ASTRONEER
Explore planets by digging into them, reshaping their surfaces and assembling bases and vehicles. ASTRONEER makes the landscape part of your toolkit, alongside missions to discover unusual space creatures.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
In ASTRONEER, exploration and construction share the same terrain tool. Dig below the surface, collect material or reshape the ground into a route you can use. Bases and vehicles are assembled by connecting components, while planetary exploration takes you both above and below ground. Deciding where to excavate and what to build gives each outing a practical purpose. The Xenobiology missions add a directed search for Galastropods across the solar system. These creatures become companions whose benefits remain active while they are fed, adding another consideration to expedition preparation. The Switch version also supports local multiplayer, with each participant using their own console and copy of the game.
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AI review
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A promising fit for explorers who want to build their own routes and projects.
Terrain shaping and modular construction can turn exploration into a sequence of personal engineering problems. Galastropod missions offer a clearer objective when you want direction beyond your next building idea.
Strengths
- Digging and building with the same tool can make changes to the landscape feel purposeful.
- Creature missions can give freeform construction a useful change of focus.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy experimenting with terrain and assembling practical structures, with occasional mission-led exploration.
Play notes: Local multiplayer requires a console and game copy for each participant; physical copies need the Xenobiology update for the creature missions described here.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Alternating personal construction projects with Galastropod missions can provide direction without making every activity the same kind of task. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Being able to reshape an obstacle into a route may appeal more than simply searching for a predefined path. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A landscape that retains your excavations and constructions can make an alien planet feel like a place you have physically worked on. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Controller remapping offers a useful way to adapt the interaction layout to personal preferences. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- System Era Softworks
- Publisher
- System Era Softworks
- Release date
- Jan 13, 2022
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonLinear LevelsExplorationStory-driven3D GraphicsSlow BurnInvestigationMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJan 13, 2022
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com