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Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.
Terraformental is a text-based, time management and exploration game
developed and published by Shady Games.
Released on January 28th 2026 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 379 reviews of which 367 were positive and 12 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.0 GHz) or equivalent
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 512 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: Big Sur 11 or later
- Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Metal-capable integrated graphics
- Storage: 512 MB available space
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This game is an innovation on Increlution in the way that pizza was an innovation on hardtack. I played it as an itch demo way back when, and even then I was blown away by the extremely intricate blend of puzzle and incremental, the delightful marriage of narrative and mechanic, and the hints at a genuinely fascinating story. At every turn, it surprised and engaged me. Since the game has released on steam, even in early access, I was eager to give it another shot, and I was genuinely blown away. There's a truly massive amount of content already, and it had totally changed from the build I saw before. Everything felt even more interconnected and intentional. This is an incremental game, ultimately, but you won't get anywhere without thinking. A LOT of thinking. It's the closest I've come to having the feeling of playing Outer Wilds in a long time, and that's not a comparison I make lightly. If there's any independent incremental developer out there you should be supporting nowadays, it's this one. I'm excited to see what more comes.
Extremely good if you like this incremental subgenre - looping the same "path" and getting stronger going further every time. Has a lot of resource management, non-linearity, some waiting. Pure menu gameplay, story really makes your imaginations go wild. You can wait for 1.0 because the first playthrough is magical (story is tightly coupled with gameplay) or you can play it now and replay/continue on every major update.
This game is legit. Though it's billed as an incremental game, Terraformental is much closer in spirit to a classic text adventure game. The only graphics are a UI indicating your status and actions, a simple map, and a PDA for notes, and almost all of the information about the game world is delivered through text narration. Your goal is to navigate the world, solve puzzles, manage resources, and solve the mystery of why you seem to be the only person left alive on a half-terraformed alien planet - and why you are stuck in a time loop to boot. The world is nonlinear, and in its structure and design it actually reminds me a lot of a Metroidvania or Soulslike. You move from facility to facility, investigating their unique features, scavenging for supplies, and searching for answers. Some facilities are more or less derelict, and each of them has their own unique set of flavor, puzzles, and problems for you to overcome. Some problems require resources, tools, or abilities from other facilities to solve, and all of them are interconnected in various ways that keep traversal fresh and interesting. The game is chock full of shortcuts, alternate paths, and unlocks. Since you're in a time loop, and everything physical resets at the beginning of each loop, your greatest weapon is knowledge - and this is also how Terraformental keeps you pushing forward despite starting at the same place every loop. Unlike some incremental games where your individual actions attain ludicrously blazing speeds on an exponential scale, Terraformental is more reserved: each time you perform an action does make it faster as you grow more familiar with it, and these speed bonuses really do add to your efficiency, but the game is not designed around you simply beating your head against an action until you can finally do it so fast you can brute force a puzzle. Most actions won't ever get more than two or three times as fast, even after dozens or hundreds of repetitions. Rather, you progress faster by learning more, as your knowledge is the only thing that loops with you. Hack a security door one loop, and though you may run out of air with your hand on the door handle, next loop you can waltz right in with the code already in mind. Spend one loop scouting an alternate route between facilities so that next loop you can cross the distance in half the time. Drink your last bottle of water while downloading all the data in a computer, and next loop you don't need to bother with it. In doing this, each thing you learn incrementally (heh) pushes you a little further and makes you a little more efficient. As well, certain collections of actions will, if performed together enough, eventually be collapsed into individual actions, and this is represented diegetically: rather than having to concentrate on each individual action to, for example, repair your rover vehicle, the game eventually says "you've done this so many times you can do it in your sleep" and collapses it to a single button press. Solving puzzles is complicated by resource management, but unlike most games that track your vitals (where you just have to push a button every once in a while), this resource management is an integral part of the game. Time is your enemy, and you are always working against several clocks: food, water, air, power, weather, and even more esoteric deadlines. Your remaining resources determine how far you can go and how much you can get done before you die, and every loop is a balance between acquiring those resources and advancing your goals. Depending on your goal, sometimes the investment into retrieving a cache of supplies is not worth the supplies themselves, and so your actions must be purposeful and efficient. The game isn't extremely punishing - and after all, if you die, you can always just start a new loop - but I found it to be just the right level of challenge and mental investment, requiring me to think critically and plan ahead to succeed. Terraformental impresses me in many ways. It is well written (a rarity in games), the game world is tightly designed, the facilities and their puzzles are interesting and satisfying to solve, and the game does a good job of deflecting the expected tedium of doing the same actions every loop. It's good enough that I'm violating my normal "don't play Early Access games until they're done" policy and will be eagerly following its development cycle. (Also, demo progress carries over seamlessly into the retail game, so there's nothing lost in trying it out.)
Ridiculously good incremental game. I played some free version a year back, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the new content continues at the same level of quality or better. I generally don't gravitate towards purely text-based games, but I do love incrementals and number-goes-up, and this one executes it extremely well. I just enjoy the basic mechanic of every single action becoming faster over time, often combining with other actions. The resource management can be strict and difficult, but it's nice to know that even if you make bad decisions, you are always improving something. Plus, there are some unique permanent progression mechanics that result in more drastic changes at certain points, and it's executed quite well. The game somehow continues to be interesting even when restarting a loop for the hundredth time over. The writing is great and the mystery of the world is extremely engaging; I'd get excited every time highlighted text appeared in the log signifying something new happened, or stumbling upon something that has changed in the next loop. I have vivid images in my mind of each of the facilities and the various dangers in between them. For some downsides, The UI is a bit primitive, it could go for an overhaul. I also I think it would be amazing if there were some static images to go with each location that you travel to, point-and-click adventure game-style like Shadowgate, and so on. I think it would enhance the experience, even if the writing is so good that I can imagine everything quite well. Anyways, it's amazing. There is a lot of content already in early access to make it worth the purchase.
This game absolutely scratches the itch that Outer Wilds left me with. The sense of exploration and learning as you go through the game feel amazing. The later parts of the game get a little tedious, especially with Some of the trips to strabo, really takes a while to prep and travel it. but it's overall very fun and thought out. One thing i would add is a fast forward button. While the wait function is good for speeding things up, it would be nice to speed up monotonous actions like travelling when there's nothing else to do.
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Terraformental is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.
No, Terraformental is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.89€ on Steam.
Yes, Terraformental received 367 positive votes out of a total of 379 achieving a rating of 8.90.
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Terraformental was developed and published by Shady Games.
Yes, Terraformental is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Terraformental is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Terraformental is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Terraformental is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Terraformental is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Terraformental does not support VR.
Terraformental is a single-player game.
No, Terraformental does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Terraformental does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Terraformental does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Terraformental is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Terraformental.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 21 September 2026 12:06 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 19 October 2026 09:05 UTC |
| Steam price | 01 November 2026 15:35 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 18 October 2026 06:00 UTC |
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Developer
Shady Games
Publisher
Shady Games
Release
28 Jan 2026
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