The Planet Crafter

Have owned the base game since May 2022 & don't regret the purchase at all.

i'VE PLAYED LESS THAN 2 DAYS AND i'M ALREADY ADDICTED. LOOK ONLINE FOR BEGINNER GUIDES.

This is a well made, solid title. if you are a fan of games like Dyson Sphere or Satisfactory, you'll likely enjoy this game. The only real issue with this one is (in my opinion) the map design is not great at directing players to rare resources, and with the rate you will need them, it does become an problem.

I agree strongly with other reviews comparing this to Subnautica. There's a similar element in navigational limitation based on oxygen/range from an established base or vehicle, and so exploring the world can feel pretty similar. I'm at 49.14 mTi right now, so I believe I'm quite early in the game, but I've also been playing pretty non-stop for a few days. So that should give you an idea of how long it takes to hit large milestones in this game. That being said, that time has been packed with plenty of stuff to find and explore and craft and I've been having a great time with it. There's a decent automation element, not belts or anything like Satisfactory but maybe more like an idle game that's running alongside your typical mining, crafting survival game? Your "terraforming" structures run at a constant rate as long as you have sufficient power, and so you're often waiting for them to run while you either build more/better ones or do other stuff. That's kind of the core loop, and it's really satisfying. Game world is quite pretty and at least a bit bigger than it looks, although I haven't found its limits yet. Restoring the climate is very cathartic given the current context we live under so this game is also kind of therapeutic for me personally. Similar to Vita Nova in that way. Strong recommend!

combines the best parts of survival crafting games and incremental games