Lifeless Planet

 PC
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Game Informer
    Jul 3, 2014
    73
    The aspects of Lifeless Planet that succeed elevate it past the technical shortcomings, but only so far. You will find a compelling world and a story worth experiencing, but you do so at the expense of well-polished animation and gameplay that hinders the overall experience.
  2. Eurogamer
    Jul 15, 2014
    70
    Lifeless Planet is bold and memorable and oddly sweet in the earnestness of its message and its preoccupations. It's a truly efficient payload. Fire it up and be transported.
  3. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 18, 2014
    70
    Lifeless Planet is a really fun experience, but not a very good game. I’d still recommend it based on the entertainment I got from exploring the mysteries of the game’s world, but I wish I didn’t have to deal with questionable puzzles and mechanics to do so.
  5. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jun 23, 2014
    65
    In this platform/puzzle game, you discover a mysterious planet. Lifeless Planet has a great theme but the gameplay is not good at all.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Aug 25, 2014
    60
    The game engulfs you in its setting but brings it down with dumb platforming. A pity - this could've been so much better. [Issue#244]
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  7. games(TM)
    Aug 20, 2014
    60
    If you're in the mood for a soft, sombre trip to another world, consider this for your next. [Sept 2014, p.116]
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  8. Softpedia
    Aug 6, 2014
    60
    Lifeless Planet seems to have a ton of potential beneath its lackluster surface, always seeming like a better game is lurking in there, just beyond your grasp.
  9. Adventure Gamers
    Jul 18, 2014
    60
    Once the novelty of its promising premise and fun environmental puzzles have worn off, Lifeless Planet’s repetitive scenery and gameplay drag the experience back down to earth.
  10. PC Gamer
    Jun 15, 2014
    60
    The previews looked fantastic, but the final release of Lifeless Planet fails to build that potential into a worthy game.
  11. Games Master UK
    Aug 24, 2014
    58
    There's a great idea in here somewhere, but it's hard to find it when it's buried under so much space dust. [Oct 2014, p.80]
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  12. GameStar
    Jun 16, 2014
    56
    Lifeless Planet looks like quite a nice sci-fi novel, which squeezed very awkwardly in a game backbone and then as chewing gum was pulled to the maximum possible length.
  13. Everyeye.it
    Aug 6, 2014
    50
    We should have known: the planet we need to explore in this short and dull adventure, is unequivocally lifeless.
  14. Level7.nu
    Jul 23, 2014
    50
    Despite having an interesting premise, with a space mission gone wrong on a desolated planet, the experience offered by Lifeless Planet ends up being a bit lacklustre. The graphics is on the weak side and do not do the varied environments justice, while the puzzle- and platforming sections are forgettable at best. A few peak moments could make the game pass among sci-fi enthusiasts, but I would have preferred a more compressed story.
  15. GameOver.gr
    Jun 25, 2014
    50
    The basic idea behind the game is interesting, but after a while it becomes a monotonous, bland walkabout that is heavily plagued with graphical and gameplay bugs.
  16. 4P.de
    Jun 20, 2014
    50
    It starts strong but then the fascination fades away fast. This Wannabe-Journey for most of the time is nothing more than a boring platformer.
  17. Multiplayer.it
    Jun 18, 2014
    50
    Lifeless Planet fails to develop its strong points. It’s a good try that has totally wasted its potential.

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 177 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 177
  2. Mixed: 65 out of 177
  3. Negative: 41 out of 177
  1. Dejakritz
    Jun 8, 2014
    0
    This is not a game. This game can be summed up like so: "Jump. Pff Pff Pff. Enter area with brown hue. Jump. Pff Pff Pff. Enter area withThis is not a game. This game can be summed up like so: "Jump. Pff Pff Pff. Enter area with brown hue. Jump. Pff Pff Pff. Enter area with green hue. Jump. Pff Pff Pff. Enter area with beige hue."… Full Review »
  2. Zuthilios
    Jun 9, 2014
    4
    At first it is intriguing, by the end however you are just hoping that this is the last turn, the final stretch, that this game will just endAt first it is intriguing, by the end however you are just hoping that this is the last turn, the final stretch, that this game will just end already.

    Unfortunately the game-play leaves little to be desired after the first half hour of game-play, sure the visuals are okay, but it's not enough nor quality enough to keep you entranced enough to distract you from how much walking there is to do in this game.

    But ultimately, the story just isn't that good of a pay off for the amount of time taken to tell it.    … Full Review »
  3. akarnokd
    Jun 7, 2014
    8
    Very atmospheric game, stunning visuals of geological features. The jumping puzzles are generally okay, except on a level where it hard toVery atmospheric game, stunning visuals of geological features. The jumping puzzles are generally okay, except on a level where it hard to tell what surface will kill you; bye bye no-death achievement. The story is interesting enough that kept me going, but has little replay value besides going for the remaining achievements.… Full Review »
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