The Planet Crafter hits Xbox and Game Pass on July 21 with 8-player co-op

The Planet Crafter, Miju Games' best-selling PC survival game, launches on Xbox Series X|S and Windows Store on July 21 — and it's available on Game Pass from day one. Xbox Play Anywhere support means your saves, achievements, and progress carry across devices.

The game supports up to 8 players in online co-op, and co-founder Amélie Bernardi is upfront about what sets it apart: no enemies, no jump scares, no timers. Players still manage oxygen, food, and water — push those limits too far early on and there are fatal consequences — but the threat comes from the environment, not monsters. The core loop is terraforming: build heat pumps, drill into a planet's core, raise atmospheric pressure and temperature, and watch the world physically change around you. A melted glacier might open a new valley; trees that take root can form a bridge to a previously unreachable area. Miju Games also cites idle games as a design influence — terraforming machines keep running as long as the power grid holds, so progress continues while you're out exploring, hunting relics from a lost expedition, or prospecting for rare minerals in meteorite craters.

The Planet Crafter launched in Steam Early Access back in 2022 and hit full release in 2024, building a strong following on PC on the back of its low-pressure approach to the survival genre. The Xbox release marks its console debut, bringing that same experience to a platform where survival games like Subnautica and Astroneer have already found large audiences.

With Game Pass inclusion on day one, the barrier to entry is as low as it gets. Miju Games says it's looking forward to seeing what bases players build — solo or with a full crew of eight.