Game overview
Planet Explorers
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
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- 62% positive 6,812 reviews · via SteamSpy
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In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explorer, gather, build, create, fight, and ultimately, build a new home.
Planet Explorers right now only features single player.
In single player there are 3 distinct selections
Current
Game Modes
Planet Explorers right now only features single player.
In single player there are 3 distinct selections
- Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 140 types of potential enemies. Even though we’ve made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending. Story mode also features coop with other players.
- Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. It comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, dive through dungeons, and explore different landscapes. This mode also features survival and versus.
- Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it’s your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens.
Game Features
Current
- 30+ hours of storyline
- 140+ types of enemies
- 40+ unique mainline NPCs
- Able to dig
- Able to build
- Able to plant farm
- Able to build colony
- Able to have followers
- Creation Editor to create vehicles, weapons, objects, vtols, boats, armor, and more
- Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles
- Weather system
- 15+ types of mineral types
- 200+ unique items
- Resource scanner
- Realtime AI pathfinding
- Realtime water physics
- Multiple boss types
- Story Editor
- AI robot follower
- Negotiation with aliens
- War with aliens
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Win 7 64bit
- Processor: i3+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1) 32bit can run, but will experience some memory crashes on higher qualities
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Win 7 + 64bit
- Processor: i5+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OSX 10.7
- Processor: i3+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: OSX 10.7+
- Processor: i5+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Linux Kernal 3.2
- Processor: i3+
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: Linux Kernal 3.2+
- Processor: i5+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Pathea Games
- Brazilian rating
- 10
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 16
- Controller support
- partial
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, Simplified Chinese
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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playable
Valve compatibility test
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (2)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
Third-party requirements shown by Steam
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Planet Explorers EULA
Steam store page
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Planet Explorers free to play?
Yes, Planet Explorers is free to play on Steam.
What genre is Planet Explorers?
Planet Explorers is a Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation game.
Who developed Planet Explorers?
Planet Explorers was developed by Pathea Games and published by Pathea Games.
What platforms does Planet Explorers support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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