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AETHUS
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Quick Sum-Up In-depth analysis further down. No AI was used to write this review. 🟩 Pros 🟩 • The base building system is well-designed and intuitive, with excellent quality of life features that make management, resource processing and storage convenient. • Solid exploration…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“This game was fun for a single playthrough. I played it through once and doubt I'll ever play it again. The problem with this game is that gameplay is too guided by the story. The story has explicit instructions that tell you exactly what to do. Just follow them and you beat the…”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played“Very pleasant, cozy, and relaxing game. There's plenty to build, collect, and explore. The crafting system is surprisingly deep, though it becomes quite grindy toward the end when every upgrade requires expensive resources. The voice acting, however, was the real highlight. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing 'Tidy Up the Town'!
Hi folks! It's been a wee while! I'm really excited to announce my second title - Tidy Up the Town! It's a cozy, no-pressure sorting/tidy-up game set in a medieval market town. You're an apprentice wi
Version 1.036 (23/06/26)
Version 1.036 - 23/06/26 - 16:35 BST Fixes - Fixed some comically large drill bits. - Disabled the ability to queue up Stub Memories to avoid them double playing accidentally. - Added a fail-safe chec
Gamepad Support now available with Patch 1.035!
Hello, Pioneers! Patch 1.035 is live now, bringing official gamepad support to AETHUS ! With the game going on sale for the next two weeks as of tomorrow 6PM BST (10AM PST) , there's never been a bett
Version 1.029 (08/05/26)
Version 1.029 - 08/05/26 - 14:50 BST New Features - Added a new 'Resources' Game Modifier to the New Game screen and the Settings menu, which allows for adjusting resource drop rates higher or lower t
Version 1.028 (01/05/26)
Version 1.028 - 01/05/26 - 15:00 BST I had a nasty hardware failure last weekend so a lot of this week was lost to getting that sorted... I think we're all good now, though! New Features - Objects in
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Survival · Base Building · Story Rich · Crafting · Mining · Exploration · Narrative · Sci-fi · Building · Sandbox · Female Protagonist · Resource Management (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Official site | https://www.pawsmonaut.games |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior. Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX-6000 series or newer / Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Cards or newer / NVIDIA RTX-2000 series or newer. DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Try the free demo to judge performance if you're unsure! Progress carries over to the full game.