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Hold the Core is a roguelite tower defense game about trading safety for power. Draft Risk Cards, shape enemy routes, evolve towers, and survive deadly enemies and bosses.
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Jul 16, 2026
Worldwide · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
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29 achievements available.

Build at least 4 different tower types and reach Cycle 8.
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Complete your first arena (Cycle 15)
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Defeat all 3 Void Station bosses: Crystal Guardian, The Convergence, and The Monolith
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Kill 100 enemies in a single run using only 2 tower types
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Defeat The Monolith (Wave 15 Boss)
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Defeat The Convergence (Wave 10 Boss)
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Reach Cycle 13 with at least 2 tower evolutions in the run
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Build 5 different tower types in a single run.
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Kill 50 enemies by the end of Cycle 4
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Evolve at least 1 tower by the end of Cycle 7
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Earn 300 Gold in one run by the end of Cycle 6
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Reach Cycle 4 without taking any Core damage in Cycles 1-4
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Place 4 towers with at least 2 different tower types by the end of Cycle 4
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Earn 2,000 Gold in a single run
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Complete 3 consecutive cycles without Core damage after Cycle 5
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Upgrade any tower to max level in a single run
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Complete Cycle 10 with 9 or fewer active towers.
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Kill 200 enemies with Burn damage.
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Complete a run with 5 or more Risk Cards active.
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Reach Cycle 5 with at least 2 tower types built and 1 Risk Card picked
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Complete Cycle 10 in under 22 minutes.
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Kill 250 enemies without building any AoE tower.
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Complete a cycle without Core damage while at least 1 Risk Card is active
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Defeat a boss using Void Artillery as the primary damage source
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Kill a boss with Void Artillery as the killing tower.
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Reach Cycle 10 with at least 3 Risk Cards active and 1 tower evolution
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