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Play OverviewPlay Overview

Planet Alpha (2018) is a running and jumping game. You're a wounded hero hobbling across an alien planet, but how did he get into this state? Travel across beautiful, mysterious and often deadly landscapes, you unfold the story of your marooned astronaut. Manipulate time and space in unusual ways to progress through difficult terrain and avoid the unwanted and violent attentions of the resident robots and giant beasts that live on this world.

Planet Alpha is played over 10 chapters featuring slightly different terrain, puzzles and enemy encounters. The gimmick is that the world contains ancient contraptions that allow you to manipulate time. By doing this you manipulate the environment to your advantage. Reposition massive machines or allow flowers to bloom so you can jump on them.

Play involves working to the right with wall climbs and huge leaps in gravity altered areas. There are stealth sections, puzzles to complete and difficult terrain. There are regular checkpoints so when you die you are not returned to the start, which is very welcome as some sections are pretty devious.

The result is a beautifully designed planet with magical flora and fauna and challenging gameplay. The time manipulation mechanic is cleverly designed and adds a unique element to an otherwise straightforward obstacle course game and makes it more of a puzzle.

Our examiner, Andrea Walney, first checked Planet Alpha 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 23 months ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is an Action and Platform game with Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle elements. This is a single-player game.

DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 5 hours and 7 hours to complete. There are optional sections that you can choose to complete but are not necessary for the main quest of the game.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 12 for non-realistic violence towards human characters and realistic looking violence towards fantasy characters. Player’s character can be attacked by robots of varying sizes using laser and projectile firing weapons, when hit the character turns black, shimmers and disappears. No vocal response. Fantasy characters can also attack and kill other non-human characters e.g. a flying mammalian type character can be shot down, this is accompanied by some blood effects.

Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Parental Guidance (PG) for Mild Science Fiction Themes and Violence.

Skill Level

9+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. Although there are some tricky jumps and lateral thinking about the time-shifting puzzles younger children will enjoy the fantastical experience.

CostsCosts

Planet Alpha usually costs £1.99 to £7.99.
 

Planet Alpha

XBox Store Xbox One £7.99
PlayStation Store PS4 £1.99
Steam Store PC £7.99
Switch Store Switch £7.99
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 04/09/2018

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Platform (Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 11 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Day and Night

Developer: Team 17 (@Team17)


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