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The Last Caretaker

Action

Science fiction

Survival

Open world

Simulator

Adventure

Indie

The Last Caretaker is a thoughtful take on the survival-crafting genre, where every decision you make and every action has a consequence. Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted world where the fate of humanity rests in your hands. Your mission is clear: recover human seeds, reactivate the Lazarus Complex, and launch the last of humanity to the stars.

4.2

External Ratings

6 ratings
Release Date:

6 Nov, 2025

Last Updated:

19 Jun, 2026

About this game

The Last Caretaker is a thoughtful take on the survival-crafting genre, where every decision you make and every action has a consequence. Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted world where the fate of humanity rests in your hands. Your mission is clear: recover human seeds, reactivate the Lazarus Complex, and launch the last of humanity to the stars.

Storyline

You are the Last Caretaker, a lone machine reawakened after centuries of silence. The Earth is flooded, its towering megastructures rusting under an endless sky. The Seed Vaults remain, containing the last human seeds—waiting to be born. Your mission is clear: recover the seeds, reactivate the Lazarus Complex, and launch the last of humanity to the stars. But the world is not as empty as it seems. Machines still whisper old protocols, relics of the past still move with purpose, and your every s...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

release date

Release Date:

6 Nov, 2025

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Action, Science fiction, Survival, Open world

genre

Genres:

Simulator, Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

The Last Caretaker

IGDB Rating

4.2 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.2

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

6

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

84%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.2 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.2

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

6

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

84%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Channel37

Supporting Developers

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Publishers

Channel37

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