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Planet Crafter 2024

Simulator by Miju Games, published by Miju Games.

Xbox Series X|S PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5 Simulator Adventure ESRB: E Steam Deck Verified
74
Players
IGDB rating
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
69,777 Steam reviews
3,926 playing now
on Steam
134 h to beat
main story, 134 h for everything

About

Planet Crafter came out on April 10, 2024 for PC, then for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 21, 2026. On Steam, 96% of 69,777 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 3,926 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5,998 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.

You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet.

What is happening now

Planet Crafter is a relaxing survival-crafting game where you terraform barren worlds into habitable environments without combat pressure or time constraints. Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Game Pass, it emphasizes exploration and gradual terraformation as the core gameplay loop rather than combat or resource scarcity stress. Recent coverage has focused on the game's multi-platform expansion and its appeal as a low-stress survival experience. The Xbox launch in July highlighted the co-op features and absence of typical survival game friction. Players have been documenting their progression through terraforming phases and working toward end-game goals like constructing rockets to leave their worlds. The game has found an audience among those seeking sandbox crafting without the pressure mechanics common to the genre.

How long to beat Planet Crafter

from 1 player
Completionisteverything the game has
134 h

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
April 10, 2024 (early access from March 24, 2022)
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 - 64-bit
Windows 11 - 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better, OpenGL Support required
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
3GB VRAM
6GB VRAM
Storage
4 GB available space
4 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Planet Crafter player count

concurrent players on Steam
3,926playing now17m ago
3,926peak today
5,99830-day peak
5,998highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 23: 4,469 Oct 24: 5,366 Oct 25: 5,998 Oct 26: 4,338 Oct 27: 4,208 Oct 28: 4,098 Oct 29: 3,929 Oct 30: 4,004 Oct 31: 4,667 Nov 1: 5,138 Nov 2: 3,824 Nov 3: 4,247 Nov 4: 3,926
Oct 23daily peak, last 13 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Planet Crafter achievements

55 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Subservience
5.6%
Subversion
9%
Subjection
13.1%
Cookie factory Bake a cookie
20.7%
Unstoppable Craft 1000 items
23.1%
Biosphere Reach complete terraformation
23.2%
All 55 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Space magnate Gain a total of 100000 Terra Tokens
25.2%
The Cenote Discover the cenote biome
25.2%
New life forms Craft your first DNA sequence
27.7%
Jump in lava Get lava damages
28%
Space zoo Craft an animal shelter
28.5%
Evolution Reach mammals level
29.2%
Ancient paradise Find the ancient paradise
32.7%
Distant Wrecks Craft a portal generator
32.9%
Space frogs Reach amphibians stage
35.3%
Logistics Build a drone
38.4%
Bubbles under water Reach fish level
39.8%
Space trader Gain a total of 10000 Terra Tokens
40.1%
Farming on Mars Create your first outside farm
42.2%
Space pirate Gain a total of 1000 Terra Tokens
42.8%
Fusion Energy
43.2%
The Yellow Rare Ore Find Solar Quartz
43.5%
Space smuggler Gain a total of 100 Terra Tokens
44%
Breath Reach atmosphere level
44.4%
Space Trading Build a space trading rocket
45.1%
The factory must grow Build an autocrafter
47%
Rainbow caves Discover the rainbow caves
47.5%
Vivarium Reach insects level
49.5%
A Door ?
50.2%
Jungle Craft your first tree spreader
53.9%
Mushrooms river Discover the mushroom river
54%
The Forests Reach trees level
54.4%
Genetic Engineer Craft your first DNA Manipulator
55.3%
Not the face! Get hit by an asteroid
56.3%
It's growing Reach herbs level
56.7%
Getting comfy Craft 100 items
57%
Greenery Reach moss level
59.4%
So much water Reach full lakes level
63.7%
Flowers on hostile planet Craft your first flower spreader
64.1%
The White Rare Ore Find Zeolite
65.7%
The Pink Rare Ore
67.1%
Automation Craft your first ore extractor
68.6%
Liquid water Reach liquid water level
73.4%
Biomass Craft your first biodome
74%
The Blue Rare Ore Find Osmium
74.6%
Are we leaving? Craft your first launch platform
74.7%
What could go wrong? Craft your first nuclear reactor
76.1%
Life from the sky Reach rain level
76.4%
Golden flower
77.6%
Clouds in the sky Reach clouds
78.1%
New Sky Reach full blue sky
79.2%
Barely surviving Craft 10 items
80.8%
Vegetables in space Craft your first food grower
82.1%
The Rare Red Ore Find Iridium
90.9%
Shelter Construct your first living compartment
95.1%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

7 stories
The Stream Team: Skimming the surface of Planet Crafter’s Skeo moon
1 outlet · Oct 10, 2026
The Stream Team: To the moon in Planet Crafter
1 outlet · Sep 5, 2026
The Stream Team: The planet has been crafted in Planet Crafter
1 outlet · Aug 8, 2026
The Planet Crafter Review
1 outlet · Aug 3, 2026
New Open-World Survival-Crafting Game on Steam is Satisfactory Meets The Planet Crafter
1 outlet · Jul 23, 2026
The Planet Crafter Brings Relaxing Terraforming to PS5, Xbox, and Game Pass
4 outlets · Jul 21, 2026
The Planet Crafter Launches on XBOX July 21: Co-op Survival With No Enemies, Timers, or Pressure
1 outlet · Jul 20, 2026