Project Substrata

Watch the factory you built come to life.

Build your own production outpost on a ruined planet in this first-person building and automation game. Find ore deposits, connect machines, and expand a factory where resources keep moving.

Connect mining, processing, and assembly

Smelt the ore you mine, turn it into parts, and use those parts to build your next machine. Link miners, smelters, fabricators, and assemblers with conveyors to deliver materials where they are needed.

Build around the landscape

Dig and level the terrain, then combine floors, walls, and stairs to make room for your factory. Check a machine's position and orientation in the placement preview, watch it assemble, and connect it to production.

Curve, split, and build upwards

Route curved conveyors between machines and organize deliveries with splitters and mergers. Use vertical conveyors to connect production across floors. Design a transport network that grows beyond a single level.

Keep power and fluids flowing

Generate power from coal, liquid fuel and wind, or build a steam power system with boilers and turbines. Route water and steam through pipes, then return turbine condensate to the loop. Use machine status indicators and power statistics to balance supply and consumption.

Gear up and venture beyond the factory

Search the surface for ore deposits as daylight and weather change. Manufacture weapons and ammunition at the equipment workbench, then head into underground caves. Prepare for cave creatures as you search for relics and memory cores.

Build solo or together in online co-op. Find your roles and develop a shared base in the same world.

Working towards planetary restoration

Pollution-control equipment and environmental indicators, including pressure, oxygen, and temperature, are already implemented. We are developing the systems and progression that will build on this foundation towards restoring the planet.

Development and Early Access

Development is led by the game's creator, with an Early Access launch targeted for 2027. This is a development goal, not a confirmed release date. The footage shows work-in-progress gameplay; features and visuals may change during development.

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