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Survival
Beginner's Guide: First 10 Hours
Plan your first hours, from Sanctuary Dock and batteries to skills and your boat.
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Humans
Lazarus Complex Complete Guide
Follow the Lazarus walkthrough from finding seeds to preparing pods, food and power.
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Power
Power Grid Setup & Best Layouts
Check cable limits, power source tiers, battery evidence and Lazarus wiring before connecting your grid.
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Exploration
Salvage Gyro: All 3 Blueprints
Find the Gyro blueprints and check unlock requirements, engine setup and transport.
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Quests
Ugly Work Quest Walkthrough
Find both Recovery Grinder blueprint silos, get the Gyro down without crashing and unlock the grinder.
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Humans
Human Calculator (Lazarus)
Calculate human attributes from food and check Lazarus Rack stat thresholds.
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Card pictures: Screenshot: The Last Caretaker © Channel37
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Skills
Enhancer Planner
Set enhancer levels, compare Vitality, carry capacity, battery and base power draw, and share your build.
Power
Power Grid Calculator
Calculate cable sections and extenders for a straight-line connection, with up to 20 m per section.
Skills
Skill Tree Planner
Find unlocks by player level, check blueprint requirements, and plan a goal with verified skill costs and quest requirements.
Crafting
Efficiency Matrix Calculator
Calculate crafting resource savings and module charges.
Humans
Human Calculator (Lazarus)
Choose foods to total height, weight and life expectancy, check Lazarus Rack minimums, and review dated sources and disputed readings.
Fuel
Fuel & Storage Calculator
Count barrels and bulk containers for each fuel, compare disputed capacities, and check fuel sources.
Card pictures: Screenshot: The Last Caretaker © Channel37
About The Last Caretaker
Is The Last Caretaker a good game?
Steam rates its user reviews Very Positive: 85% of the 9,109 reviews are positive (October 23, 2026).
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam store page: The Last Caretaker
Channel37 said on September 9, 2026 that the game had sold more than 400,000 copies and that players spend about 50 hours in it on average.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Channel37 announcement: 1.0 and Xbox in spring 2027 (September 9, 2026)
See also: beginner guide
Is The Last Caretaker a full game?
No, it is still in Early Access. Update 6, released on October 19, 2026, is the eighth update since the November 6, 2025 launch, and the official roadmap shows three more classified updates on the way to 1.0 in spring 2027.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-19 · Sources: Official roadmap (updated September 9, 2026) · Official Steam announcement: Update 6.0 The Jump is Live — October 19 · Official Early Access launch announcement (November 6, 2025)
See also: every update and the roadmap to 1.0
What is the latest update?
Update 6.0, The Jump, came out on October 19, 2026. Channel37 released it on Steam as build 0.10.0.653173, ten days after the public beta began on October 9.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-19 · Sources: Official Steam announcement: Update 6.0 The Jump is Live — October 19 · Official full patch notes (Channel37DevTeam), build 0.10.0.653173 — October 19
See also: what Update 6 adds
Where can you play it? Is it on PS5 or Xbox?
Today it is a PC game, sold on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Channel37 plans 1.0 on PC and the Xbox release, playable from day one with Xbox Game Pass, for spring 2027.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Official website (Steam and Epic Games Store links) · Channel37 announcement: 1.0 and Xbox in spring 2027 (September 9, 2026)
We have not found any official PlayStation or PS5 announcement.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Official website (Steam and Epic Games Store links) · Channel37 announcement: 1.0 and Xbox in spring 2027 (September 9, 2026)
See also: 1.0 and Xbox
Is The Last Caretaker multiplayer or co-op?
No. It is a single-player game: the Steam store page lists Single-player and no multiplayer or co-op features.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-10 · Sources: Steam store page: The Last Caretaker
Maybe later, but nothing has been announced. In October 2025 Channel37's community manager said the team was looking into ways to add some form of multiplayer in the future, and the roadmap to 1.0, updated September 9, 2026, does not list it.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-10 · Sources: Steam forum: Future Multiplayer (Co-Op)? (developer reply, October 15, 2025) · Official roadmap (updated September 9, 2026)
See also: multiplayer and co-op status
Who makes The Last Caretaker?
Channel37, a studio based in Helsinki, Finland, develops and publishes it.
Official (A) · Checked 2026-10-23 · Sources: Steam store page: The Last Caretaker · Channel37 announcement: 1.0 and Xbox in spring 2027 (September 9, 2026)
See also: about this unofficial site
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