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Autonauts

Colony-building simulation where you program bots to automate tasks

Denki · Published by Curve Games · Released Oct 17, 2019

CasualIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 3,737
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 10 in 30 days
Players
46
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Mar 6, 2023
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750
8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Autonauts?

In this single-player colony-building simulation, you settle an uninhabited planet by gathering materials, crafting tools, and building workerbots. You program bots with visual commands to automate jobs, then expand the settlement and meet colonists' needs.

For you if...

  • +you like relaxed colony building without deadlines
  • +you enjoy planning farming, crafting, and resource production

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast progress through research and upgrades
  • −you prefer controlling workers directly to programming their routines

What players say

90% of 3,737 reviews are positive · 80% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the satisfaction of watching their bots automate colony work and finding new ways to organize them. Complaints focus on slow progression and tedious script editing; some recent players also report bugs that interrupt automation.

Players over time

▼ -22% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 74 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202646
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Nov 1, 202665
Oct 31, 202657
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Oct 25, 202673
Oct 24, 202665
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Oct 22, 202661
Oct 21, 202660
Oct 20, 202647
Oct 19, 202645
Oct 18, 202652
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Oct 13, 202650
Oct 12, 202649
Oct 11, 202670
Oct 10, 202653
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Oct 8, 202661
Oct 7, 202657
Oct 6, 202662
Oct 5, 202670
Oct 4, 202674
Oct 3, 202656
Oct 2, 202649
Oct 1, 202656
Sep 30, 202650
Sep 29, 202649
Sep 28, 202643
Sep 27, 202662
Sep 26, 202657
Sep 25, 202652
Sep 24, 202649
Sep 23, 202645
Sep 23, 202638
Sep 22, 202645
Sep 21, 202666

How many players finish Autonauts?

1.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Real Autonaut», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Autonauts system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K (4 * 3500) or equivalent/AMD FX-9370 (8 * 4400) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 750 (2048 MB) or Radeon HD 7870 (2048 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Low Settings on massive dense worlds

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent/AMD Ryzen 1500X (4 * 3500) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 970 (4096 MB) or Radeon R9 270X (2048 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
High Settings on massive dense worlds

Does Autonauts have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Autonauts 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
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
26
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does Autonauts 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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