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Explore a vast underground sci-fi world as Maeve. Mine and refine resources, craft equipment, build a modular outpost, grow hydroponic crops, and uncover a corporate conspiracy with your AI companion Roland.

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40 Steam AchievementsMar 6, 2026 Release Date

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Plan your surface outpost structure with optimal module snapping, power routing, and specific habitat bonus room assignments.

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What Is AETHUS?

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AETHUS is a top-down sci-fi survival-crafting adventure developed by Pawsmonaut Games. Playing as geotechnical engineer Maeve alongside her AI drone Roland, you establish an independent claim on the planetary surface while delving into abandoned underground facilities left behind by the Astral Resource Corporation.

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Developer

Pawsmonaut Games

Platform

Windows PC

Genre

Adventure / Casual / Indie / Simulation

Positive Reviews

94%

Steam Reviews

2K+

Steam Achievements

40

Release Date

Mar 6, 2026

Latest Guides

Use Build Kits

Deploy underground kits using the B key interface and craft new build kits through the outpost Expedition Hub facility.

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Read Hydroponic Bed

Locate the grow bed blueprints, construct hydroponics inside your greenhouse habitat, and manage crop yields for outpost survival in AETHUS.

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Read Power Relay

Construct underground power relays in AETHUS to route electricity across the Magma Rift and reactivate locked industrial facilities.

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Read Storage Silo

Review AETHUS storage silo stats, indoor cargo module capacity bonuses, outdoor placement differences, and receiver filtering for automated ore delivery systems.

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Read Water Pump Setup

Learn how to build and power the water pump, automate bottle transport with cargo drones, and process water for cooking recipes.

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Read Controller Support

Review PC gamepad layouts, Steam Deck configuration, and upcoming console control updates for the sci-fi mining survival adventure AETHUS.

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Read GeForce NOW

Review plan requirements, streaming resolution targets, setup steps, and hardware tiers for running AETHUS on GeForce NOW.

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Codes and rewards

Current code availability, rewards and source-check dates.

Codes and rewards

Codes appear here with their reward, status and source check date.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few useful distinctions before you start.

AETHUS is a single-player, top-down sci-fi survival crafting adventure with underground mining, resource refining, modular base building, and a story-driven campaign.

You play as Maeve, a former mining engineer for the Astral Resource Corporation, accompanied by her AI drone Roland.

Pawsmonaut Games, a solo independent developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, developed and published AETHUS.

AETHUS released on March 6, 2026, and is available on Steam for Windows PC.

Progress from the free AETHUS demo carries over to the full game. The demo also lets you assess performance on your PC.

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