Steam app 1465470 · updated 07 Oct 2026, 02:36 UTC
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
28 months, July 2024 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
20 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 480 hourly samples from 10 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
10 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 238 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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1.0 Release Trailer
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The Crust Release 1.0 Teaser
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The Crust - Official Announcement Trailer EN
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Update Two 0.99.5 EN
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New Horizon Update 0.99 EN
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The Crust - EA Launch Trailer
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50 developer announcements, Dec 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC
Fixed a memory leak caused by completed timers being retained in the system. Fixed an issue where vehicle upgrades would not be applied if they were purchased before the vehicle first left the base.
Patch notesAdded a restriction preventing saves while marking out living quarters. Fixed an issue where resources on conveyors would move despite the game being paused after loading a save. Fixed an issue where a specific sequence of actions could…
Patch notesAdded Added new Encyclopaedia pages covering outpost management, Helium-3 extraction, and colonist work at outposts. Added a status for colonists who are sitting in a truck. Added tooltips when selecting the difficulty at the end of the…
Patch notesPatch 1.0.13 AddedAdded the ability to remember the last excavation mode. Added a button to drop resources to the ground in the distributor interface. FixedFixed the navigation zones of the Cargo Dock and Expedition Center, which could…
IRAKLEPatch 1.0.12AddedAdded a recipe copying system to the module and storage interfaces. Added new speed-related research options to the CRUST Solution Science Points store. Added medical supplies to the second Hope-2 capsule. Added a new…
Patch notesHotfix 1.0.11Modified games will no longer appear on the leaderboard. We've also added the option to remove your results from the leaderboard. Added tooltips for the new buttons in the conveyor mode. Added sounds when toggling planning mode…
Patch notes# Hotfix 1.0.10 Added tooltips for the buttons used to assign drones to extract oxides from resource veins. Added a tooltip when hovering over the Planning Mode toggle. Added sounds when a faction reward dialog appears.Added the seed number…
Patch notesHotfix 1.0.9Added localization for subtitles in the Prologue cutscenes. Reworked the Solar Flare event. Batteries located underground are no longer drained by it. Fixed a crash that could occur in some cases when loading a save due to an…
Patch notesHotfix 1.0.8 Added notifications for epidemics. Added a tutorial on generating Science Points at an outpost. Added a tooltip when hovering over the CPU icon in the construction planning window. Added an exclamation mark to the Research menu…
Patch notesHotfix 1.0.7Reduced the volume of the credit-receipt soundRemoved the error sound when using universal demolitionSequential connection now works without holding ShiftmacOSFixed the material for distributors; priorities are now displayed
Patch notes# Hotfix 1.0.6.1 Fixes stuck walls, that sometimes appears on doors after loading a save
Patch notesChanges Added 2 new tracks by our composer, Ilya Khaminov. Added the ability to remove roads using the Universal Demolition tool. Increased the radius of generated resource veins. Fixed road demolition. It now correctly refunds the credits…
Patch notesThe Crust 1.0 is OUT NOW with the new Planning Mode, a new road tool, a leaderboard, the completed story campaign, new visuals, optimization, new maps, new modules, and much, much more. CRUST Corp. is waiting for you. What to expect from…
IRAKLE1.0 is coming TOMORROW!!Less than 24 hours until the 1.0 release - we're so excited!! There's been such a huge amount of effort put into the release, we can't wait for you to get your hands on it :)If you want to celebrate the launch with…
IRAKLEWe're excited to announce that on September 10, The Crust leaves Early Access and launches in full! For the past three months we've been polishing the 1.0 build non-stop. It brings the completed story campaign, a major optimization pass and…
IRAKLEPatch 0.99.95 Added Added a capsule with resources from CRUST in the "Place to Live" quest. Added the ability to quickly clear resources from a conveyor by hovering over it and pressing the M key. Added a tooltip about energy shortages in…
Patch notesHello, community!The Steam Summer Sale is here, and The Crust is 40% off! It's the last sale before the full release and the price increase - a perfect moment to prepare for what's ahead!We've come a long way together: tons of bugs…
IRAKLEHotfix 0.99.93 Fixed a bug where in some cases upgrading a conveyor segment would upgrade it by two levels at once. Fixed a bug where in some cases contracts wouldn't appear in the active tab until filters were reset. Fixed a bug where…
Patch notesPatch 0.99.92 Added Added sound to the process of scanning anomalies, resources, and territories with probes. Fixed Fixed a bug where transferring overflow resources from one storage to another placed directly next to it would cause…
Patch notesHello, community!Over the past month, we've released a number of hotfixes, addressing plenty of current bugs. However, beyond the fixes, we've also introduced many useful new features that we believe you'll find interesting. With so many…
IRAKLEHotfix 0.99.90.3 Fixed a bug where tooltips when hovering over anomalies were empty. Fixed the sound behavior in probe launch mode when moving the mouse with the zone limit. Fixed a bug in the "Meteorite Fall" quest where the quest would…
Patch notesUpdate 0.99.90 Added sorting when selecting transport in the expeditions window. Added the ability to sort the list when selecting colonists to work in modules Added display of rocket upgrades when choosing a rocket in the logistics menu.…
IRAKLEUpdate 0.99.89 Added information about science point categories to the corresponding tooltip in the top panel of the screen. Added an upgrade for increased colonist movement speed inside living quarters. Added visual indicators for module…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.88.4 Added 18 new colonists. Fixed a bug where on older saves some anomaly descriptions could be unlocalized. Fixed a bug where the fuel production recipe using methane was not working correctly. Fixed several rare cases where a…
Patch notesPatch 0.99.88 Added a new research — AI Trade Analyst. The Analyst automatically calculates the potential profit of a contract against current market resource prices and ensures the maximum reward for early contract completion. New research…
Patch notesUpdate 0.99.87 Added Added a research for advanced slag processing to extract rare earth minerals. Added an option to “come and scan with LPS scanner” when assigning a rover via right-click. Added a tooltip about detaching the…
Patch notesHello, engineers!From time to time, we receive messages and emails from you asking us to support the development of The Crust. Some of you ask about Patreon or whether we’ll launch another Kickstarter campaign.We don’t plan on holding…
IRAKLEHotfix 0.99.86 Added a tutorial for automatic resource transportation using Multi-Resource Storage. Added the ability to place decor on both sides of a wall if there are living quarters on each side. Fixed an issue where the previously…
Patch notes\Hotfix 0.99.86\ Added a tutorial for automatic resource transportation using Multi-Resource Storage. Added the ability to place decor on both sides of a wall if there are living quarters on each side. Fixed an issue where the previously…
Patch notesPatch 0.99.85.4 Added an indicator for resources stuck on conveyors. Added a notification explaining that a room cannot be constructed if it contains unexcavated regolith. Added icons for rover upgrades. Added a route assignment button to…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.85.3 Added snapping of wires and pipes to poles within a one-tile radius. Added the ability to remove poles in wire placement mode. Added rotation to the fans in CPU Data Centers. Updated research descriptions. Added a…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.85.1 Fixed an issue causing visual glitches and artifacts on AMD graphics cards. Fixed an FPS drop in the research window. Fixed a crash that could occur when rebuilding conveyors without pausing. Fixed an issue where the…
Patch notesHello, community!We’re happy to announce the release of a new Big FPS & QoL Update! In this one, we focused on optimization and also introduced several useful new features. Let’s go through them one by one.OptimizationIn this update, the…
IRAKLEHotfix 0.99.82.8 Fixed an issue where drones could fail to complete the construction of living quarters. Fixed an issue with incorrect resource counting when resources passed through modules via conveyors. Fixed an issue where, in some…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.82.7 Added research upgrades for the outpost Smelter. Fixed an issue where drone navigation could break in some cases, causing them to become idle. Fixed an issue where drones could fail to complete construction of living…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.82.5 Added a new module: Outpost Smelter. Super-priority now also increases colonists’ willingness to work in the module. Fixed an issue where placing a Cargo Dock with its entrance facing the edge of the navigation area would…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.82 Fixed an issue where hauler drones ignored transporting resources in amounts smaller than 5 units. Fixed an issue where hauler drones reserved a task but failed to execute it, causing standard drones to remain idle as well.…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.81.1 Fixed an issue that caused a crash when loading a save. Fixed the positioning of filter buttons when the Mobile Drilling Rig interface is open. Fixed an issue with moving models of the Industrial Kitchen and the Large CPU…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.80 Added the option to choose the subsequent difficulty at the end of the tutorial. Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the Laser Cannon would request 0 resources. Fixed an issue where contracts and the market could behave…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.79 Fixed all known causes of drones getting stuck, including in saves where drones were already stuck. Fixed an issue where the Cargo Dock could be built outside the designated build area. Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, a…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.78 Added gas icons above deposits on the base. They are visible when holding Ctrl and in Construction mode. Added global reputation gain/loss to the “Heavy Transport” quest depending on the player’s choice. Added super-priority…
Patch notesHello engineers and tech entrepreneurs!We’re excited to announce that Update 3 is finally here!Automate the loading of contracts and shipments, process slag, plant capsules on the FCC, and fully automate the buying and selling of resources.…
IRAKLEHello, engineers and tech entrepreneurs!We’re excited to open the beta test for the upcoming update “Update 3”! You can already try it out, but first let us introduce some of the new features coming in the update - we’re sure some of them…
IRAKLEBalance improvements to the thermonuclear generator Added descriptions with formatting to truck and scout improvements Corrected descriptions with rich formatting in rocket improvements Increased the average profit of the blockchain module…
Patch notesHotfix 0.99.64 Added Added distance to target in lunar contracts. The cost of module upgrades has been added as a separate item of monetary expenditure in the statistics. The cost of module upgrades is now included in the total…
Patch notesHello, engineers! I am very excited to present this update. It includes full-fledged interplanetary contracts, the construction of your own rockets, as well as full functionality for the launch pad refueling station. In addition, the update…
IRAKLEUpdate 0.99.59 Added Added a fifth tier to the reputation bar and updated its tooltip. Added additional layers to global capitalization. Added a contract filter by delivery method: capsule, truck, or rocket. Colonist tooltips now display…
VEOM StudioHello, engineers!I hope you're having a great weekend. Yesterday, we released a new beta version, Update Two Beta 0.99.57, which includes the Launch Pad features, Rocket construction and interplanetary contract mechanics.You can access this…
IRAKLEUpdate 0.99.56 Added Conveyors, resources, gas pipes, power cables, and outposts are now included in capitalization in the Monitoring & Statistics window. Colonists now gain experience while working at outposts. Researching the Gas…
Patch notesBalance Update 0.99.55 Added Colonist hiring costs have been added to capitalization statistics. A new loading screen image. New settings options to disable LODs for regolith walls, living quarters walls, and modules. Fixed Fixed the…
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| The Crust - Supporter Pack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 08 May 2026 |
| The Crust Complete Soundtrack Pack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 26 Jul 2024 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | TheCrust.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | TheCrust-Mac-Shipping.app | macos | ||
| Launch | TheCrust.sh | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocal | TheCrust/Saved/SaveGames | *.sav and below |
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