Astroneer
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and…
Astroneer is an adventure developed by System Era Softworks, released 6 February 2019 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It currently starts at $6.29 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 51 hrs to finish.
What Astroneer is
Astroneer is an adventure game developed by System Era Softworks and released in 2019. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set during a colorful, retro-futuristic space age of interplanetary exploration, Astroneer casts the player as a lone spacefarer of the same name, journeying out from an unknown homeworld to tame the frontier of a distant solar system. Arriving aboard an interstellar craft, the Astroneer touches down on the lush starting planet of Sylva and must survive by managing oxygen, gathering resources, and reshaping the very landscape with a versatile terrain tool. Yet beyond mere survival lies a deeper mystery: scattered across each world are enigmatic alien structures known as Gateway Chambers, remnants of a long-vanished intelligence. Drawn ever deeper beneath the surface and outward to…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are kids, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 56 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Astroneer holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 132 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 51 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 69 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $6.29, that works out to about $0.12 per hour of the main story, or $0.09 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for X64 Dual Core CPU, 2+ GHz, 4 GB RAM and Discrete Non Mobile GPU with 1 GB Ram. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.29 at Fanatical, 79% below its usual price. Across the 4 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $7.49 — a spread of $1.20 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Astroneer launched on 6 February 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2 and Anthem. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, Anthem.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Astroneer yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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