The Planet Crafter Is Coming to Consoles in July

With Xbox Game Pass Day One Access

The Planet Crafter, the open world terraforming survival game that has quietly become one of Steam’s most celebrated titles, is making its console debut on 21st July 2026. Developed by Miju Games, a small independent studio based in the south of France, the game will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Day One access included for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. It is a significant moment for a title that began life as a two-person project and has since sold more than two million copies.

For those unfamiliar with The Planet Crafter, the concept is refreshingly different from the survival genre’s usual fare. Rather than fighting off waves of enemies or scrambling to outlast other players, you are dropped onto a barren, hostile planet and tasked with making it liveable. That means generating oxygen, raising atmospheric pressure, melting ice caps, and gradually opening up new caves, tunnels, and regions as your terraforming efforts reshape the world in real time. It is the kind of game where progress feels genuinely meaningful, and it is easy to see why so many players have compared it to Subnautica. The difference here is that instead of exploring an alien ocean, you are building an entire planet from scratch.

The game’s reputation on PC speaks for itself. It holds a 95 per cent positive rating on Steam, placing it among the top 200 highest-rated games ever released on the platform, and has accumulated more than 67,000 positive reviews. Even two years after its version 1.0 launch in April 2024, it continues to attract thousands of daily players. Miju Games has supported the title with 15 content updates and two DLCs since launch, and the studio has confirmed that more content is planned going forward. That ongoing commitment to the game is a large part of why the community pushed for a console release in the first place.

The console version will support online co-operative play for up to eight players, turning the terraforming experience into a shared endeavour where every structure built and every milestone reached contributes to collective progress. It is the kind of multiplayer that suits long, relaxed play sessions rather than competitive sprints, which fits the game’s overall tone perfectly. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions will be priced at $23.99 USD and €23.99 EUR, and both console store pages are live now for wishlisting and pre-orders.

Co-founders Amélie and Brice, who originally built the game as a two-person team, described the console launch as “an amazing adventure,” crediting the game’s community for making it possible. Players can follow Miju Games on X and YouTube, or join the official Reddit community for updates. Pre-orders and wishlists are available now on both the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store ahead of the 21st July launch.