Cheap on sale and runs on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Runs on low end machines well too!”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
CryoFall
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%AtomicTorch Studio2021Colony Sim · Base Building · Survival
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A top-down sci-fi survival crafter with a deep tech tree, fun with friends but very grindy. Skip it if you play solo, want automation, or expect updates.
Great for
Friend groups who enjoy long crafting and tech-tree grinds and buy on deep sale
Main risk
Heavy manual grind with no automation, plus near-empty servers that make solo play tedious
What players love
Best with friends or co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is so fun when playing with others.”
Steam review · 99.2 h played ↗
Deep crafting and tech tree progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Feels like a deep survival sandbox—crafting, building, and slowly mastering a harsh alien world gives a strong sense of progression and long-term achievement.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Addictive, relaxing gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Quite addictive game. Relaxing.”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Extreme, tedious resource grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The resource collection to go from tier to tier is pretty steep and requires heavy grinding.”
Steam review · 52.6 h played ↗
Dead servers and abandoned by devs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“come back a few years later & nothing has changed.. no new updates & all the servers are still dead.”
Steam review · 51.7 h played ↗
Poor solo experience, empty world
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“There are no real enemies either. They are placed on the map but don't move or attack me or my base.”
Steam review · translated · 6.8 h played ↗
No automation or global storage, constant chores
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is no automation, so you'll be harvesting most resources by hand until the endgame”
Steam review · 71.1 h played ↗
Hard to set up co-op or private servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“How have they not just implemented a "Host" button in the multiplayer tab?”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Requires online connection even for single player
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“I would have never bought this game if I knew it required you to be online to play SINGLE PLAYER.”
Steam review · 25.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable700 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorDual Core 2.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB video memory, Shader Model 4.0+
Storage700 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorQuad Core 1.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB video memory, Shader Model 4.0+
Storage700 MB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorDual Core 2.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB video memory, Shader Model 4.0+
Storage700 MB available space
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