Released Sep 10, 2026 $31.99 Mostly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Crust

By VEOM Studio · published by Crytivo

Base Building Space Automation Colony Sim Resource Management Sandbox Strategy City Builder BuildingManagementSimulationSci-fi

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Followers 56,662

Reviews 3,919 Mostly Positive

Players now 401 Peak today 401

Owners 100K–200K estimated

The Crust is a game tagged Base Building, Space and Automation by VEOM Studio, released Sep 10, 2026. It has 3,919 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Planetbase, Stonedeep and Beyond the Cradle.

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.

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Planetbase 84% match · Base Building, Space, Colony Sim
Stonedeep 81% match · Base Building, Automation, Colony Sim
Beyond the Cradle 81% match · Base Building, Space, Automation
Reprocessed 80% match · Base Building, Space, Automation
Final Upgrade 79% match · Base Building, Space, Automation
Fill the Sky 78% match · Base Building, Automation, Colony Sim
StarShip-DF 78% match · Base Building, Space, Colony Sim
Virum:Colony 78% match · Base Building, Space, Automation
Venusville 78% match · Base Building, Space, Automation
Space Architect 77% match · Base Building, Space, Automation

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Crust · record updated 23 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1465470

Release dateSep 10, 2026

Last change number40208047

Last record update23 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: VEOM Studio
Publisher: Crytivo
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 2 days ago
Franchise: The Crust
Website: veomstudio.com/the-crust

Windows macOS 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$31.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$31.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked10 hours agoin 41 regions

South Asia (USD)$USD

Every price change is kept from Oct 23, 2026 on. Pick a region below to compare.

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26168595	beta_exp1	Oct 24, 2026
26168595	beta_exp	Oct 24, 2026
26166387	beta	Oct 23, 2026
26141398	public	Oct 22, 2026
26059961	previous	Oct 19, 2026
25846288	previous3	Oct 13, 2026
23455948	previous4	May 29, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
4627820	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1465471	—	Windows	8.31 GB	8.06 GB	2876180559503043899
1465472	—	macOS	8.56 GB	8.13 GB	1061797135263288165
1465473	—	Linux	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26141398	Oct 22, 2026	Open
beta_exp1 Beta Experimental (1.0.50 update) - same as beta_exp, workaround branch	26168595	Oct 24, 2026	Open
beta_exp Beta Experimental (1.0.50 update)	26168595	Oct 24, 2026	Open
beta OpenBeta 1.0.48	26166387	Oct 23, 2026	Open
previous EA 0.99.95	26059961	Oct 19, 2026	Open
previous3 Old 1.0.30	25846288	Oct 13, 2026	Open
previous4 Old 0.99.88.0	23455948	May 29, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Crust

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
TheCrust.exe		Windows
TheCrust-Mac-Shipping.app		macOS
TheCrust.sh		Linux

Space per player9.31 GB

Filesup to 10,000

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	TheCrust/Saved/SaveGames	*.sav	All

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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