Solarpunk launched on Steam on Jun 8, 2026.

The field guide to a sunlit world.

Practical Solarpunk guides and reference pages for energy, farming, airships, crafting, building, animals, co-op, quests, research, and achievements.

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164+: Recipes
16: Topic Guides
90: Research Unlocks
24: Achievements

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The Field Guide

01 It Items Resources, tools, crops, food, animal products, airship parts, and loot destinations. 02 Cr Crafting Recipes, exact ingredient costs, workstations, smelting, machines, and build planning. 03 Re Research Research Table, unlock order, exact costs, recipe unlocks, machine gates, animals, power, airship parts, and late comfort items. 04 OM Ores & Mining Stone, copper ore, iron ore, cobalt ore, quartz ore, diamond, pickaxes, drill, furnace routes, smelting, and high-value material spending. 05 Bu Building Build Hammer, base layout, structures, storage, decorations, greenhouse parts, and paths. 06 Cr Crops Raspberries, wheat, corn, cotton, carrot, tomato, paprika, watermelon, sunflower, mushroom, algae, truffle, saplings, seeds, and watering. 07 Fi Fishing Fishing rod, magnetic fisher, water routes, food support, machine automation, and when fishing belongs in your base loop. 08 Tr Trees Logs, sticks, leaves, wood waste, birch saplings, axes, forester, building materials, fuel-like routes, and early base expansion. 09 Fa Farming Crops, seeds, watering, rain, storms, greenhouse protection, food, clean water, and trip prep. 10 An Animals Chickens, pigs, sheep, shelters, feed, water, happy products, beehives, transport, and animal research. 11 En Energy Solar, wind, batteries, cables, network display, sensors, logic blocks, drones, sprinklers, and powered machines. 12 Ai Airships Airship repair, dock upgrades, controls, storage, colors, batteries, engines, hulls, repair kits, docking, and trip planning. 13 Is Islands Biomes, floating islands, loot chests, exploration goals, airship routes, crop/resource targets, and return-home sorting. 14 NT NPCs & Trading Merchant, postbox, vending machine tickets, airship colors, lost cargo, trade completion, NPC-adjacent goals, achievements, and checklists. 15 Ch Character Hunger, thirst, tools, inventory, co-op roles, movement, Build Hammer traversal, achievements, controls, and practical daily routines. 16 Co Controls Controls, inventory shortcuts, pings, co-op roles, invite flow, storage habits, platforms, and troubleshooting.

Fast starts

New to the islands? Begin here.

Step 01 Beginner Guide First-hour route for food, water, tools, research, and shelter. Step 02 First Quests Quest-by-quest path through the verified early objectives. Step 03 Research Order What to unlock before decorations and late-game comfort. Tool Crafting Calculator Queue builds and total exact ingredients before you walk to storage.

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Reference index

01 Resources 24 entries 02 Crops and Seeds 14 entries 03 Crafting Recipes 164 entries 04 Research Unlocks 90 entries 05 Quests 16 entries 06 Achievements 24 entries 07 Loot Chests 10 entries 08 Machines and Automation 28 entries 09 Airship Upgrades 12 entries 10 Controls and UI 68 entries

Public store tags

Open World Survival Craft Co-op Base Building Crafting Building Online Co-Op Multiplayer Sandbox Open World Survival

Use the topic guide first, then jump into exact item, recipe, research, quest, achievement, loot, and calculator pages when you need a specific answer.