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Surviving Ceres

Survival base builder with terraforming and hostile alien attacks

Ryan Saunders · Published by One Man Media · Released May 2, 2025

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 141
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Jan 26, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 650 Ti
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Surviving Ceres?

A single-player survival and colony-building game set on Ceres, where you arrive alone to establish a human settlement. Gather materials, craft supplies, build a modular base and farms, and use drills to automate mining. As the colony grows, you bring in settlers, terraform the landscape, and defend against alien creatures.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning bases and managing a growing colony
  • +you like crafting progression and gradual terraforming

Not for you if...

  • −you want to build a colony with friends
  • −you want a survival builder without alien combat

What players say

87% of 141 reviews are positive

Players praise the base building and crafting progression, saying there is usually another task to tackle. They criticize the rough visuals, and some report crashes or freezes that cost them progress, though a later player review says most earlier bugs have been fixed.

Screenshots and trailer

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Surviving Ceres system requirements

Minimum: GTX 650 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i3-3225
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Surviving Ceres have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Surviving Ceres 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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Surviving Ceres 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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