Aethus
Explore a vast underground world to mine, refine and craft hundreds of items, then build up your modular surface Outpost to farm hydroponic crops, prospect for gems and automate your resource-gathering in this…
Aethus is an adventure developed by Pawsmonaut Games, released 6 March 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Aethus is
Aethus is an adventure game developed by Pawsmonaut Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Maeve, ex-mining engineer for the Astral Resource Corporation - ARC - a galactic megacorp that profits by draining entire planets of their resources. As you take on your own mining claim, you'll explore the remnants of a doomed science expedition and the abandoned facilities they've left behind as Maeve strives to build a stable life of her own, outside of ARC’s control. Armed with nothing but her basic mining equipment, tales from her beloved grandad, and her loyal AI drone companion, can you unravel the mystery of an incredibly powerful new element and uncover the dark secrets that the corpos would rather keep buried?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are open world, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Aethus launched on 6 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal and Marathon.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal, Marathon.
Official trailer
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