Sources and what they establish

Official material: Steam's listing establishes the game's identity, supported store platform and requirements. Developer announcements establish what a named patch says it changes. Steam Support documents the installation-file verification procedure.

Reported gameplay details: GAMES.GG, ShowGamer and Moon Sweepers Wiki supply controls, prices and connection descriptions. Those details are attributed, and the budget tool lets you use the prices shown in your build.

Player reports: the linked discussions illustrate specific symptoms. We do not treat a single report as a measured failure rate or a verified universal solution.

Open the source links below for the original material. Guide pages cite the sources used for their steps and values.

Official sources

• S01 — Steam product listing. Game identity, Windows release, online co-op, requirements and store price. Checked 5 November 2026; prices can change by region and sale.
• S02 — Patch 1.0.3. Developer announcement, 24 October 2026 UTC. Shared Matrix upgrades, moderation, delivery payments, large-save loading and Garage changes.
• S03 — Patch 1.0.4. Developer announcement, 25 October 2026 UTC. J.O.O.N.A.S., backups, automatic repair, version compatibility, Proton and DX11 changes.
• S04 — Patch 1.0.5. Developer announcement, 28 October 2026 UTC. Catcher groups, packing, progress, loading, building and public-session warnings.
• S05 — Developer update plans. Announcement, 30 October 2026 UTC. December 1.1 target and features still in development.
• S06 — Steam file verification. Steam Support's procedure for checking installation files.

Reported controls, prices and setup

• S07 — GAMES.GG: Auto-Sell Dust. Page marks an update on 4 November 2026. Used for equipment prices, collection sources, outputs and intake connections.
• S08 — ShowGamer: Packager Guide. Page marks publication on 29 October 2026. Used to cross-check the Packager's logistics role, price, controls and belt route.
• S09 — ShowGamer: Conveyor Guide. Page marks publication on 29 October 2026. Used for reported belt prices, segment length and junction descriptions.
• S10 — GAMES.GG: Cleaning and Progress. Used for reported default controls, local completion and map colors.
• S11 — GAMES.GG: Co-op. Used for host-world planning and reported personal purchases; current menu instructions are cross-checked separately.
• S12 — GAMES.GG: Upgrades. Used for the reported Household Broom price. Its fixed purchase ranking is not presented as a tested optimum.
• S13 — Moon Sweepers Wiki: Multiplayer. Used for menu labels and invite paths supported by that guide's screenshots.

All source-guide pages above were read on 5 November 2026. An article's publication date is separate from our check date, and its own “verified” wording is not a gameplay test by this site.

Player reports

• S14 — Mk II robots at a distant station. The post and eight replies include different observations for Mk I and Mk II. Installed versions are not stated, so these accounts do not establish universal distant-operation rules.
• S15 — Map 100% versus plaque 99.999%. The post and four replies describe a completion discrepancy and suggest manual inspection. No tested remedy is confirmed.
• S16 — Public crew and removed factories. A 3 November post describes damage by strangers in a public crew. It illustrates an access concern, not a measured occurrence rate.

Dates on player posts follow the Steam page display read during research. Their problems have not been reproduced by this site.