The Planet Crafter

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Developer: Miju Games
Publisher: Miju Games
Franchise: —
Release date: Apr 10, 2024
Store page updated: Sep 1, 2026
Price: $23.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

86.5/ 100

Based on 454 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 95% of 975

All time 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 96% of 74,029

“strangely relaxing and very addictive, great game to sink into”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+2.16

Progression +2.87 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?

“progression feels like joy, every upgrade visibly reshapes world” (42)

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Story & World

+2.79

World +3.27 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“peaceful, kind place with beautiful terraforming and emotional resonance” (54)

Игра моего одиночества. Сложилось, что я приобретала эту игру для того, что бы поиграть в нее с друзьями, но друзей не стало. Спокойное и доброе место для израненной души - без скримеров, крови и бесконечного битья животных как в прочих симуляторах выживания. Я расплакалась, когда впервые увидела траву на одном из этапов терраформирования. Засохшая безжизненная планета заиграла яркими красками, стала домом и отдушиной - нужно было всего лишь дать ей немного внимания, любви и терпения. Каждый человек в каком-то смысле эта планета. Очень рекомендую, 10 падающих суперсплавов на макушку из 10.

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Content Volume

+1.69

Volume +3.32 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+1.96

Visuals +1.95 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

+3.10

Playing together +3.21 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

“multiplayer elevates the game from uninstall to full completion with friends” (23)

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Pricing & Fairness

+1.53

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Pricing +2.10 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

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Tech & Support

+0.33

Developer support +2.36 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time

since launch, by month · major update DLC

Mar 2022Sep 2026

Reviews

per day · 969 reviews, peak 80/day

Aug 21Sep 18

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