Satisfactory vs The Planet Crafter
Satisfactory is an open-world sandbox game from Coffee Stain Studios (2024) while The Planet Crafter is an open-world sandbox game from Miju Games (2024).
What each one is
Steam files Satisfactory under Open-World and Sandbox. In contrast, it files The Planet Crafter under Open-World and Sandbox.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
At a glance
| Satisfactory | The Planet Crafter | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.8/10 | 8.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 278,668) | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 73,208) |
| Critic aggregate | 91/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $23.99 |
| Install size | 20 GB | 4 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Developer | Coffee Stain Studios | Miju Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Satisfactory vs The Planet Crafter, point by point
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Genre and premise
SatisfactoryOpen-world sandbox gameThe Planet CrafterOpen-world sandbox gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
SatisfactoryBase-Building, Automation, Open WorldThe Planet CrafterOpen World Survival Craft, Base-Building, SurvivalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Satisfactory ✓Score 8.8 · 97% on Steam · 91 criticThe Planet CrafterScore 8.4 · 96% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Satisfactory278,668 reviews · 1 add-on · 20 GBThe Planet Crafter73,208 reviews · 3 add-ons · 4 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Satisfactory$39.99The Planet Crafter ✓$23.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
SatisfactoryVerifiedThe Planet CrafterVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
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The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueSatisfactory and The Planet Crafter on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Satisfactory (GamingPickz Score 8.8)
- The cheaper right now: The Planet Crafter ($23.99)
- Lighter on storage: The Planet Crafter (4 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Satisfactory (278,668 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldCraftingCo-opBuildingResource ManagementSandbox
Where they differ
MultiplayerSimulationStrategyEarly AccessIndie
Online Co-OpSpaceStory RichImmersive SimAliens
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Satisfactory is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Planet Crafter is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Satisfactory | The Planet Crafter | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti | 3GB |
| Minimum CPU | i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core | Intel Core2 Duo 2.4GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 20 GB | 4 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Satisfactory · The Planet Crafter.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 9 accessibility features for Satisfactory and 1 for The Planet Crafter. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Satisfactory and The Planet Crafter in scope?
Satisfactory has drawn 278,668 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 20 GB. The Planet Crafter has drawn 73,208 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 4 GB.
Is Satisfactory or The Planet Crafter better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Satisfactory rates higher (8.8 to 8.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Satisfactory or The Planet Crafter?
The Planet Crafter is cheaper right now at $23.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.