Satisfying exploration of varied planets
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Every planet you will get on offers unique visuals, which where mesmerizing.”
Steam review · 37 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%System Era Softworks2019Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Base Building
The verdict
A charming, relaxing space sandbox of exploring, terraforming and light automation, best with friends. Skip it if you hate clunky UI, no tutorial, or buggy late-game and DLC.
Great for
Players who want a chill, no-combat exploration and base-building game, especially in co-op with friends
Main risk
Poor onboarding and a clunky UI, plus bugs that can lose items or saves
What changed in the last 30 days
109 recent reviews
Recent negatives mention unstable saves and bugs, FOMO limited-time events, and poor mouse/controller controls with a weak tutorial. Several older negatives blame the Megatech update, so instability may be part of it. Moderate confidence.
109 recent reviews
What players love
Relaxing, cozy, no-combat vibe
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“No combat and low danger paired with a relaxing pace lends itself to be a go-to game whenever you're looking to unwind”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Great fun in co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Such an incredibly fun game with friends.”
Steam review · 85.8 h played ↗
Satisfying progression and approachable automation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I think the progression is done masterfully and is easy to follow.”
Steam review · 230.8 h played ↗
Charming art style, sound and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“From the moment I saw the low-poly terrain, the futuristic yet playful art style, and the potential for creativity”
Steam review · 83.1 h played ↗
Fun terrain tool and creative freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I love this game for its unique 'oh yeah you can mine anything that's low poly' attitude.”
Steam review · 258.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs that destroy items, vehicles and saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can lose tons of items progress by simply falling through the world alongside your vehicle.”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, lacks content and goals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“activating the first planet is super cool but doing it 9 times (all of the cores and gateway chambers are identical on all planets) is not fun, interesting, nor rewarding”
Steam review · 206.9 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and unintuitive onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“this game has NO in-game tutorial or guide to help you do anything”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Buggy multiplayer and DLC-era instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the server kicks you off every 7 minutes, the new DLC structures glitch continuously, the world is just less stable.”
Steam review · 125.3 h played ↗
Clunky UI and menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The worst research tree I have ever seen.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Bad keyboard/mouse and camera controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the PC controls feel incredibly clunky and unintuitive”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorX64 Dual Core CPU, 2+ GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDiscrete Non Mobile GPU with 1 GB Ram
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorX64 Quad Core CPU, 3+ GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDiscrete Non Mobile GPU with 2 GB RAM
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorX64 Dual Core CPU, 2+ GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDiscrete Non Mobile GPU with 1 GB Ram
Storage2 GB available space
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