King Slime
A crossover boss from Terraria that invaded Core Keeper during a special event.
King Slime is a boss from the game Terraria that appeared in Core Keeper as part of a crossover event on 26 September 2022. This crossover brought the King Slime boss and other themed content into Core Keeper. The King Slime encounter represents a collaboration between the two survival sandbox games, allowing players of Core Keeper to face a familiar foe from Terraria within the procedurally generated underground world of Core Keeper.
- Role
- Early-Game Boss
- Type
- Slime Entity
- Status
- Active (Respawns)
Lore & Background
The King Slime crossover event occurred on 26 September 2022, when Pugstorm and the developers of Terraria collaborated to bring content from one survival sandbox game into another. This event introduced the King Slime boss and other themed content into Core Keeper's procedurally generated underground world. The crossover represents a meeting of two games that critics have compared for their similar mechanics and tone, blending exploration, base-building and survival systems. The King Slime's appearance in Core Keeper was part of a limited-time event that added new challenges and rewards for players exploring the underground biomes.
In Their Own Story
On 26 September 2022, a strange disturbance rippled through the underground world of Core Keeper. The familiar slime creatures that players had encountered began to behave differently, and from the depths emerged a crowned figure known to veterans of another world: King Slime. This crossover event brought the Terraria boss into the procedurally generated caves, where it challenged players who had been mining, crafting, and fighting their way through the underground. The event added themed content alongside the boss, giving Core Keeper players a taste of Terraria's iconic enemy within their own game world.
Reader's Guide
The King Slime crossover event was a limited-time addition to Core Keeper that ran starting 26 September 2022. During this event, players could encounter the King Slime boss from Terraria within the procedurally generated underground world of Core Keeper. The event also brought other themed content from Terraria into the game. As with all content in Core Keeper, the King Slime could be fought solo or cooperatively with up to eight players, with worlds hosted locally or on dedicated servers. The crossover represented a unique opportunity for fans of both games to experience a familiar boss in a new setting, though the specific mechanics of the encounter and rewards were part of the event's themed content.
Did You Know?
- The King Slime crossover event with Terraria occurred on 26 September 2022.
- Core Keeper's developers Pugstorm collaborated with Terraria's developers for this crossover.
- The crossover brought the King Slime boss and other themed content into Core Keeper.
- Critics have compared Core Keeper's mechanics and tone to Terraria, making this crossover a natural fit between the two games.
- The King Slime could be fought in Core Keeper's cooperative multiplayer mode for up to eight players.
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