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Free to play · role-playing video game
Planet Explorers
By Pathea Games, released 1 Jan 2016
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
What it is
Planet Explorers is an open-world sandbox adventure RPG from Pathea Games, set on the distant planet Maria after a colony ship crashes there in 2287. Survivors must explore, gather resources, build and create, and find ways to establish a home. The game combines action, adventure, role-playing, simulation and indie elements, with terrain that can be changed using a voxel system. Players can also make objects such as weapons and vehicles. Its single-player options include a story mode with missions, characters, colony building, farming, training and diplomacy. The story can be pursued or set aside while players focus on sustaining colonists and dealing with local life. Steam features include Workshop support, Trading Cards, Family Sharing and partial controller support. Planet Explorers is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux, and is free to play.
What players like, and what they don't
- Free to play
- Terrain can be changed with voxel tools
- Create weapons, vehicles and other objects
- Story mode includes colony building and diplomacy
- Steam Workshop support
- Single-player is the only listed game mode
- Controller support is partial
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a solo sandbox RPG with terrain editing, crafting and colony tasks. Its story mode also offers missions and diplomacy for players who want more than combat.
Planet Explorers brings sandbox creation and colony survival together in a solo RPG. Its terrain editing and story-mode activities give players several ways to approach life on Maria.
