Minicology

Survival crafting and factory building across a universe of tiny planets

Isaac Denner · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Apr 25, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 67% of 57
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Dec 10, 2025
Minimum PC: 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Minicology?

Minicology is a single-player, 2D survival sandbox set in a procedurally generated universe. You gather resources, grow crops, craft equipment, and defend bases against invasions, using machines and item pipes to automate production. Repairing your rocket lets you reach other worlds, fight bosses, and complete objectives to save planetary systems.

For you if...

+you enjoy managing food, water, and energy supplies
+you like choosing your own goals in sandbox games

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer exploration or cooperative base building

What players say

67% of 57 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of exploration, base building, and boss fights. Common complaints concern awkward controls, a cumbersome interface, and difficulty finding crafting recipes.

Screenshots and trailer

Minicology system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Minicology?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8 64-bit
Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does Minicology have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Minicology run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Native resolution not supported
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: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 71
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Dutch.

Does Minicology 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 Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam