AETHUS

AETHUS

Pawsmonaut Games · March 6, 2026 · Survival, Base Building, Story Rich, Crafting, Mining

Buy AETHUS from Steam at $19.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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$19.99
lowest tracked $14.99
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AETHUS price by region

AETHUS costs £16.50 in the United Kingdom, $19.99 in the United States, €19.99 in Europe (EUR), $19.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$25.99 in Canada, A$27.99 in Australia, NZ$28.99 in New Zealand, R$59.99 in Brazil and zł69.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest AETHUS offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £16.50 £16.50 — 2
United Statesyour region $19.99 $19.99 — 2
Europe (EUR) €19.99 €19.99 — 2
Georgia (USD) $19.99 $19.99 — 2
Canada CA$25.99 CA$25.99 — 2
Australia A$27.99 A$27.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$28.99 NZ$28.99 — 2
Brazil R$59.99 R$59.99 — 2
Poland zł69.99 zł69.99 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About AETHUS

✦ AI summary

AETHUS puts you in the mining boots of Maeve, an ex-corporate engineer uncovering a dark conspiracy while building your own underground mining operation with modular stations, crafting, and exploration. Blend cozy base-building with deep story-driven gameplay and customize your experience with adjustable difficulty modifiers to play however you want.

About AETHUS

You are Maeve, ex-mining engineer for the Astral Resource Corporation - ARC - a galactic megacorp that profits by draining entire planets of their resources. As you take on your own mining claim, you'll explore the remnants of a doomed science expedition and the abandoned facilities they've left behind as Maeve strives to build a stable life of her own, outside of ARC’s control.Armed with nothing but her basic mining equipment, tales from her beloved grandad, and her loyal AI drone companion, can you unravel the mystery of an incredibly powerful new element and uncover the dark secrets that the corpos would rather keep buried?

Key Features

Use the simple but powerful modular building system to create your own mining operations hub filled with dozens of types of refining, processing and crafting stations.Grow plants, raise fish and prospect for gems in your cozy habitats which you can decorate with almost any item you come across.Descend underground and use lasers, explosives, drills and more to gather hundreds of different resources from your mining claim then refine them and craft new tools for exploration.
Upgrade your suit and mining drone companion to explore deeper and further into the world.
Built from the ground-up with story at its heart, uncover a dystopian corporate conspiracy and decide how far you’re willing to go for the truth.Story is not an afterthought in AETHUS - there's always new narrative to drive you forward.Looking for a laid-back exploration experience? Maybe a hardcore survival challenge? Want to mix and match?...Use the available Game Modifiers to set up your perfect game settings, then adjust them at any time while playing. AETHUS was created by Pawsmonaut Games - a solo-indie developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.I am self-published, self-funded, and fully committed to old-fashioned ethical game development.No use of generative AI, no early access, no microtransactions or battle passes.This game contains effects that may make it unsuitable for people with photosensitive conditions. Player discretion is advised.

AETHUS — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 29, 2026
i absolutely love this game. i really hope there is a second. graphics are great, the story is great. has full controller support, which is an absolute must for me. easy on my gaming laptop. awesome discord community support from players and dev. i don't want to give anything away, just that it was so worth my time and money and that is a rare combo. i absolutely recommend this game
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
Quite an enjoyable game. Nice graphics, voiceovers, gameplay.
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
This game, in my opinion, is absolutely worth the price it is currently at. Its not perfect, the building has a few rough edges, but nothing game breaking. I was a bit disappointed the cutscene at the end of the game wasn't a bit more animated, but again that's nothing major. I will say I found myself always trying to get different geodes to prospect. a negative would be sometimes the ores glitch out while your trying to mine them, but that doesn't happen very often and after an earthquake they clear anyway overall this game feels much more like games used to be. you pay a fair price and can play it for hours to complete and get your moneys worth. replay ability is only building out your outpost, mining and prospecting for fun though. That said I still feel like I got my moneys worth
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Good game, very polished, bug free and impressively well thought-out. There is an interesting story to keep you going, and the gathering / crafting mechanics make sense. I disliked survival elements in general, but you can adjust the difficulty independently of each in the game's settings at any time. I didn't find the back and forth annoying or excessive. There are many quests which require that you bring an item from the surface, but if you pay basic attention to your surroundings, you find a lot of shortcuts. I took me 35h to finish the story, and expand my base to build everything needed to comfortably craft almost everything. I could spend a few more hours to make it it larger and beautiful, there is a ton of cosmetics.
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Incredible game! I loved everything: the story, the base building, the mining-crafting loop, the visuals, the style. Huge respect for the developer, this is beyond solid for a solo project! The characters are great, and masterfully voiced, the main duo makes the game feel alive. Of course, some things can be improved: camera angle is too locked down, some QoL would be nice like "stack to all chests" or "stack to chest without opening", GPU load is a bit high for a low-poly game. But the good stuff outweighs the minor issues by a long margin! Strong recommend for all story-driven survival craft exploration lovers!
Recommended Sep 25, 2026
Having fun with the game itself so far, but I hate the controller controls for interacting with the menus. I'd likely be less frustrated if there was a way to make the "mouse" jump to the center of the screen it was constantly getting lost off screen on me. Getting the pointer exactly where it needs to be to scroll a subwindow using a controller is also not fun.

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