Hold the Core
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Hold the Core is a roguelite tower defense game about trading safety for power.
Draft Risk Cards between cycles to push your run toward bigger rewards, harsher pressure, and greedier builds. Shape enemy routes, evolve towers into specialized weapons, and survive escalating enemies and bosses.
RISK CARDS
Turn a stable run into a greedy one. Draft cards between cycles for more gold, stronger rewards, and harsher pressure.
ENEMY ROUTES
Control the path itself. Extend routes, bend enemy flow, and build the choke points and kill zones your defense needs.
TOWERS AND EVOLUTIONS
Each tower solves a different problem, and evolutions push it into a sharper combat role. Build around control, burst, range, or sustained damage.
ENEMIES, BOSSES, AND RELICS
Fast enemies, shields, splitters, support units, Rifted variants, and bosses attack different weaknesses in your defense. Key fights can also reward relics that add powerful combat twists and open new build directions.
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System Requirements
PC
Minimum
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 620 / Iris Xe or NVIDIA GT 1030 / GTX 750 Ti or AMD RX 460 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or better Memory: 8192 MB RAM MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 / Intel Iris Xe Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Mac
Minimum
Minimum: OS: macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later Processor: Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: Built-in audio Additional Notes: Universal build supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
Recommended
Recommended: OS: macOS 11 Big Sur or later Processor: Intel Core i7 or Apple M1/M2 Memory: 8192 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5300 / Apple M1 GPU Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: Built-in audio Additional Notes: Optimized for Apple Silicon. Runs great on M1/M2 Macs
Linux
Minimum
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 10, or SteamOS 3.0+ Processor: Intel Core i3-4160 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (Mesa drivers) Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: PulseAudio or ALSA compatible Additional Notes: Steam Deck compatible. Vulkan support recommended
Recommended
Recommended: OS: Ubuntu 20.04+ or SteamOS 3.0+ Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or better Memory: 8192 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 (latest drivers) Storage: 2048 MB available space Sound Card: PulseAudio compatible Additional Notes: Verified on Steam Deck. Runs at 60 FPS with high settings