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Cold Cruel Universe

A survival universe built from systems, not scenery.

Travel seamlessly from ground to orbit through worlds where weather moves, gravity changes, biomes diverge, and survival is something you manufacture.

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Earth viewed from orbit in Cold Cruel Universe — Earth from 28 km — hatch still open

Ship construction system in Cold Cruel Universe — Shipwright: frame first, then plate

Mounted alien creature in a jungle biome — Surveying a jungle on a Drunox

A ship traveling at warp speed — Warp test at 6,000 km/s

Rover driving through a savanna — Cinder GT-32 physics test

Cold Cruel Universe

Developer diary.

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Build report

Sep 18, 2026

The first complete ground-to-orbit loop

What worked, what broke, and why an open hatch became the best way to test atmospheric transitions.

Systems note

Sep 08, 2026

Why ships begin as frames

The shipwright is becoming a construction language: lay structure, plate the hull, then make the machine fly.

Field log

Aug 27, 2026

Weather that belongs to the planet

Moving cloud layers and local conditions are starting to make each landing feel like a place rather than a skybox.