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Is Pentacore worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want platforming and exploration across a large map.
- Players who enjoy finding upgrades and using them to expand a weapon arsenal.
- Speedrun enthusiasts who want an in-game timer alongside a secret ending to unlock.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly guided route may find the map's room-by-room discovery and unexplained markers leave navigation to them.
- Players who prefer a short, linear experience may not enjoy searching a large world for five key cards and optional discoveries.
- Players looking for multiplayer play are not the audience for this single-player-focused description.
Our take on Pentacore
The open-ended map makes exploration central, but its markers do not explain their meanings. That trades clear navigation cues for player-led interpretation, so finding the route and key locations requires attention to the discovered map.
What is Pentacore?
Pentacore is a metroidvania centered on platforming and exploration.
Players run, shoot, climb, and use blasts to travel through a large planet, where they must find five key cards to start an escape ship. The story casts the player as security for a scientific expedition, awakened from stasis after the federation discovers a resource-rich planet. Enemies and upgrades are scattered through the world; collected upgrades expand the player's arsenal. A map reveals rooms as they are discovered, with markers for important locations that players must interpret. An in-game timer supports speedrun attempts, and the game includes an unlockable secret ending. Play is supported with either keyboard or controller.
How Pentacore plays
- 01Discoverable room map
- Rooms appear on the map as exploration uncovers them, while important locations use markers whose meanings are left for players to work out.
- 02Arsenal upgrades
- Collected upgrades add options to the player's weapon set.
- 03Speedrun timer
- An in-game clock is available for players attempting timed runs.
- 04Secret ending
- A hidden ending can be unlocked.
- 05Keyboard and controller
- The game supports both input methods, and a pause-menu help option explains the controls.
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Pentacore: platforms & release
Is Pentacore worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want platforming and exploration across a large map. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly guided route may find the map's room-by-room discovery and unexplained markers leave navigation to them.
Where can I download Pentacore?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pentacore's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pentacore on?
Windows only.
