Overview
- The Planet Crafter launched on consoles on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and is playable on Xbox Series X|S, PC and cloud through Xbox Game Pass (Ultimate, Premium and PC tiers).
- Developer Miju Games positions the title as a chill, non-violent survival game that centers on terraforming rather than combat and on exploration over threats.
- Core gameplay has players manage oxygen, food, water, temperature, pressure and health while building automated machines such as heat pumps and drills that create lasting environmental changes as they run.
- The Xbox release includes adjustable difficulty presets, a creative mode, and Xbox Play Anywhere cross-save and achievement support, and early console reviews and player responses have been generally positive about the game's relaxing loop.
- Reports differ on maximum co-op size: Xbox Wire and Miju Games list up to eight players while some outlets report up to ten, a discrepancy that may reflect version or reporting differences and that the developer could clarify.