Surviving Ceres is an open world survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export rare materials and manufactured goods to earn funding used to unlock new technologies and upgrades. Bring in colonists from earth to work advanced facilities to terraform the planet.
53 Players in Game
125 All-Time Peak
82,20 Rating
Steam Charts
53 Players in Game
125 All-Time Peak
82,20 Rating
At the moment, Surviving Ceres has 53 players actively in-game. This is 0% lower than its all-time peak of 117.
Surviving Ceres Player Count
Surviving Ceres monthly active players. This table represents the average number of players engaging with the game each month, providing insights into its ongoing popularity and player activity trends.
| Month |
Average Players |
Change |
| 2025-05 |
71 |
0% |
99 Total Reviews
92 Positive Reviews
7 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
Surviving Ceres has garnered a total of 99 reviews, with 92 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
Chart above illustrates the trend of feedback for Surviving Ceres over time, showcasing the dynamic changes in player opinions as new updates and features have been introduced. This visual representation helps to understand the game's reception and how it has evolved.
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:
630 minutes
Good Game.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
354 minutes
I like this game
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1058 minutes
You build things to make things that will let you build more things so you can make stuff to build things as you slowly terraform the planet and bugs try to destroy things you made. Watch as windmills are also watermills, behold rockets that you can stand under and take no damage from, get the ore! make things with the ore. Make a robot. Watch as people sit in midair, watch as people eat nothing! O_o; forget how to make the thing that you need to make for the thing!!! wish you had built the thing over there, fall as you remove the room! Game is still in the works, dev is very open to ideas/feedback and active :) game has a leader board for speed runners who care about that sort of thing.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
14 minutes
Crude to say the least. Price does reflect this but should really be Early access. Feels like more of a proof of concept at this time.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
172 minutes
This is a 6/10 game right now. I'm upvoting it as I think the dev can improve on it, if he is willing to change things.
After playing the game for 3 hours, I’d say I have mixed feelings. It’s not bad, just ultimately very conventional in its interactions—simplistic even. It lacks that subtle je ne sais quoi. The case of obtaining water is typical: digging for ice (which actually respawns very quickly, but a drill gives you more than you’ll ever need, so the game becomes too easy as well), building a water maker—literally, making water—and that’s it, done. Water becomes a non-issue 30 minutes into the game. Same for oxygen, same for food. Planet Crafter is a bit more challenging in that regard. The game lacks a certain variability, difficulty, subtlety. It's simplistic in its approach of too many game loops.
The other major point is base construction. And I won’t dwell on the lack of building rotation or standardized sizes—these are known issues.
No, the real problem, I think—and it will be hard for the dev to change—is that far too many functions require their own dedicated room, all of which look similar: corridor-like, basic in shape (with the exception of the farm, which is made of curved glass—much more pleasant). As a result, you inevitably end up creating a labyrinthine, snaking base where you’re running from corridor to corridor to start metal block production, fuel, check your rocket, etc. You get lost in your own base. Nearly all other games in the genre allow you to build empty rooms and place machines or installations inside them.
So I think this is the main issue, beyond the too simplistic game loops: the design choice to tie too many functions to specific rooms.
I also know the game has a very low budget, but those black square rooms… honestly, no, they’re just too cheap-looking. I’d advise the dev to take the basic farm model, make variants of it—bigger, longer, rounder, however he likes—and allow players to install whatever machines they want in them (refineries, etc.).
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
275 minutes
Honestly, it feels really lacking. The building is frustrating. The unlocking technology is menu hell. The 'automation' causes you to run around a LOT. It just needs so much cleaning up.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
398 minutes
Man, I want to love this game, but the base building is absolutely awful. As other reviews have noted, the habitat pieces aren't the same size (or a neat real number factor of each other) and so don't line up. You also for some reason can't connect two existing pieces with the connection pieces. And if you want to re-arrange something? God help you, because you can't disconnect non-end pieces, even if there is another access, Then you have to go through hell to empty everything out and find temporary storage due to weight limits. It's bad enough that I've just restarted multiple times to try and build a better layout the first time around.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Surviving Ceres Minimum PC System Requirements
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3225
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Surviving Ceres Recommended PC System Requirements
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Surviving Ceres 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.
Surviving Ceres Latest News & Patches
This game has received a total of 29 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.
Update 0.1b
Date: 2024-05-04 01:49:18
A bunch of changes and tweaks based off player feedback that will improve the experience.
👍 : 4 |
👎 : 0
Update 0.1c
Date: 2024-05-15 18:13:08
This patch contains a variety of fixes, changes, and additions made to the game.
👍 : 4 |
👎 : 0
Deconstruction Time
Date: 2024-06-01 06:09:50
Deconstruction has come to Ceres. You can now remove all structures and fix any base issues that might occur.
👍 : 5 |
👎 : 0
Update 0.1d
Date: 2024-06-04 04:50:32
This update contains various fixes, changes, and additions that refine the early game.
👍 : 6 |
👎 : 0
Update 0.2a
Date: 2024-06-18 23:11:49
A variety of changes, tweaks, and a large addition of multiple forms of alien life and atmosphere are live on Ceres.
👍 : 7 |
👎 : 0
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