AETHUS Global Steam

€ 23.03

Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.

Platform: PC, Steam · Activation region: Global · Delivery: instant digital key by e-mail

What you are buying: a Digital Activation Key. Nothing is shipped physically and there is no physical delivery. We send the key to the e-mail address you enter at checkout and show it in My account → Orders.

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How to activate: for a Steam key, open the Steam app and choose Games → Activate a Product on Steam, then enter the key. For another platform, use that platform’s own code redemption screen. Full instructions are in our Delivery Policy.

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About AETHUSYou 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.

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