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AdventureIndieMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSpaceSurvival

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Game description

Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.

Basic info

DeveloperSystem Era Softworks
PublisherSystem Era Softworks
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateFeb 5, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorX64 Dual Core CPU, 2+ GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsDiscrete Non Mobile GPU with 1 GB Ram
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 444 reviews from the past 1 year

82.4/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Players give this colorful space sandbox about reshaping planets and building bases a score of 82.4; ASTRONEER has 444 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

159 reviews find it fun, and some describe a cozy loop of gathering, crafting and launching rockets despite a few rough edges. 59 enjoy playing with friends, and some recall hours spent building bases and getting stranded together. Multiplayer ranks 159th of 642. 37 praise its look, and some call the pastel art style gorgeous and the planets beautiful to explore. Visuals & Sound ranks 322nd of 1249, and Story & World ranks 550th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1062nd of 1399. 71 reviews report bugs, including some whose items and rovers fall through the ground and others hit by freezes, teleport bugs or broken quests. 37 say there is little tutorial, and some had to learn controls and interactions by trial or from a wiki. 37 find it repetitive after a while, and some say the planets feel alike and the late goals become a chore. Content Volume ranks 491st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game is decent, good fun actually” · 159 reviews
“had so much fun playing alone and with friends” · 59 reviews
“surrounding world is quite beautiful” · 37 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 66% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.42 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “base building modularity is unlike anything else” · 35 reviews
Negative “terrain shaping feels like argument with wet clay, cannot build straight” · 5 reviews

Progression 23% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 20% · Strategy 14% · Controls & feel 16%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.24 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmospheric, visually pleasing with interesting mechanics” · 23 reviews
Negative “too much like real life, not cozy enough” · 3 reviews

Story 8% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.70 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “400 hours played indicates substantial content depth” · 12 reviews
Negative “glacial progress and little endgame content, not worth thirty dollars” · 5 reviews

Variety 16% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.59 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “surrounding world is quite beautiful” · 37 reviews
Negative “graphics feel blurry despite being an older game” · 1 review

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.90 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “had so much fun playing alone and with friends” · 59 reviews
Negative “friend destroyed base furnace with hydrogen, griefing” · 7 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 4%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.14 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “cosmetics and DLC prices far too high, premium currency obfuscates true cost” · 18 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.60 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “items and rovers falling through ground since launch” · 71 reviews
Positive “не попался ни один баг за всё время” · 1 review

Performance 8% · Developer support 16%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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