CLOUD DWELLERS

A colony builder about developing industry across floating islands

XinZhi · Published by Xinzhi · Released Apr 17, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 61
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 22, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 660; 8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is CLOUD DWELLERS?

This single-player, 2D colony sim is in Early Access and takes place on floating islands, where you seek a way home. You gather resources, assign workers, arrange buildings, and advance from primitive tools to machinery as you explore other islands and search for survivors.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning layouts and balancing production needs

Not for you if...

−you want fast progression and a step-by-step introduction

What players say

79% of 61 reviews are positive

Players praise exploration and discovering how the colony's systems work. Complaints focus on excessive micromanagement and settlers getting stuck or refusing to work, with recent reports describing bugs that halt progress.

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CLOUD DWELLERS system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Window 7
Processor: 3.2 GHz (Dual-Core) CPU
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon RX 460
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does CLOUD DWELLERS have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does CLOUD DWELLERS run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

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

Does CLOUD DWELLERS 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