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AETHUS

94% positive of 2,077 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Pawsmonaut Games.

About the game

Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.

Tagged by players

Mining
Narrative
Open World Survival Craft
Base Building
Automation
Crafting
Building
Survival
Sandbox
Space
Resource Management
Female Protagonist

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
Incredible game! I loved everything: the story, the base building, the mining-crafting loop, the visuals, the style. Huge respect for the developer, this is beyond solid for a solo project! The characters are great, and masterfully voiced, the main duo makes the game feel alive. Of course, some things can be improved: camera angle is too locked down, some QoL would be nice like "stack to all chests" or "stack to…
34 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This game, in my opinion, is absolutely worth the price it is currently at. Its not perfect, the building has a few rough edges, but nothing game breaking. I was a bit disappointed the cutscene at the end of the game wasn't a bit more animated, but again that's nothing major. I will say I found myself always trying to get different geodes to prospect. a negative would be sometimes the ores glitch out while your…
74 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
So, so slow I think it's the slowest progression survival exploration game I ever played. Takes FOREVER to do anything. And you'd imagine that a scenario that has anti-gravity plates for the drone would mean you would be able to carry more things, right? WRONG! You're stuck at an absurdly small carry weight for the entire part of the game I had patience to explore. I honestly struggle to consider playing beyond what…
9.4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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