Really enjoyable exploration and discovery game, with very light survival elements.
(If you are looking for "hardcore" survival, this may not be the game for you- higher difficulties are indeed more difficult, but the survival elements remain the same, with only your Oxygen, Thirst, and Hunger elements running down faster.)

It's a beautiful world, but it is a bit buggy. You have to enjoy exploiting bugs like falling through terrain and being able to see underneath- and finding things that may have been harder to see up top. (I love finding cracks in invisible walls and seeing if I can get off-map or travel below the world). If you are intolerant of even minor bugs and visual glitches- well. this one ain't for you, because it has a fair number. Very small dev team (2 people I think?) so they are likely only focusing on game-breaking bugs when they are found.

This is really more of a base-building/exploration/discovery game, not really what I consider "true survival".

I will say I have enjoyed it far more than I expected to, with almost 107 hours into it at the time of this review. And I expect to put a good number of hours into it after this, to get all achievements, and then start a new game in the DLC world.

If you are looking for "perfect"- this game may not be for you. If you are looking for an engaging grind fest creating a world from scratch and watching it blossom and grow (and you are tolerant of funny bugs that sometimes can be exploited)- this may be for you, Story isn't a focus, but it is there if you want to discover all of the hidden bases and messages of those who came before but did not survive... story is there, and is pretty good once you start piecing it together.

A hidden gem, that is a little rough around the edges, I guess?

You are alone on a dead planet, and your mission is to terraform it. At first, survival is your only concern—gathering resources, setting up oxygen generators, and making sure you don’t run out of water. But as you progress, the real magic begins.

Exploring wrecked ships is one of the best parts of the game. Every abandoned structure feels like a treasure hunt, filled with valuable loot that helps speed up your progress. The world is vast, and every expedition brings new discoveries.

Even when playing solo, it’s an amazing experience. The game is incredibly immersive, especially as you watch the planet slowly transform from a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem. I took my time and ended up building an eco park, a museum, farms, and even bridges to connect different areas—it’s not just about survival, but also creativity.

If you enjoy crafting games where you can take things at your own pace and truly shape the world around you, this is definitely worth playing. 10/10

This game is AWESOME. Ive played it so much, im almost 100%ed it already. Its so gdam fun. Without a DOUBT a must play.

I love this game so much, i even dream of it. when i close my eyes, i see myself placing down drills and crafting many many lockers. i would gift this to my kids and my beautiful wife samantha if i had any. 10/10 recommend.

The game progression stages are very satisfying - sort of like a clicker game, except it is an open world survival. Terraforming changes are immersive and drastically change the look&feel. In-game events add flavor, and graphics overall is beautiful.

There is a lot to explore on the base game map, story line is great.

The Humble DLC is well worth it. Map is very different in many aspects, however the story line and balance is a bit worse than the base game.

Highly recommended if you like relaxing immersive single player games. I am yet to try multiplayer co-op, I'm sure it won't disappoint.

From the downsides, I found that later stages of the game have lack of balancing for the biomass - it seems like you don't really need to develop animals in order to finish the game. Plopping a bunch of amphibian farms in the late mid-game gets the job done. The resource extraction in the Humble DLC is imbalanced, leaves you deprived of some key minerals, as they are difficult to scale compared to the traditional extractors.

8/10 stars game looks like its in alpha, but it has some charm.
I cant hit other people in co-op when they piss me off.

played and 100% with a friend, peaceful and relaxing.

i would love a flying vehicle in a future update.

This game is very fun to play however it is not a perfect game. The steam reviews have it at 96% positive, but that's because you can only say its good or bad. If steam had a star rating system for this game it would probably be 3.5-4 stars.

Pros:
-Easy to learn
-Lots of content
-World is fun to explore and you will still find new things in the end game

Cons:
-Story is lacking even by the standards of finding messages around the world
-Buggy game play/UI
-Game Pacing is not great

The closest game I can compare this to is subnautica in its overall feel. My biggest complaint is the pacing as in the 30 hours I have played I feel most of my progress was done in about 5 of the hours with the rest of the time being me running back and forth. The game has automation, but it is locked too far back in progression. I think making the automation aspects easier to access and sooner in the game would make it more fun. It is also a little weird that there is a DLC planet for this game when the base game still could use some love and polish.

This game is fun, but be aware the steam reviews make it seem like an S tier game which it is not. If you haven't played subnautica, I would recommend to play that first

Love the game but i have to not recommend it if you have visual issues with depth of field or bloom. they are horrendous in this game with ZERO WAY TO DISABLE. It is ridiculous that a game released in 2024 only has basic "Low, Medium, High, etc." options with no way to customize for accessibility for the player and performance for their machines, your settings also shouldn't just reduce render distance and anti-aliasing. I know what settings need to be tweeked for my pc's optimal performance, the devs do not. Let us customize graphics settings.

Love those dramatic moments like the orange sky finally turning a beautiful blue.