Solarpunk™

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%2026

$22.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $18.39

The verdict

A cozy, combat-free sky-island builder with about 20 hours of content. Skip it if you want depth, a story, smooth co-op or lasting value at full price.

Great for

Players who want a stress-free building and farming game, solo or with a partner

Main risk

Content runs out after about 20 hours, which feels thin for the price, and co-op is clumsy

What players love

Cozy, relaxing, no-combat vibe

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews

“The game has a very chill atmosphere, and the music is incredibly relaxing. It's the perfect game to unwind with after a long day.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗

“A very pleasant and cozy game for chilling.”
Steam review · translated · 43.3 h played ↗

“It's a game that is not too challenging, but simply beautiful, cozy and just the game I need to relax after a full day of work.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗

Satisfying building and decorating

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Decorating and building is a dream.”
Steam review · 22.1 h played ↗

“once I learned the building mechanics my houses have gotten more and more beautiful each game”
Steam review · 100.4 h played ↗

Beautiful art style and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“its a good game more of a peaceful game but its a visual feast”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“Even the sound of the wind and rain is peak comfort.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗

Good progression and automation loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“solid game, super satisfying progression loop, exploration is interesting and rewarding, and the mechanics are easy to understand.”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗

“The progression is good, no rush, but no heavy grind either, I think it's perfectly balanced.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗

Fun co-op with a partner or friends

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“The game is cozy, relaxing, and easy to pick up while still giving you plenty to do.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗

Fun airship flying and floating islands

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“I love flying airships around!”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗

“The Air ships do take practice to fly but once you get them down they become a blast to cruise around in.”
Steam review · 72.8 h played ↗

What players complain about

Too little content for the price

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Very little content, zero worldbuilding of any kind.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗

“For this price the game is very meagre: 20 hours is a full playthrough plus a pretty house.”
Steam review · translated · 19.3 h played ↗

“My buddy and I completed the game in 5.4 hours. nothing else to do.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗

Bugs, broken saves and desync

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“There's no way to manually save the game, which is already a bad sign in my opinion, and the autosave can randomly break”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗

“Latest update bricked my game. Validated files, completely reinstalled -fatal error immediately on start up.”
Steam review · 51.4 h played ↗

Feels like unfinished early access

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“it feels more Early Access than some actual Early Access games I've played recently”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗

“it is so buggy it's like slogging through an early access alpha version with the full release price”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗

Slow progression and waiting for crops

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“A LARGE portion of my time played (I'd say roughly 30-40% of it) was just standing around waiting on crops to grow so we could progress”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗

“in 7 hours of play I had to stand around about 4 hours waiting for crops to ripen.”
Steam review · translated · 21.9 h played ↗

Co-op: airships can't be shared

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Let airships carry passengers and this game would be so much better.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“you cannot share the airship or things like tutorial progress make playing with a friend pointless”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

Airship controls are frustrating

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“Piloting that brick mistakenly called an airship was one of the most frustrating experiences I've had in games lately.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗

“I can't keep the airship on course it veers widely from one side to another.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 10/11 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660 6GB | RX 5500 XT 6GB

Storage5 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 11 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i7 / AMD Ryzen 7

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 3060 | AMD RX 7600XT or better

Storage5 GB available space

OSWindows 10/11 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660 6GB | RX 5500 XT 6GB

Storage5 GB available space

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