Fan-Made Factory Guides
The Crust
Build and automate a lunar colony. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, and keep colonists alive — 1.0 is out.
What is The Crust?
The Crust is a lunar colony and factory game by VEOM Studio, published by Crytivo. You mine the Moon, automate production with belts and drones, manage colonists, and trade with Earth factions. A story campaign with multiple endings sits next to Sandbox 2.0.
Early Access began 15 July 2024. Version 1.0 launched 10 September 2026. This site is independent and not affiliated with VEOM Studio or Crytivo. Building names below that come from the community wiki.gg snapshot may lag 1.0 — we mark those.
Mining guide →- Developer
- VEOM Studio
- Publisher
- Crytivo
- Platform
- Steam (Win / macOS / Linux)
- Genre
- Colony sim / factory automation
- 1.0
- Sep 10 2026
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- Modes
- Campaign + Sandbox 2.0
- Multiplayer
- Single-player
Start Here
Four jobs that stall a new colony
Explore the Wiki
Every guide below was researched from official sources and cross-verified where possible.
Mechanics How-To
Mine Regolith
Ore Detector, Extractors, Ice Extractor, and the first refinery loop.
Read guide →Belts
Mk.1–5 belts, underground belts, and Conveyor Elevators.
Read guide →Colonists
Oxygen, beds, food, and the five staffing skills.
Read guide →Drones
Hauling drones and the reconfiguration modules.
Read guide →Wiki & Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
When did The Crust leave Early Access?+
Version 1.0 launched on 10 September 2026. Early Access started 15 July 2024.
Is The Crust multiplayer?+
The Steam page lists it as single-player only (campaign plus Sandbox 2.0).
Which platforms?+
Windows, macOS and Linux / SteamOS via Steam.
Who made it?+
VEOM Studio develops it; Crytivo publishes it.
Keep the colony moving
Four how-to pages for 1.0: mining, belts, colonists, drones. We do not replace the official Discord manual.