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  1. Jul 10, 2020
    6
    The game looks like an early PS2 game or a mediocre-looking PSP game. It's uglier than Assassin's Creed Bloodlines and its graphics can compete only with Cities Skylines' free camera view mode. Such a shame for a game with large environmental spaces and sceneries.
    Too bad the story is mostly being told from logs and audiorecords you pick. There's a few cutscenes and the protagonist says
    The game looks like an early PS2 game or a mediocre-looking PSP game. It's uglier than Assassin's Creed Bloodlines and its graphics can compete only with Cities Skylines' free camera view mode. Such a shame for a game with large environmental spaces and sceneries.
    Too bad the story is mostly being told from logs and audiorecords you pick. There's a few cutscenes and the protagonist says something once in a blue moon but if you do not read the collectable texts, the story doesn't make much sense. Which is a pity because it's interesting, I guess.
    Since the jumping controls are as clunky as Bubsy 3D and original Tomb Raider games' controls, there's not much to admire. If the game had decent graphics, normal jump controls, sprint button and some, at least some animations, especially face animations; it could've been a great game. Barely 6/10.
    The only 2 commendable things about this game are: actual Russian when a Russian speaks. Not some crappy "lower your voice and roll your r" accent. It's "auto-translated" in the logs (yet it only transcribes бабушка and до свидания. Because everyone knows these cliché words? Кринч.) but not when spoken in real time. I'm not sure if everyone knows what налево, направо, осторожно, подожди, стой and сейчас mean. (And no. I didn't play with Russian audio). The 2nd things is that your helmet reflects the environment in real time. But who cares.
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  2. Aug 16, 2014
    7
    Refreshing change of pace, yet not without impact. I enjoyed the journey. Not much point playing through more than once unless you want to take in more of the visuals.
  3. Jul 2, 2015
    6
    Essentially, this is a game attempting to be something to the effect of Dear Esther with a sci-fi bend, exploring this planet and learning of the events that lead to it becoming a barren wasteland. And, at first it seems to be doing that job admirably with beautiful landscapes and an interesting movement mechanic as well as a wonderful atmosphere (pun not intended). However, the furtherEssentially, this is a game attempting to be something to the effect of Dear Esther with a sci-fi bend, exploring this planet and learning of the events that lead to it becoming a barren wasteland. And, at first it seems to be doing that job admirably with beautiful landscapes and an interesting movement mechanic as well as a wonderful atmosphere (pun not intended). However, the further the game goes, the more pretentious it becomes, and previous cracks start to become great chasms.

    First, let's get the praise out of the way. The world and the situation that the main character finds himself in is fascinating and for quite some time I felt myself being driven forward. The landscapes are truly impressive and the architecture is interesting, if far from complex. The first time I used the advanced jetpack mechanic I felt real exhilaration and the native life is simple, but elegantly intimidating at moments. The sound design, while hardly perfect, creates wonderfully tense and gripping moments, to the point that at one moment I actually wound up with chills down my spine for around twenty minutes straight.

    However, the game suffers rather badly from reaching beyond its budget. First of all, throughout the game the main character has a voice actor droning his running narration. For the most part he does the job, but whenever he's called on to be emotional he makes Commander Shepard look like Othello. The worst is when you get his backstory via snippets of an interview and he talks about his dead wife the same way someone would debate philosophy with a colleague. Additionally, there's a character who is basically running around in gym clothes, and while she's effective whenever she has some distance from the main character, they kept doing close-ups of her and the model is unimpressive to say the least. The funny part is that they seemed to be accidentally doing things which would have fixed the situation, providing journal entries for the main character's commentary and having clever instances where the woman I mentioned was barely silhouetted in the distance, which was more in keeping with the budget they seemed to be on. More in theme too. I think just giving the game instances of smoke and mirrors would have gone a long way towards helping it along. Also, while early on the game is content to let the sound be soft and rise only when appropriate, later on it gets annoying and headache inducing. There are some token puzzles, but usually it's just a matter of "Find key, put in hole."

    Yet I still feel like being charitable to the game, relatively speaking. The story, as I said, is interesting, though I'm loathe to give spoilers, and the atmosphere in the early game is very gripping. And as I said, it has a neat twist on typical sci-fi tropes in its plot, but it seems to cram them all in a little tightly, which might be a large part of its issue. Weirdly for a bad/lesser game, this one goes by too quickly rather than too slowly--if it had just breathed and paced itself better, perhaps it would have been better off. This strikes me as a game which makes a lot of rookie mistakes and reaches too far too early. The worlds are too large and the ambitions too high for what the dev team was able to do. Personally, I think with a little help it would have been wonderful, a bit more smoke and mirrors to make up for its shortcomings. Use camera angles to hide the model, have the figure only appear briefly. Ease off on the sound. And forget voice acting, just let us go in a quiet, lonely adventure.

    Overall, it's a decent, respectable game which is worth looking into if you catch it on sale for around 10 dollars, if only for its uniqueness value, but it's definitely not something which I would personally come back to. Maybe if I wanted to show a game dev friend an example of how not to do things, I might rack up some hours on it, because that seems to be its one true calling: an Icarus flight to demonstrate where to fly.
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  4. Jun 20, 2014
    6
    The game is good enough to complete without getting too bored, but it's not competing with the big titles. The game is very atmospheric. They managed to create very beautiful scenes if the graphic engine is not up-to-date. The story is quite interesting, but spaced out too much with long moments without new events. The platforming gameplay is ok. A game to try, but not pay full price.
  5. Jul 10, 2014
    6
    The best part of this game is the beginning where the story, pacing, and mechanics are all very well done. Lifeless Planet unfortunately fizzles into a platformer half way through and falls short of being something excellent.
  6. Sep 6, 2015
    6
    This game is pretty okay for something like $5. It's a platformer, and as in any platformer you ultimately just run along a certain path and maybe interact with stuff now and again. Except in this case the path is 3d. So, yes, it's about running, and that's fine. The graphics are not beautiful or stunning, they are adequate, but in no way more (which I was also fine with). The story is IThis game is pretty okay for something like $5. It's a platformer, and as in any platformer you ultimately just run along a certain path and maybe interact with stuff now and again. Except in this case the path is 3d. So, yes, it's about running, and that's fine. The graphics are not beautiful or stunning, they are adequate, but in no way more (which I was also fine with). The story is I guess not bad, but I'm having an issue with how cliche it is. Okay, you based the story line around evil Russians, that's cool. But then at least have a decency to make the protagonist Russian cosmonaut, or someone of unspecified nation. I mean, what was even the purpose of this dude in this mission? If it wasn't for that, I'd maybe give the game a 7. Overall, I did complete it and had reasonable fun, but I was sort of glad it isn't that long. Expand
  7. Jul 22, 2016
    7
    Lifeless Planet
    awesome exploration
    Lifeless Planet is a platforming game where you play as an astronaut who’s crew crash lands on a planet that was once inhabited by the soviet union when you wake up you see that your crew is gone and you have no idea how long you were out for... you set out to find them and along your journey you discovery other mysteries to be solved.. You’ll find
    Lifeless Planet
    awesome exploration
    Lifeless Planet is a platforming game where you play as an astronaut who’s crew crash lands on a planet that was once inhabited by the soviet union
    when you wake up you see that your crew is gone and you have no idea how long you were out for...
    you set out to find them and along your journey you discovery other mysteries to be solved..
    You’ll find data and audio logs that explain what happened on this planet and why it’s no longer crawling with life...
    The game is a constant 6 hours search for answers, and while this planet is lifeless.. it still manages to be just varied enough to stop it from feeling repetitive…
    Though not varied enough to blow you away or keep you immersed for the entire 6 hours…
    as the scenery doesn’t really change all too much…
    The gameplay itself is straight up platforming and throwing switches to continue on your path to get home…
    you hop gaps with your oxygen tank which can definitely take some getting used to as it feels just a little too floaty to ever feel satisfying…
    And the level design doesn’t quite do the greatest job at keeping the player moving forward as there are rarely visual clues to give you an idea of what to do, occasionally halting momentum…
    I found myself scratching my head probably once every 30 minutes not knowing where I was supposed to be going…
    the game also does some weird things towards the end with geysers that don’t really work, but I do appreciate their attempt at throwing something new into the game…
    The gameplay in Lifeless Planet definitely isn’t great, it’s passable...
    But the greatness is in the mystery and exploration of this planet…
    I give lifeless planet a 7/10
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  8. Aug 8, 2020
    5
    My real vote is 4, but since this is an indie project created by a lone individual, I'd give it one more point (after all, comparing it to AAA games wouldn't be fair).
    Yes, I suffered for most of the game, and I couldn't wait for it to end. I would happily RUN to the end if I could - but I couldn't, since in this game you cannot run, EVER. So this is literally a WALKING simulator - and a
    My real vote is 4, but since this is an indie project created by a lone individual, I'd give it one more point (after all, comparing it to AAA games wouldn't be fair).
    Yes, I suffered for most of the game, and I couldn't wait for it to end. I would happily RUN to the end if I could - but I couldn't, since in this game you cannot run, EVER. So this is literally a WALKING simulator - and a jumping platformer. I have to say I HATE platformers, so my vote could be influenced by that.

    So in this game you WALK (a lot!), you JUMP (often), and you solve some simple puzzle. Nothing else. The gameplay is this simple, and it gets boring soon.
    The game is totally linear, too: you must follow the preset direction and sequence of events, no more, no less. There's no strategy or creative thinking involved. You just follow the path, read some bits of story, until the end.
    On the plus side, the music is nice and evocative, the vistas are interesting (although the engine looks like something from the 2000s), and the story makes you want to know what happened on the planet. But even the story is disappointing in the end.

    All in all, the game could have been worth a 5 or even a 6, if it would have been shorter. I would have enjoyed it much more if it lasted like three hours. But with a gameplay so basic, the boredom of walking a lot, and the continuous platforming, it becomes a chore fast. So I spent the last 2 to 3 hours wishing it would just end - and tempted to quit it.
    Thank god I received it for free from Epic Games. But even being free, I was disappointed.

    The developer had nice ideas and you see he put a great effort into it (the world is built with care). But it looks like he put lots of the same gameplay, again and again, to make the game longer: this way, instead of making the game more satisfying, it just made it more boring.
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  9. Nov 24, 2015
    7
    An older release now, but if you see this in a bundle or for a good price, it's totally worth it. I played to the end and enjoyed it. Found it to be quite immersive, albeit a bit long. Occasional challenges with the controls, but not nearly as bad as some have made it seem. I found the sense of isolation to be unusually strong for a video game. A good thing, I think, in this case.
  10. Apr 14, 2022
    7
    Lo que tenemos aqui es un juego que mezcla varios géneros. Tenemos un juego de exploración y plataformas, con sitio para algún que otro puzzle no demasiado difícil de resolver, aunque no es la jugabilidad su fuerte. Los gráficos tampoco lo son; durante la partida me acordé de mi vieja PS2. Pero no es por esto por lo que jugué este juego. Lo que me atrajo de él fue su premisa no jugable, laLo que tenemos aqui es un juego que mezcla varios géneros. Tenemos un juego de exploración y plataformas, con sitio para algún que otro puzzle no demasiado difícil de resolver, aunque no es la jugabilidad su fuerte. Los gráficos tampoco lo son; durante la partida me acordé de mi vieja PS2. Pero no es por esto por lo que jugué este juego. Lo que me atrajo de él fue su premisa no jugable, la historia y he de decir que no decepciona en absoluto. Un cuento de ciencia ficción que podría haber sido contado de mil maneras, una buena historia que es digna de ser escuchada y en este caso jugada. Recomendado pese a sus carencias como juego. Expand
  11. Aug 8, 2017
    7
    Lifeless Planet zabiera nas w niesamowitą podróż na nieznaną planetę, która skrywa w sobie wiele tajemnic - będących w istocie poza zasięgiem ludzkiego pojmowania. Jak pisałem wcześniej, twórcy zaserwowali nam tutaj połączenie wątków z wielu dzieł z gatunku science fiction, co nie do końca im się udało. Sam początek gry i stopniowo budowane napięcie zasługują na plus, jednak w późniejszychLifeless Planet zabiera nas w niesamowitą podróż na nieznaną planetę, która skrywa w sobie wiele tajemnic - będących w istocie poza zasięgiem ludzkiego pojmowania. Jak pisałem wcześniej, twórcy zaserwowali nam tutaj połączenie wątków z wielu dzieł z gatunku science fiction, co nie do końca im się udało. Sam początek gry i stopniowo budowane napięcie zasługują na plus, jednak w późniejszych etapach wyraźnie wieje nudą, na co głównie mają wpływ powielające się elementy zręcznościowe. W grze uświadczymy również kilka łamigłówek, są one jednak na tyle proste i nieliczne, że nie warto nawet o nich wspominać. Fabuła jest również trochę naciągana, przez co nie do końca można poczuć klimat tego niesamowitego miejsca. Jeśli chodzi o długość rozgrywki, to ukończenie gry zajęło mi 4 godziny. Widać, że twórcy mieli wiele świetnych pomysłów, niestety w kilku miejscach zabrakło dobrego wykonania… Mimo to jednak, jeśli lubicie klimaty science fiction z nastawieniem na poznawanie odległych, obcych miejsc - to zdecydowanie polecam Wam zagranie w Lifeless Planet. A jeśli to wszystko było jedynie wytworem wyobraźni głównego bohatera, który umierał samotnie z braku tlenu? Być może wtedy fabuła tego tytułu nabrała by zupełnie nowego znaczenia…

    Plusy:
    + poczucie samotności na obcej planecie
    + projekt otoczenia i niektórych etapów
    + początek gry, odkrywanie historii planety, stopniowo budowane napięcie
    + w kilku momentach ścieżka dźwiękowa

    Minusy:
    – przekombinowana fabuła
    – liczne błędy techniczne
    – nudzące elementy zręcznościowe
    – do ukończenia w 4 godziny

    Pełna recenzja dostępna jest na blogu Gracz.org
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  12. May 10, 2018
    7
    Пара интересных твистом после одного из них можно задуматься правда ли все происходящее..
    На пару вечером эта история точно вас займет, если вы устали от стрельбы, мордобоя и прочих важных вещей в геймдеве Lifeless Planet ваш выбор.
    p.S. Lifeless Planet смахивает на пропаганду партии "зеленых" и мне по душе такой подход к изречению "Берегите природу - Мать вашу" p.p.s Судя по всему в
    Пара интересных твистом после одного из них можно задуматься правда ли все происходящее..
    На пару вечером эта история точно вас займет, если вы устали от стрельбы, мордобоя и прочих важных вещей в геймдеве Lifeless Planet ваш выбор.
    p.S. Lifeless Planet смахивает на пропаганду партии "зеленых" и мне по душе такой подход к изречению "Берегите природу - Мать вашу"
    p.p.s Судя по всему в Голливуде кто попало пишет сценарии, этот инди-проект на голову выше сценарно интерстеллар (божественная сила любви и терабайты с помощью морзянки) или гравитации (один огромный рояль в кустах.
    Ну что за несправедливость.. Я бы такой фильм даже с большим удовольствием посмотрел, все же играть было скучновато и хорошо, что недолго длится прохождение. Механика с прыжками приедается.
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  13. Feb 9, 2022
    5
    rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  14. Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Oh dear! This game had so much potential! Great story and sound, but other than this, it's just a boring hike where you don't really do anything other than jump and avoid roots that kill you. Pretty clunky controls and the mechanical arm is so bad it's like a parody of itself.
    Was kind of worth wasting an hour or 2 on since it was free on Epic, but yeah. It's basically an early access
    Oh dear! This game had so much potential! Great story and sound, but other than this, it's just a boring hike where you don't really do anything other than jump and avoid roots that kill you. Pretty clunky controls and the mechanical arm is so bad it's like a parody of itself.
    Was kind of worth wasting an hour or 2 on since it was free on Epic, but yeah. It's basically an early access story pretending to be a game.
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  15. Jun 30, 2020
    6
    Visually stunning, but rather empty in terms of driving any kind of story. I didn't hate it, but it did feel rather shallow and unfulfilling.
  16. Oct 10, 2020
    7
    If i was to rate the storytelling alone it would be a solid 9. Unfortunately a game is a lot more and to be enjoyable also needs good mechanics and gameplay. The graphics are a little dated but that only adds to the climate of an old, long forgotten story. Controls and physics are unfortunately the downfall of this game making it barely playable, let alone enjoyable. If you don't mind theIf i was to rate the storytelling alone it would be a solid 9. Unfortunately a game is a lot more and to be enjoyable also needs good mechanics and gameplay. The graphics are a little dated but that only adds to the climate of an old, long forgotten story. Controls and physics are unfortunately the downfall of this game making it barely playable, let alone enjoyable. If you don't mind the bad controls much the product is worth checking out. Expand
  17. Dec 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I see being lonely in a mars-like planet, soviet conspiracies, i take it.

    Story was captivating and interesting, so i could say it is worth it.

    Game was easy and took some time to finish it.(Around 4.5hours) At first, i thought it's just a couple hour walking simulator but turns out to be a bit longer and deeper than this.

    "Green fire" thing reminds me of "melange" matter of Dune series. And roots remind me of forest of harry potter games i played back then.

    Also, I know it's an indie game, but still animations and controls could be smoother. Sometimes it felt like a PS1 game. (ok for me btw)

    Since puzzles are repetetive, it can be boring to some poeple, i played in two sessions, and had fun even tough the things that i mentioned.
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  18. Feb 4, 2021
    5
    Lifeless Planet - 5.5 / 10 - {do not recommend}
    The game is [OK, but not worth it].
    This game has a very intriguing story and it encourages the player to want to end the game, not to mention that the planet’s environment is very good, however, the game’s graphics could be better. Outside that the game is unbalanced throughout history, because there are extremely easy parts of parkour,
    Lifeless Planet - 5.5 / 10 - {do not recommend}
    The game is [OK, but not worth it].

    This game has a very intriguing story and it encourages the player to want to end the game, not to mention that the planet’s environment is very good, however, the game’s graphics could be better. Outside that the game is unbalanced throughout history, because there are extremely easy parts of parkour, and there are parts with very difficult challenges, it’s not always clear with the path, which makes the player take longer to finish the game, and he ends up winding up more than necessary to finish, and in the end it doesn't justify 100% of the player's effort, because almost nothing is explained, and you find yourself in a shallow end with a sea of doubts.
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  19. Dec 20, 2021
    6
    Looks cool but isn't, despite a good "story"
    -Empty map
    -You're alone, really alone
    -Nothing to do except travelling
  20. Jul 13, 2021
    7
    The first thing that catches your eye is the graphics, it's not very good but it doesn't hurt your eyes. The plot is narrated according to the recordings of people or sound recordings, sometimes the hero himself can talk about what is happening. The action begins with the falls of a ship with astronauts with American flags on their shoulders, the main character of the game. He and his teamThe first thing that catches your eye is the graphics, it's not very good but it doesn't hurt your eyes. The plot is narrated according to the recordings of people or sound recordings, sometimes the hero himself can talk about what is happening. The action begins with the falls of a ship with astronauts with American flags on their shoulders, the main character of the game. He and his team were supposed to colonize an unknown planet, but everything went wrong. There is a huge plus here, not a single place, but 6 places recover from each other not only in the graphics but also in the gameplay. There is no small problem, the game itself does not show all the answers to the questions even at the end of the game. But it does answer the most important things, and that's a good thing, I got drawn into the game and went through it in one day and I don't regret the time spent. Expand
  21. Oct 24, 2021
    6
    Плюсы:
    -Сюжет и достаточно интересная концепция с подачей
    -Музыка -Неплохая атмосфера -Местами хорошие виды Минусы: -Все минусы по сути являются малобюджетностью самой игры, тут достаточно плохие текстуры и малообразие их, но хотя бы второе объясняется сюжетом а не просто даётся как данное -Плохая оптимизация, прям сильно, в одном моменте фпс опуститься даже до отметки в 10 фпс,
    Плюсы:
    -Сюжет и достаточно интересная концепция с подачей
    -Музыка
    -Неплохая атмосфера
    -Местами хорошие виды

    Минусы:
    -Все минусы по сути являются малобюджетностью самой игры, тут достаточно плохие текстуры и малообразие их, но хотя бы второе объясняется сюжетом а не просто даётся как данное
    -Плохая оптимизация, прям сильно, в одном моменте фпс опуститься даже до отметки в 10 фпс, это конечно был шок)
    -Присутствуют баги, самое явное и с чем столкнётся я думаю каждый, это гейзеры
    -Я случайно поменял кнопки в настройках управления для геймпада и из-за того что нету кнопки сбросить, а файл с настройками лежит фиг пойми где пришлось играть на клавиатуре, но достаточно скоро ощущается что игра делалась под управление геймпадом, так что мне было достаточно неудобно играть, надеюсь вы не совершите такую же ошибку и поиграете в большем удовольствии чем я

    Итог: В принципе это всё что можно выделить, это игра бродилка которая неспешно рассказывает свою историю, по сути кроме истории тут почти ничего больше и нету, ибо текстуры выглядят правда плохо, но если вас заинтересовала история, концепция и её подача, можно взять игру рублей за 200 на распродаже, больше я бы за неё не дал в 2021 году.

    Сюжет - 8
    Музыка - 8
    Атмосфера - 7
    Графика - 5-6
    Техническое состояние - 6-7
    Геймплей - бродилка (xd)
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  22. Aug 27, 2023
    6
    "Lifeless Planet" es un juego que me ha sorprendido de buena y mala manera. Como fan de los juegos de aventura narrativa, el título me llamó la atención desde el momento en que descubrí su setting único: la Unión Soviética en otro planeta. Debo decir, la trama fue sin duda el aspecto más fuerte del juego. Era atrapante, misteriosa y me mantenía deseando sanber más, recoger las notas para"Lifeless Planet" es un juego que me ha sorprendido de buena y mala manera. Como fan de los juegos de aventura narrativa, el título me llamó la atención desde el momento en que descubrí su setting único: la Unión Soviética en otro planeta. Debo decir, la trama fue sin duda el aspecto más fuerte del juego. Era atrapante, misteriosa y me mantenía deseando sanber más, recoger las notas para saber que pasó. Los gráficos y el diseño de sonido también son excelentes, creando una experiencia de inmersión total.

    Por otr lado, el gameplay en sí mismo es bastante limitado. En esencia, se reduce a saltar, interactuar con ciertos objetos y resolver algunos rompecabezas. Sin embargo, no encontré esto demasiado problemático, ya que la trama y la atmósfera eran suficientes para mantenerme jugando, teniendo en cuenta que el juego es corto, si fuera de mayor tiempo de juego cambiaría por completo mi persepción.

    Una cosa que me decepcionó fue la falta de desafío. Los rompecabezas eran relativamente fáciles y nunca me sentí atascado o indeciso sobre qué hacer siguiente. Pero nuevamente, la trama hizo que esto no fuera un problema importante para mí. El final fue particularmente épico y me sentí satisfecho con el tiempo que había pasado jugando.

    En resumen, recomendaría "Lifeless Planet" a cualquiera que busque un juego con un enfoque narrativo fuerte. Si eres un fan de los juegos con settings únicos y atmosferas, esta obra definitivamente vale la pena. Solo debes tener en cuenta que el gameplay no es muy desafiante.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  3. Aug 21, 2014
    40
    Lifeless Planet is, unfortunately, a little too lifeless. It starts off well, but the story is boring, the locations are bland and the platforming just frustrates.