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Planetes

In Planetes your aim is to survive, create and explore. You will need to harvest resources, in order to construct bases, spacecraft, and items. Protect yourself from other players by creating better spacecraft or a stronger base. Explore space, finding asteroids and planets to land on.

Indie Early Access Action Casual RPG
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In Planetes your aim is to survive, create and explore.

You will need to harvest resources, in order to construct bases, spacecraft, and items. Protect yourself from other players by creating better spacecraft or a stronger base. Explore space, finding asteroids and planets to land on.

If you travel through space you can find planets with simulated gravity and atmosphere. You can land on these planets, or crash land if your ship is not powerful enough. When you arrive you can find resources to harvest and area to build bases.

Before you can travel through space you will need to build a ship. If you don't like building in games, you won't have to do much to have a functional spacecraft. If you do like building, you will find a building system with 6 categories of spaceship components each with many different and unique parts offering many options for you to build your ship with.

Other players are dangerous, but you can also create alliances with them.


Follow Planetes development on the development discord.

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/10
  • Processor: 2 Ghz Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 350 MB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Snow Leopard or later.
  • Processor: Intel Mac
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 350 MB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or similar, SteamOS
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 350 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Linux builds are unstable by nature due to distro variations. If you're running an uncommon version of Linux, please report your bugs to the developer discord channel.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
New Orbit Games
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $9.99.

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▲ ~17 days until next sale

Value Score

Great Value — 95th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 95th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Value Ratio Top 5%

Early Access Active

Time in EA
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Planetes worth buying right now?
Watch — $9.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Planetes go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Planetes free to play?
Planetes costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Planetes?
Planetes is a Action, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access game.
Who developed Planetes?
Planetes was developed by New Orbit Games and published by New Orbit Games.
What platforms does Planetes support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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