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50/100
Players4 ratings
80/100
Critics1 review
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Metacritic6 critic reviews
68/100
Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
GameFAQsJust Right
2.82/5
Player reviews
63% positive319 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Mac
Price
US$2.39

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2012 · Targem Games · Indie · Simulation

Planets Under Attack

Planets under Attack offers a surprising depth of gameplay, while its intuitive controls allow even casual gamers to pick it up and feel comfortable immediately. In addition to the addicting gameplay, Planets under Attack is an obvious labor of love.

Released
27 September 2012
Platforms
PlayStation 3WindowsXbox 360macOS
Genres
IndieSimulationStrategy
Developers
Targem Games
Publishers
TopWare Interactive
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Themes
Science fiction
Country
Russia
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 3
Languages
Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
6.5hmain story38hcompletionist

About

Planets Under Attack is a strategy video game inspired by Galcon and developed by Targem Games.

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Gameplay

Planets Under Attack is a strategy adventure game. The player controls a space fleet with the goal to conquer levels and to complete missions in the fight for dominance in multiple planetary systems. Each level provides a diversity of goals, modes and difficulty levels. The player can conquer an entire planet system before an infested planet hatches aliens, or conquer a planet and hold off all comers.

The game mechanics are packed into missions like rotating asteroid belts, changing star constellations and varied objectives. By using tactics to complete objectives, the player will carve out a niche in the galaxy and level up to new ranks. A technology tree enables the player to strategically adapt to the game's increasing difficulty. The right combination of technologies is often the difference between victory and defeat.

Reception

The game was released with mixed reviews, according to Metacritic.

The French magazine Joystick rated the game 13/20, criticizing the game for its repetitiveness but praising its gameplay and intuitiveness.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows4 August 2012Worldwide
macOS4 August 2012Worldwide
PlayStation 313 November 2012North America
Xbox 36014 November 2012Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Armageddon Riders + Planets Under Attack Bundle

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