The Crust
351

Players in Game

$20.99
$29.99

The Crust Steam Charts & Stats

Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.
App ID1465470
App TypeGAME
Developers
Publishers Crytivo
Categories Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards
Genres Strategy, Simulation
Release DateQ2 2024
Platforms Windows, Mac
Supported Languages French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese, Russian

The Crust
351 Players in Game
4 650 All-Time Peak
0,00 Rating

Steam Charts

The Crust
351 Players in Game
4 650 All-Time Peak
0,00 Rating
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At the moment, The Crust has 351 players actively in-game. This is 0% lower than its all-time peak of 0.


The Crust
5 Total Reviews
5 Positive Reviews
0 Negative Reviews
Negative Score

The Crust has garnered a total of 5 reviews, with 5 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Negative’ overall score.

Recent Steam Reviews

This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback

Playtime: 134 minutes
Great concept, good story, good looking, nice mechanics, not bad interface
👍 : 1 | 😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime: 741 minutes
Decent game and actively being worked on still, but there are a few game breaking bugs at the moment. I would wait for a few updates.
👍 : 1 | 😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime: 662 minutes
Interesting crafting, sometimes I sit and think how I can make such a quantity of loot of such a resource that damn not to break anything and still have enough for something else. Here you need to think with your head, and not mindlessly poke. I respect such games
👍 : 2 | 😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime: 1033 minutes
An interesting strategy for colonizing a planet, the game has many buildings that can be built very beautifully, as well as large areas for construction. Perhaps in the future it will be so)
👍 : 1 | 😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime: 644 minutes
Not a good video game at the moment. Maybe things will improve with 1.0 but can not recommend currently. Issues - I think the main one is that everything in this game is dependent on bots. They do everything from excavation to transporting goods to building things. The problem is it is quite limiting as you don't have many and there is no way (at least in the early to mid game) to build more. They are also really quite stupid, see below. So instead of being able to scale your build in a timely fashion you are constantly waiting on bots with a PUBG level of intelligence to do their thing - AI is really quite bad and not customisable. All your building is done by bots in a manner quite unfathomable. There is a very basic priority system but it ignores this and does its own thing quite often. This would just be a bit frustrating except that missions are timed in this game and when your bots are deciding to tidy the place up rather than build your base or ship your stuff it really mucks with the progression - modules (aka all your buildings) breakdown periodically and you have to repair them, this initially has be managed manually i.e. click on the warning, click on the building, click on the button to start the repair. Eventually you can research a tech that allows "auto repair" but even then it just means less clicking it still sends your bots off randomly to repair a building whilst your trying to do something else. I'm quite unsure why they included this in the game but it really just disrupts the flow of progression in a very annoying way. It doesn't add to the game at all - research points are based on hitting mission/shipping objects and only last for a certain period of time so you are constantly chasing your tail to get your research points up and maintain them high enough. This feels quite unbalanced and researching things to build more things is quite sluggish - oh and a minor one, the voice over/writing for the campaign play through was terrible, I muted it after like 3 minutes and left it off for the whole game As I said this is an early access title and maybe they'll address some of the above prior to 1.0 but for now I would wait and check back later.
👍 : 5 | 😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime: 174 minutes
It combines my both passions : space exploration & industry / belt games. So i'm biaised. I liked the narrative aspect of the The Crust even though it feels rushed, I can understand that, it's only a EA.
👍 : 2 | 😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime: 393 minutes
It's a great game! If you like space games, you can buy it right away. You will not regret it. Great graphics, easy controls, a huge number of different buildings, where you will design your moon base and survive in space. You will have to build your production chains and develop your base to survive!
👍 : 5 | 😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime: 1910 minutes
I played through the campaign from start to finish once. And after failing the final mission the first time, I can't bring myself to start a new one. It took me 25 hours to even complete it the first time. I love games like this, but I can't say why this one doesn't hook me enough to want to try again. It was fun to play through and I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind 25 hours of gameplay and then ditching it, but for this reason I'll have to wait to recommend it. Maybe it would help if everything went faster and the day didn't end so quickly. I loved the story. And it's a fun game that I enjoyed playing. But the fact that every time I start a new campaign I stop playing after about an hour just because I don't want to go through the early tech tree again is why I say it's not recommended.
👍 : 8 | 😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime: 3813 minutes
Go search for infinite ore deposits mods and weight decrease for items. This will make your experience 1000 times more enjoyable. Playing default game will not allow you to feel progress within the game because you will be constantly running behind your digging sites when they run out just to rebuild them elsewhere. This core mechanic makes all upgrades meaningless since the more you upgrade your factories will only speed up time before you need to replace their placing (and buy all upgrades all over). With infinite ore deposits you actually enjoy the game by building that nasty conveyor spagetti which will be viable until you decide to expand or improve things instead of game pushing you to do it. Gameplay itself is fine, I like the aspect of "ground" and "underground", not sure what's up with planet view though, I guess you can explore some places when you want to chill out from expanding your base but overall it's not something that I did during my game time except of activating research scans for science points. Space drilling units are definitely WIP at the moment, too much manual management required. The balance of skills tree is... mediocre, if you take a look at a patch notes, it actually built based on when it was added to the game instead of logical placement, especially latest one's, that's why you will find "basic light lamp" way in the bottom of the tech tree (???). Weight reduction mod will make contract deliveries so much more enjoyable and well balanced, it's crazy to get contract for 10k smart concrete and you can ship only 300/900 per shipment, you end up losing more money just on the shipment cost itself. Luckly game is relatively easy to mod, the only thing I didn't figure out is how to mod maximum camera distance under ground, I think it's locked because there is actual Z axis ceiling max, since it does work outside. Campaign is new, there is a ton amount of improvements needed, especially with time limited missions. I skipped campaign at the start (ignored quests) and was just building and expanding, ended up having multiple short time limit contracts to fulfill because I moved further in the game than it was expected from step-by-step guide. Time sensitive quests should be at least 10x longer on the time allowance. Also, you can't skip cinematic at the start of campaign even if you have seen it (why?). Anyways, if those two mods would not exist it would probably be negative review, but last save I clocked 30 hours and it's quite enjoyable experience. The last end game is performance issue when you have whole lot of factories and bots, but it is kinda same issue overall in majority of automation games. Keep working on the game, dev's, give players options to adjust game balance at least for custom sandbox and the reviews will become much better. (and make that underground camera go further out, damn it)
👍 : 7 | 😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime: 30930 minutes
Wait till its more mature , nothing will make you madder than watching your workers die because your high priority solar panels are not being repaired by your drones while they fill a low priority shipment that you can not cancel or to watch earth get hit by an asteroid . The only way to report this bug is through discord which I refuse to use. OH and the ACHIEVEMENT fail the laser gun event will really push you over the edge! This issue has been here since release so there is no way DEV(S) don't know about it. OH and the ACHIEVEMENT fail the laser gun event will really push you over the edge!
👍 : 28 | 😃 : 3
Negative

The Crust Steam Achievements

The Crust offers players a rich tapestry of challenges, with a total of 23 achievements to unlock. These achievements span a variety of in-game activities, encouraging exploration, skill development, and strategic mastery. Unlocking these achievements provides not only a rewarding experience but also a deeper engagement with the game's content.

Now the Fun Begins

Complete the tutorial

One Year of Solitude

Survive the First Year

Lost and Found

Locate the lost convoy

Charlie on our six

Find the Charlie base

Heroes Never Die

Rescue all 12 survivors of Hope-2

A Single Spark

Build a Single regolith refinery

Smart Moves, Concrete Gains

Build 3 Pressing Modules

Signal in a Bottle

Discover a magnetic anomaly

American Dream

Have 1 million credits on balance

I need a Private Jet

Have 10 000 000 million credits on balance

Ore In My Veins

Deplete 1 resource vein

Ice Breaker

Deplete 1 ice vein

Diggy Diggy Hole

Excavate 10,000 cells

Silent Assassin
Average Crust Enjoyer

Spend 100 years in the game

Houston, YOU have a problem
Stable Basis
Plugged In
Lock and Loaded
One shot - One asteroid!
Mad Miner
Lunar Truck Simulator

Own at least 10 vehicles

Hydrogen tycoon

Build 10 fuel generators


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The Crust Minimum PC System Requirements

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
  • Processor: Inlel i5-4590K or equivalent AMD-Hardware
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 960 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

The Crust Recommended PC System Requirements

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
  • Processor: Inlel i5-4590K or equivalent AMD-Hardware
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 1060 or equivalent with 6GB of video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

The Crust has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.


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The Crust Latest News & Patches

This game has received a total of 54 updates to date, ensuring continuous improvements and added features to enhance player experience. These updates address a range of issues from bug fixes and gameplay enhancements to new content additions, demonstrating the developer's commitment to the game's longevity and player satisfaction.

Demo Hotfix 0.80.467
Date: 2023-01-24 21:11:51
👍 : 18 | 👎 : 1
Demo Hotfix 80.468
Date: 2023-01-25 17:51:58
👍 : 18 | 👎 : 1
Demo Hotfixes 80.469
Date: 2023-01-26 00:21:39
Now it's even less buggy
👍 : 23 | 👎 : 1
Demo Hotfixes 80.470
Date: 2023-01-26 22:33:32
C'mon now, it should be working by that time
👍 : 21 | 👎 : 1
Patch notes 0.83.52 | Hotfixes
Date: 2023-09-06 13:04:26
Patch Notes 0.83.52
👍 : 43 | 👎 : 1


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