The Crust
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.
- Developer
- VEOM Studio
- Publisher
- Crytivo
- Released
- Sep 10, 2026
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Website
- veomstudio.com ↗
How many people are playing The Crust?
The Crust had 720 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, down 22% from 922 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, it ranks #486 of the 502 games tracked here, down 3 places from #483 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 17, 2026 is 3,416, on Sep 20, 2026; the latest reading is 21% of that.
Over the last four weeks, The Crust has been busiest during the evening in Europe, with the busiest hour around 19:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent The Crust updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Sep 22, 2026 Regular update Update 1.0.13 ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 11, 2026 Major update Balance and QoL Update ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 6, 2026 Regular update Update 0.99.90 ↗ Not tracked the week before
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