We Love It's Guide to…
Build a lunar colony by mining resources, automating factories, managing settlers, and trading with Earth in a story-driven sim.
Released 10 Sep 2026
Mine Beneath the Moon
Build Conveyor Factories
Explore Lunar Sites
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.
Developed by VEOM Studio · Published by Crytivo
You oversee a lunar colony whose resource operation is tied to Earth. Build across the Moon’s surface and underground while keeping the colony’s energy and supplies running.
Mine regolith and other lunar resources, process them into increasingly advanced goods, and connect production with conveyor belts and drones. Plan factory layouts, manage storage and power, and use research to unlock technologies and upgrades.
Explore lunar sites with rovers and expeditions, establish outposts, and fulfill contracts with Earth factions. Manage colonists’ needs and skills as you progress through a story campaign with multiple endings or play in Sandbox mode.
Players who enjoy The Crust often praise the combination of lunar base building and production planning, especially the satisfaction of connecting resource chains and growing a colony. Reviews also highlight the Earth-trading contracts as a distinctive economic layer, alongside the lunar atmosphere, soundtrack, exploration, and story. These positive experiences appear alongside substantial criticism of bugs, performance, and hard-to-follow systems.
Mine lunar resources, craft processing machinery, and power up your base with satellites and batteries. Unlock scientific advancements across three research trees to enhance your technological capabilities.
Streamline your resource management as you deploy conveyor belts and drones for seamless automation
Embark on lunar expeditions to unearth the moon's hidden secrets, deploying your rover to various locations and delving into the mysteries of humanity's newfound lunar habitat.
Engage in resource exchange with Earth through contracts, where your decisions have the power to shape their political landscape. Choose a faction to support or navigate the field strategically for maximum profit.
People are your most valuable resource. Keep track of your colonists' health, mood and needs. Hire the best experts and make sure they work as a team: it’s their unique traits and skills that will allow you to truly optimize your production and research!
Key Features
Build a lunar colony
Mine and automate resources and production
Explore the moon
Play through a rich, story driven narrative
Trade with Earth
Influence politics
Manage colonists and their needs
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 28 |
| Age ratings |
|
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
