The Genesis Project
Co-op adventure RPG recreating Homestuck's SBURB with building and combat
Perfectly Generic Team · Released Apr 13, 2022 · Early Access
AdventureRPGSimulationFree To PlayEarly Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 2,396
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 31 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 7
- peak 24h 39
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- 4 months ago
- Apr 26, 2026
What is The Genesis Project?
A 3D adventure RPG based on SBURB, the world-ending game from the Homestuck webcomic. In solo sessions or co-op lobbies, you build your way through gates, fight enemies and bosses, and combine items using grist.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building and combining items with friends
- +you like exploring gates and fighting bosses solo
Not for you if...
- −you prefer adventures without crafting or building
- −you want a setting independent of Homestuck
What players say
86% of 2,396 reviews are positive · 93% of 31 in the last 30 days
Players praise its recreation of SBURB and the fun of playing with friends. They commonly report bugs that block progress or disrupt multiplayer sessions, and some criticize the camera and hard-to-learn systems.
Screenshots and trailer
The Genesis Project system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8 or 10
- Processor
- 2GHz+
- Graphics
- 1GB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8 or 10
- Graphics
- 2GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Early Access
- Adventure
- RPG
- Simulation
- Action-Adventure
- Platformer
- Action RPG
- Party-Based RPG
- Dungeon Crawler
- Exploration
- 3D
- Building
- Fantasy
- Funny
- Memes
- Survival
Recent updates
- Apr 26, 2026 · Patch 0.6.0-2
- Apr 13, 2026 · Patch 0.6.0-1
- May 4, 2024 · Major Patch 0.5.2
- Mar 16, 2023 · Patch 0.5.1-1
- Feb 26, 2023 · The Dripdate
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