stuck into a Kazuo Ishiguro book or two!

Sven Thole - Chief Operating Officer & Development Director

Sven will be heading out to his family forest to fetch a Christmas tree soon, and we honestly couldnt think of a more wholesome festive activity! Therell be plenty of family time on the cards, but hes also looking forward to playing the new Darkest Dungeon 2 DLC and re-reading the Game of Thrones books in preparation for the upcoming release!

Julian Seifert-Olszewski - Lead Artist & Art Director

Julian will also be visiting family this year and is very excited to announce that hes expecting a new addition around February time. Theres lots to get ready when your first baby is on the way, and hell be spending plenty of time preparing for the new arrival. That wont stop him from having a little fun watching movies, reading through his stack of freshly ordered books, and painting minis of course!

Herman Appelgren - Game Developer

Herman has one thing on his mind this Christmas, and thats cozy times in front of the fireplace at his Cabin in Dalarna. Hell be playing plenty of board games with his siblings and is planning on playing Root and starting a new Gloomhaven campaign! Hell also be learning to fly the B787 Dreamliner in Microsoft Flight Simulator and catching up on the Star Wars series! We hope that, no matter what your plans are this month, you find plenty of time to unwind and to play games! We may be heading out on vacation, but well still be sharing plenty of activity on our Twitter page, so keep an eye out.