The Planet Crafter

The Planet Crafter

Steam Deck Verified

Miju Games · Base Building · Apr 10, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $23.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
73k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 73k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
My best friend and I are no strangers to survival, story-driven, and progression-based games.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It feels like a cheap knock off of better games with a multiplayer aspect.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Unless you play co-op with friends of course!
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
What a lazy and poorly optimized Subnautica asset flip.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The Planet Crafter is full of eye candy, satisfying features and mechanics, and the sound design and soundtrack are just chef's kiss.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay97 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Optimization14 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters46 reviews
85%
Graphics45 reviews
82%
Interface26 reviews
58%
Difficulty21 reviews
90%
Combat14 reviews
79%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes20 reviews
75%
Bugs19 reviews
68%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $23.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $23.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
55
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.