# Kinetic Core: Puzzle Shooter

> A rotational match-3 shooter with a core that fights back.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aubernstudios.kineticcore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aubernstudios.kineticcore)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.aubernstudios.kineticcore`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aubern
- **Category:** GAME\_ARCADE
- **Downloads:** 10
- **Version:** 1.0.14
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27
- **First published:** 2026-07-27
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aubernstudios.kineticcore)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://aubernstudios.co.uk/#privacy](https://aubernstudios.co.uk/#privacy)

## Description

Welcome to Kinetic Core — a rotational match-3 arcade game built around a genuinely unstable core.<br><br>Rings of coloured nodes rotate around a central core. Fire inward to complete a match of three or more. Leave a node sitting too long and it pulses, duplicating outward toward the perimeter. Let the core breach containment, and it&#39;s over — but you&#39;ll always get a fair, clear window to recover before that happens, not an instant, unexplained death.<br><br>WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT<br><br>Core Critical: When the core nears overload, you get a genuine multi-second clutch window to save it with a real match — not a cheap, sudden loss.<br><br>Gap Shot: Bridge two separated colour clusters with a single precise shot for a bonus most match-3 games can&#39;t offer, because most don&#39;t have real ring-to-ring connectivity.<br><br>FOUR WAYS TO PLAY<br><br>Campaign: Procedurally generated sectors with a difficulty curve that&#39;s been simulation-tested across the entire run, not hand-guessed.<br>Daily Challenge: One shared puzzle, every player worldwide, every day — same board, real comparison.<br>Brutal Core: Sudden-death mode. No move limits, no safeties, no revives.<br>Endless Survival: A move-economy arcade mode that never stops, until you make a mistake.<br><br>PLAYER-FIRST, ALWAYS<br><br>Every reward in Kinetic Core is earnable through play. Rewarded video ads are entirely optional — a shortcut for the impatient, never a requirement, and never forced or interstitial. No energy systems. No pay-to-win.<br><br>THE DATA RECOVERY LOG<br><br>A collection system tied to genuine skill and exploration — rare cosmetics for surviving Core Critical, for landing advanced Gap Shots, for finding what&#39;s hidden in the deeper sectors. Entirely optional, never gates progression.<br><br>COMPETE<br><br>Global leaderboards, weekly resets so newer players get a fair shot at ranking, and a live comparison against your own personal best while you play.<br><br>Can you stabilise the core?

## Rankings

- #2,807,608 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.aubernstudios.kineticcore.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aubernstudios.kineticcore)