Gameplay involves one to five players taking actions to play cards on individual boards in an engine-building fashion to score points.

The copies quickly sold out, prompting the publisher to hire more staff and order larger print runs.

[6] Paste called the game's design "brilliant" and rated it 9.5/10, commenting that it ran smoothly and was satisfying despite its high cognitive load.

[1] Wargamer rated it 8/10, praising its simultaneous action system as addressing downtime, which they felt was the largest downside in other engine builders.

They described the gameplay as smooth due to the constant action, but felt that this would reduce the time for social interaction between players.

[7] Polygon called Earth one of the best board games of 2023, describing the interactions between the cards as deep and satisfying despite the relatively simple ruleset.