The Planet Crafter: Prologue

Open-world survival crafting about making a hostile planet habitable

Miju Games · Released Dec 19, 2021

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 12K
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 12; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Dec 10, 2025
Minimum PC: 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Planet Crafter: Prologue?

This free, single-player prologue is a first-person survival crafting game about preparing a hostile planet for humans. You mine minerals, craft tools, and explore crashed ships and ruins while managing thirst, oxygen, temperature, and health. You build a base and machines that heat the planet, increase atmospheric pressure, and create oxygen.

For you if...

+you like exploring freely and choosing what to build

Not for you if...

−you prefer crafting without thirst or oxygen management

What players say

96% of 11,561 reviews are positive

Players praise the terraforming process, particularly seeing the environment gradually change as their machines work. Recent reviewers wish the prologue lasted longer and let them explore and build more.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Planet Crafter: Prologue system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run The Planet Crafter: Prologue?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
Storage: 4 GB available space

Does The Planet Crafter: Prologue have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Planet Crafter: Prologue run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does The Planet Crafter: Prologue 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam