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Under A New Sun

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Under A New Sun

While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

Open World Survival Craft Survival Open World Early Access Crafting
Last tracked players
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The plan was simple - the ship would wake you from your cryocapsule before you arrived at a potential new home. A planet for humanity to start a new life on. But when you awaken, you are already on the ground amongst the wreckage of your ship with no one else in sight. Stranded and surrounded only by debris, you start your journey under an unfamiliar sky.

The planet has a breathable atmosphere, which is a good start. Surprisingly, the area is already filled with a lush flora and fauna — some of which seem familiar, others completely alien. A few of the old seedlings from Earth must have survived the crash somehow, building a new kind of ecosystem.

What happened to the ship? How long have you been frozen in cryo since your arrival? You don't have the answers, but...for now, you have more pressing concerns.

You must find a way to survive and make this foreign planet your new home!

Survive

Face hunger, thirst, weather, and hostile fauna while the days pass by. Treat your wounds and keep your eyes open, some old machines still roam the landscape. The scorching sun above is unforgiving.

Explore

Discover various islands, underwater locations, old wrecks, and more. Find out what happened to your crew, where you are and what went so horribly wrong with your ship.

Craft and build

Harvest the resources of your new surroundings, refine materials and craft new tools. Find your way to the top of the food chain and build yourself a new home!

Sail the sea

Adjust the sails and follow the wind! Just like our ancestors sailed over the seas of our old home to discover new land.

Gather electricity

Scavenge wrecks and whats left of your old ship. Harness the power of nature and generate electricity to power advanced technology's.

Interact with the world

Interact with several different types of workstations in a unique and immersive way to refine resources and take your next step forward. Instead of navigating endless menus, you physically interact in-game with your items.

For example:

• Make cloth on a loom

• Split wood into planks

• Process raw hides into usable leather

• Smelt ore and forge it into tools

• Potter and fire clay into usable objects

...and more!

Team up with your friends

Challenge the world alone or explore, build, and survive with up to three friends by your side (4 in total).

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
New Horizon Games
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
28
Controller support
full
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

custom volume controls stereo sound surround sound playable without timed input adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (6)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

Wait — $17.99.

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▬ ~13 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

3 patches and 3 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▼ No recent patches

Value Score

Fair Value — 41th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 41th percentile. Priced as Market at $17.99.

▼ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 64%
Value Ratio Top 59%

Early Access Active

Time in EA
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Updates
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Current Players
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Under A New Sun worth buying right now?
Wait — $17.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Under A New Sun go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Under A New Sun still getting updates?
Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days. 3 patches and 3 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is Under A New Sun free to play?
Under A New Sun costs $17.99 on Steam.
What genre is Under A New Sun?
Under A New Sun is a Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access game.
Who developed Under A New Sun?
Under A New Sun was developed by New Horizon Games and published by New Horizon Games.
What platforms does Under A New Sun support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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