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The Planet Crafter

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

Miju Games · Released Apr 10, 2024

Adventure

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 72K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 670 in 30 days
Players
2,396
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 days ago
Nov 4, 2026
Minimum PC
3GB VRAM
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

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

95% of 71,625 reviews are positive · 94% of 670 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.

Players over time

▼ -31% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 5,543 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20262,396
Nov 6, 20261,732
Nov 5, 20261,781
Nov 4, 20262,032
Nov 3, 20261,776
Nov 2, 20261,747
Nov 1, 20262,700
Oct 31, 20262,357
Oct 30, 20261,734
Oct 29, 20261,693
Oct 28, 20261,687
Oct 27, 20262,202
Oct 26, 20262,464
Oct 25, 20263,260
Oct 24, 20262,926
Oct 23, 20262,417
Oct 22, 20262,532
Oct 21, 20262,540
Oct 20, 20262,723
Oct 18, 20263,397
Oct 17, 20263,021
Oct 16, 20262,503
Oct 15, 20262,501
Oct 14, 20262,540
Oct 13, 20262,798
Oct 11, 20263,447
Oct 10, 20263,106
Oct 9, 20262,689
Oct 8, 20262,793
Oct 7, 20262,806
Oct 6, 20262,817
Oct 4, 20263,798
Oct 3, 20263,221
Oct 2, 20262,613
Oct 1, 20262,568
Sep 30, 20262,647
Sep 29, 20262,883
Sep 27, 20263,828
Sep 26, 20263,507
Sep 25, 20263,017
Sep 24, 20263,078
Sep 23, 20262,755
Sep 23, 20263,569
Sep 22, 20263,697
Sep 21, 20265,543

How many players finish The Planet Crafter?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «Subjection», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Planet Crafter screenshot 1

The Planet Crafter system requirements

Minimum: 3GB VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 - 64-bit
Processor
Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better, OpenGL Support required
Graphics
6GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space

Does The Planet Crafter have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does The Planet Crafter run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
55
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does The Planet Crafter use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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