The Crust the Crust Release Date — Wiki & Guide

The Crust was released on September 10, 2026 for PC, sold on Steam with versions for Windows and macOS. As of September 16, 2026 there is no PS5, Xbox or Nintendo Switch edition listed on the game's official Steam page or developer site — PC is the only platform. The launch price is $20.79, a 35% discount off $31.99 that ends September 24.

Platform matrix

Platform	Status	Notes
Windows (Steam)	✅ Released Sep 10, 2026	Min: Win 7 64-bit, i5-4590K, 8 GB RAM, GTX 1060 6GB; 8 GB storage
macOS (Steam)	✅ Released Sep 10, 2026	10.15 Catalina+; Metal required; runs via Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon; no integrated Intel graphics
Steam Deck	⚠️ No official verdict in hand	Community crash reports from July–August 2025 (early access), plus a shared -dx11 launch-option workaround
PS5	❌ Not listed	No console edition on Steam or veomstudio.com as of Sep 16, 2026
Xbox	❌ Not listed	Same — no Xbox edition announced in official channels
Nintendo Switch	❌ Not listed	No Switch edition announced in official channels

The macOS build is notable for a colony sim: Steam lists it as part of the 1.0 headline ("full campaign with multiple endings, Planning Mode, Sandbox 2.0, global events, macOS").

Release timeline

Date	Milestone
2019	VEOM Studio established; The Crust enters development (per the developer's own disclosure)
2024	Kickstarter campaign with backer perks (early testing access, a colonist named after you, a unique module); playable early-access builds appear — creators were streaming a "release-day version" campaign run by July 2024
2024–2026	Early access period across multiple updates (players compare 1.0 against the EA builds)
Sep 9, 2026	"Less than 24 hours until the 1.0 release" announcement
Sep 10, 2026	The Crust 1.0 launches: completed story campaign with multiple endings, Planning Mode, new road tool, leaderboard, Sandbox 2.0, global events, new maps/modules, optimization, macOS
Sep 24, 2026	Launch discount ends ($20.79 → $31.99)
TBA	The Crust 1.1 Closed Test — Steam page shows a "Request Access" button; you'll be notified when the developer opens more slots

About the console question

Searches for "The Crust PS5" and "The Crust Xbox" are common, but the official facts are simple: both the Steam store page and VEOM Studio's site list PC only. If a console version is ever announced it would appear through the developer's channels first — until then, any store claiming to sell console keys should be treated with suspicion. See the download & buy guide for the legitimate purchase options.

Steam Deck: what the record shows

The only firsthand Deck material available is a Steam discussion from July 25, 2025 (early access), where players reported the game crashing on launch or restarting their Deck after a big update. A developer account replied asking for details, and on August 22, 2025 a player shared a fix sourced from ProtonDB: add -dx11 to the Steam launch options, reporting "works for me." That thread predates 1.0, so treat Deck compatibility as unverified rather than broken — check recent reviews filtered by "Steam Deck" on the store page for the current state.

What "PC game" means here

The Crust is a single-player PC game — Steam lists Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Leaderboards, with no multiplayer tags. Hardware demands are modest by 2026 standards (the minimum GPU is a GTX 1060), and an early-access player who returned for 1.0 reported ~25 fps on a GTX 3060 improving to 60+ fps after the release optimization pass. Full requirements are on the game overview page.