The Crust: Release Date, Price and Platforms (Checked September 2026)

1.0 release

10 September 2026Early Access since 15 July 2024

Base price

$31.9935% off, $20.79, on 22 Sep 2026

Platforms

Windows · macOS · LinuxNo console version announced

Players

Single-playerNo co-op or multiplayer tag

Developer

VEOM StudioPublished by Crytivo

Storefront

Steam onlyApp ID 1465470

Release history

The game spent a long time in front of an audience before 1.0. It entered Early Access on 15 July 2024 — the date is still attached to the official EA launch trailer — and left it on 10 September 2026, about two years and two months later. The 1.0 announcement frames the release as finished but not abandoned: “this release does not mean development is over: there are still plenty of plans ahead.”

That matters if you are deciding when to buy. Weekly hotfixes were still shipping as of late September 2026, and the build has moved several times since launch. Our updates page tracks the version history.

Price, and what the number means

Three honest caveats. First, that discount is a launch promotion, not the normal price. Second, Steam regional pricing means your storefront may show a different figure in your own currency. Third, we do not track price history on this site, so if you are reading this weeks later, check the listing.

Platforms: what is officially supported

One field disagrees with the announcement. The Steam store API still returns platforms.linux = false, months after the developer stated the Linux port was finished and published a Linux requirements block. We treat the developer’s own announcement plus the published requirements as current, and record the API flag as lagging rather than treating it as a contradiction. If you are buying specifically for Linux, the safest check is the store page itself on the day you buy.

System requirements, as published

Linux specifics, quoted from the store’s Linux requirements block: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit or newer, or SteamOS. Vulkan-capable GPU required, Vulkan 1.1 support listed as required under graphics, and the same 8 GB RAM / 8 GB storage floors apply.

The 1.0 announcement also states that RAM usage was optimised and “the minimum PC requirements have been lowered”, so treat the table above as the current published floor rather than a description of how the game has always run.

No demo, but there is a free on-ramp

There is no demo build listed on Steam. The developer’s alternative is the Prologue: after 1.0 it was rewritten to “combine tutorial elements”, made simpler and clearer, and given visual improvements. The announcement describes it as a scenario of about 20 minutes that teaches the essential systems and moves you into the story campaign, and it recommends starting there if this is your first time with the game.

If what you actually want is to know whether the colony management will hold your attention, the game modes page covers what Sandbox 2.0 lets you skip.

Languages

Thirteen localisations. English, Russian, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Japanese and Turkish. The store marks English and Russian as having full audio support; the rest carry subtitles and interface text. Turkish was added in the 1.0 update after community requests.