The Planet Crafter

Open-world survival crafting where base building transforms a barren planet

Miju Games · Released Apr 10, 2024

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 74K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 1,020 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,569; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 14, 2026

Free demo available, 16 playing it now: get the demo.

What is The Planet Crafter?

An open-world survival crafting game set on a barren, hostile planet that you must make habitable. Alone or in online co-op, you gather resources, manage basic needs, build and automate a base, explore wrecks and ruins, and raise heat, pressure, and oxygen until ecosystems appear.

For you if...

+you enjoy building and automating a planetary base
+you want survival gameplay without combat
+you plan to terraform with friends online

Not for you if...

−you want combat or enemies beyond the environment
−you dislike managing food, water, oxygen, and health
−you prefer directed levels over open-world exploration

What players say

96% of 74,106 reviews are positive · 95% of 1,020 in the last 30 days

Players praise watching the barren world develop lakes, plants, and animals, along with the generally relaxed progression. The most common complaints are that later stages become repetitive and meter-driven, while crafting, survival, and automation remain shallow. Several players also report terrain clipping, invisible walls, and other signs of limited polish.

Screenshots and trailer

The Planet Crafter system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 - 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
Graphics: 3GB VRAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 55
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.