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About the Game
ASTRONEER is an indie adventure where you reshape alien worlds like clay and build bases, alone or with friends.
ASTRONEER is an indie adventure from System Era Softworks, listed on Steam under Adventure and Indie. You play as an Astroneer exploring a solar system of seven celestial bodies that the store description calls unrecognized. The heart of the game is the Terrain Tool, which lets you dig, collect, shape, build, and color the ground itself, so the terrain becomes something you mold rather than just walk across.
The core loop revolves around gathering and building. You dig out resources, craft what you need, and set up bases with a modular system where objects snap into place. The store description mentions automation systems, crafting stations, power plants, resource harvesters, and railway facilities, all of which can be customized to suit different situations. Because each planet can be explored from its rounded surface all the way down into the core, digging serves as a way of exploring as well as gathering.
The setting carries a mystery thread. Strange structures and artifacts are scattered across the worlds, and the Astroneers receive confusing comms from unknown sources. Curious players can chase these anomalies in an effort to uncover the secrets of the solar system, and the game leaves much of that discovery to you.
Multiplayer is a big part of the design. You can group up for 2-4 player online co-op, and when you play solo online, fellow Astroneers can drop in and out of your world. The game also offers full controller support and Steam Cloud. It began as an Early Access title on Steam in 2016, reached 1.0 in 2019, and its developer has pledged free, ongoing content updates.
Feature Highlights
- The Terrain Tool lets you dig, collect, shape, build, and color terrain in any way you wish.
- Modular building snaps objects into place, so you can create unique bases and custom builds.
- Automation systems, crafting stations, power plants, resource harvesters, and railway facilities can all be customized to suit your needs.
- Each of the seven celestial bodies can be explored from its rounded surface all the way down into the core.
- You can group up with other players in 2-4 player online co-op, or play solo and let friends drop in.
- Full controller support, DualShock support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on tablet and TV, and Family Sharing are all listed for the game.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
ASTRONEER suits players who enjoy digging, building, and tinkering with systems, especially those who like automating production lines. It also fits anyone who wants to explore a mysterious solar system at their own pace, or to do it together with friends in online co-op.
Not Recommended For
If you want a tightly scripted story with clear objectives, this may not be your pick, since the store description focuses on building, exploration, and mysteries you piece together yourself. Players who need Traditional Chinese text should also look elsewhere, because the game does not offer it.
What the Steam Reviews Say
ASTRONEER holds a Steam review label of Very Positive, with 92% of its reviews being positive. Its total review volume is in the hundreds of thousands of reviews, which is a large sample and suggests the rating reflects a broad player base rather than a handful of early opinions.
On Steam, the review label is calculated from the percentage of positive reviews and the total number of reviews, so a Very Positive rating at this volume is a strong signal. Smaller review counts can swing sharply, but a sample this large makes the overall picture more stable. The percentage is still an average, so it is worth reading recent reviews to see whether your taste matches.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | NT$895 | — |
| 2026-09-09 | NT$895 | — |
| 2026-09-02 | NT$223 | -75% |
All prices here are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. ASTRONEER is currently NT$ 895 with no discount, which is also its regular price. Our price record is still short, so treat any verdict here as tentative.
The lowest price we have recorded is NT$ 223, on 2026-09-02. The game has been discounted sometimes, and the deepest cut we recorded was 75 percent. It has not been free to keep on any day in our record.
Right now the latest price is also the highest price we have recorded, so this is not a bargain moment. If you want it for less, wishlisting it and waiting for a sale is the sensible route, although the timing of the next sale is unknown.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Open the ASTRONEER store page on Steam, either on the website or in the Steam client.
- If you want to buy it now, add it to your cart and check out at the listed price of NT$ 895.
- If you would rather wait, add it to your wishlist so you can keep track of it.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist sale notifications so you hear about price drops as they happen.
- Check back here for the price trend before you decide when to pick it up.
Things to Know
ASTRONEER does not support Traditional Chinese according to its supported languages, but Simplified Chinese and English are both on the list. The game is not flagged for adult content, so no special content warning applies. Prices shown are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so check the official Steam page before you buy.
