# Games like The Planet Crafter: Prologue

> The closest matches to The Planet Crafter: Prologue: The Planet Crafter, Subnautica, Breathedge, No Man's Sky, and Astrometica: Prologue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Planet Crafter](https://imho.run/games/1284190/the-planet-crafter) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Space, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 35,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/)
2. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Shares resource scavenging and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
3. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Shares oxygen management and resource scavenging with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
4. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
5. [Astrometica: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2904320/astrometica-prologue) — Shares oxygen management and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 460 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904320/)
6. [Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2811830/ocean-world-eden-crafters-prologue) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base Building, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 1,932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2811830/)
7. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
8. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in The Planet Crafter: Prologue players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
9. [Blossom: The Seed of Life](https://imho.run/games/3576870/blossom-the-seed-of-life) — Also Mars and Open World Survival Craft, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 441 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576870/)
10. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in The Planet Crafter: Prologue players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
11. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
12. [Space Trash Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/1759350/space-trash-scavenger) — Shares resource scavenging and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 457 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1759350/)
13. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
14. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — A frequent pick in The Planet Crafter: Prologue players' libraries, and another Indie. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
15. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
16. [The Survivalists](https://imho.run/games/897450/the-survivalists) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 2,979 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/)
17. [Eden Crafters](https://imho.run/games/2570210/eden-crafters) — A frequent pick in The Planet Crafter: Prologue players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,054 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570210/)
18. [Remains](https://imho.run/games/1309820/remains) — Shares resource scavenging and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 196 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309820/)
19. [Prospector](https://imho.run/games/1928080/prospector) — Also Base Building and Space, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 55 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928080/)
20. [Star Crafter](https://imho.run/games/3476660/star-crafter) — Shares resource scavenging and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 57 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476660/)
21. [Occupy Mars: The Game](https://imho.run/games/758690/occupy-mars-the-game) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 1,285 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758690/)
22. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Mars and Space, like The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
23. [Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1316230/force-of-nature-2-ghost-keeper) — Shares resource scavenging and base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 634 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1316230/)
24. [Tinkerlands](https://imho.run/games/2617700/tinkerlands) — Shares base building with The Planet Crafter: Prologue. 727 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617700/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1830840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1830840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1830840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1830840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1830840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Planet Crafter: Prologue

The Planet Crafter: Prologue is a free-to-play adventure released in 2021 by Miju Games. Players terraform an alien world through base-building, crafting recipes, and blueprint-unlocking, while managing oxygen and food production. Meteor showers dynamically replenish resources during gameplay. Reviewers highlight that crafting unlocks new biomes and gameplay layers, and exploration reveals hidden secrets and collectibles. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, cozy, and relaxing, noting the sandbox has no forced urgency while terraforming feels rewarding and impactful. The game holds a 95% positive rating from over 2,900 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1830840
- **Developer:** Miju Games
- **Publisher:** Miju Games
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player
- **Released:** Dec 19, 2021
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1830840/the-planet-crafter-prologue)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1830840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1830840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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