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Planetary Life

Sandbox god game about shaping planets and guiding evolving life

Sotenbox · Released Aug 15, 2025 · Early Access

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 963
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 22 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 22, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1050
4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Planetary Life?

This single-player, Early Access simulation starts with an uninhabited planet. You adjust tectonics, atmospheric gases, and climate, combine cells into organisms, and balance plant and animal populations. You can also walk across the surface in first person.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy stepping back and watching a simulation unfold

Not for you if...

  • −you want civilization management to be available now

What players say

93% of 963 reviews are positive · 90% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combination of planetary simulation and cell-based organism creation. Recent reviewers criticize limited depth and running out of things to do.

Screenshots and trailer

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Planetary Life system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
2.8 GHz Dual Core or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space

Does Planetary Life have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Planetary Life 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese.

Does Planetary Life 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

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