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The Crust

VEOM Studio · Crytivo · 2026-09-10

SteamEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 15, 2024 (Mac), Jul 15, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.

The Crust is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $31.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 4334 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-29

891
playing now
76%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
27
twitch viewers (latest)
13.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
24
Nexus mods (22k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$31.99
steam price (US)

891 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

No fate is determined. The progress is driven by people. It’s time for you to decide whether you become the one who brings changes — or the one who adapts to them. Whether to be mediocre and insignificant anybody — or to be a pioneer in the space colonization industry, leading your corporation to dominance and bringing necessary effort to make humanity an interstellar species. Building the world of the future will mark a place for you in the history books. Only the strongest can survive on a giant grim permafrost rock surrounded by vacuum, deep space darkness, and deadly silence.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

The Crust trailer thumbnail

The Crust - Official Version 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 891 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 527 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~66/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 89k–201k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,471 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GamersGate$19.19-40%
GreenManGaming$20.79-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.24 at Fanatical (2026-09-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $31.99 · on sale 53 of 88 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
68368320242026Week of 2024-07-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.1k02026-09-15 00:00 — 1,638 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1,577 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 2,511 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1,826 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 1,789 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 2,105 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 1,651 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 896 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 1,554 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 2,195 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 850 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1,127 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 1,522 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 707 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 1,396 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1,829 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 689 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 790 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 1,173 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 774 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 1,002 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 1,029 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 655 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 891 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.4k150Jul 2024Aug 2026Jul 2024 — avg 2,356 · peak 5,101Aug 2024 — avg 868 · peak 2,104Sep 2024 — avg 610 · peak 1,595Oct 2024 — avg 345 · peak 718Nov 2024 — avg 275 · peak 603Dec 2024 — avg 313 · peak 757Jan 2025 — avg 331 · peak 722Feb 2025 — avg 381 · peak 904Mar 2025 — avg 292 · peak 778Apr 2025 — avg 257 · peak 584May 2025 — avg 221 · peak 503Jun 2025 — avg 150 · peak 449Jul 2025 — avg 674 · peak 1,742Aug 2025 — avg 484 · peak 1,031Sep 2025 — avg 275 · peak 555Oct 2025 — avg 222 · peak 506Nov 2025 — avg 170 · peak 349Dec 2025 — avg 412 · peak 1,208Jan 2026 — avg 480 · peak 1,069Feb 2026 — avg 316 · peak 659Mar 2026 — avg 366 · peak 937Apr 2026 — avg 323 · peak 683May 2026 — avg 365 · peak 791Jun 2026 — avg 283 · peak 559Jul 2026 — avg 250 · peak 500Aug 2026 — avg 201 · peak 405
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
56562026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 56 new positive2026-09-21: 29 new negative2026-09-22: 25 new positive2026-09-22: 6 new negative2026-09-23: 21 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new negative2026-09-24: 11 new positive2026-09-24: 19 new negative2026-09-25: 10 new positive2026-09-25: 10 new negative2026-09-26: 9 new positive2026-09-26: 19 new negative2026-09-27: 9 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 16 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 7 new positive2026-10-01: 7 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new positive2026-10-04: 9 new negative2026-10-05: 10 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 11 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 10 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 1 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 7 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$100.00$16.042024-02-232026-10-012024-02-23 — best price $100.002024-07-30 — best price $29.992024-10-18 — best price $23.992024-11-04 — best price $29.992024-11-27 — best price $22.492024-12-19 — best price $22.492025-01-16 — best price $29.992025-02-04 — best price $20.992025-02-21 — best price $23.992025-03-13 — best price $20.992025-03-26 — best price $22.492025-04-10 — best price $23.692025-05-15 — best price $20.992025-05-27 — best price $29.992025-06-21 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-07-31 — best price $29.992025-09-01 — best price $29.992025-09-18 — best price $29.992025-10-09 — best price $20.992025-11-04 — best price $29.992025-12-01 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $16.492026-01-19 — best price $16.042026-02-21 — best price $29.992026-03-17 — best price $19.002026-03-30 — best price $17.992026-04-22 — best price $29.992026-05-08 — best price $19.002026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-19 — best price $17.992026-07-14 — best price $19.492026-08-10 — best price $31.992026-09-13 — best price $20.792026-09-18 — best price $20.792026-09-23 — best price $20.792026-09-28 — best price $20.792026-10-01 — best price $19.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

41602026-09-30 21:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 416 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 182 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 27 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
74.3%
earned "Now the Fun Begins"
10.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-07-26, latest 2026-05-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8200%27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SpaceSci-fiSandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalAutomationColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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