Planetary

the 3D world engine

Create realistic hydrology and erosion

Preview to World in one click

Planetary is the world substrate for digital intelligences to inhabit. It’s middleware that combines the infinite galaxies of No Man’s Sky, the sandbox of Minecraft, the customisation of Outerra, and the sense of wonder of Star Citizen.

Use cases

  • A world engine to build games on top of, or inhabit with AI characters
  • A first-class planet and biome simulator

Features

  • Create procedurally generated terrain from noise functions
  • Turn terrain into a huge traversable planet
  • Consistent rivers and hydrology

Upcoming

  • Real-time stateful terrain edits
  • 3rd party asset imports
  • Accurate ecology and environmental effects
  • Build cities & civilisations
  • Build galaxies of planets

Releasing 2026