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Code: Terraform
A deep automation and programming game on a frozen alien planet. Write real code to drive rovers, run power grids, fabricate parts, and fly drone fleets across the world. Your scripts run while you plan your next move. The more you terraform, the more the planet responds.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-21 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-25.
“Very much a game for coders, not a 'learn to code' game. The tutorial is very minimal, and the game expects you to learn yourself from reading the documentation and trial and error. I haven't written python in a quite a few years and its taking me a bit to get back up to speed…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Amazing game. Great Soundtracks! Tutorial? Genuinely one of the worst I've seen in a game. Don't get me wrong, it's thorough but it's written like the target audience is already fluent in programming, with zero acknowledgement that most people buying a programming game are new…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Great game! Found the demo by accident and gave it a try! Spent over 30 hours playing the demo and now I'm looking forward to more! Can definitely recommend if you like programming games. Python is a nice touch! I love all the puzzles and I look forward to the mechanics that…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-16.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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9 New Languages and Stronger Mk IV Machines
Code: Terraform now speaks nine more languages, and so do its Steam store page and achievements. With English, that makes 19. This update also gives the Mk IV atmosphere machines two and a half times
A New Engine, Far Smoother on Linux
Since the launch, the largest group of reports from Linux players has been about how the game runs: a Planet Map that crawled when a storm or a rover crossed it, typing that fell behind the keyboard,
9 New Languages, Faster Factories and Deep Oil
Code: Terraform now speaks nine more languages, and so do its Steam store page and achievements. This update also brings faster factories, deep oil, a Battery Charger for your Pioneers, and saves that
8 New Languages to Test: 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Русский and More
Code: Terraform can now be played in eight more languages. They are on the experimental branch today, and before they come to the main version for everyone, I would love native speakers to try them an
Update 0.1.28: Titanium Sooner, 49 New Code Lab Lessons and a Faster Game
This update brings titanium within reach much earlier, a whole new set of Code Lab lessons, and a faster, smoother game throughout. Titanium now arrives much sooner. The Wide Sonar that finds it and t
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Automation · Programming · Simulation · Sandbox · Colony Sim · Incremental · Strategy · Exploration · Building · Space · Base Building (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 100 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any GPU with WebGL support Storage: 1 GB available space