Planet Alpha

 PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 44
  3. Negative: 8 out of 44

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  1. clem666
    Aug 1, 2021
    6
    'Planet Alpha' is 2.5D contemplative and interpretative game. You navigate through a colourful world full of beautiful varied alien species and poorly-designed opponents. All you have to do is to keep rushing to the right. The gameplay is overly repetitive until you reach some puzzle. Game design is not that great since I already lost more than five minutes wondering how to solve one dumb'Planet Alpha' is 2.5D contemplative and interpretative game. You navigate through a colourful world full of beautiful varied alien species and poorly-designed opponents. All you have to do is to keep rushing to the right. The gameplay is overly repetitive until you reach some puzzle. Game design is not that great since I already lost more than five minutes wondering how to solve one dumb puzzle. As you progress through the game, you will quickly realize that 80% of the puzzles use the same repetitive mechanic: pull a block from the left to the right to help you jump to the next area.

    Camera angle don't change until the very end. Controls are overly simple. Lighting is great but way too intense from time to time. As I said opponents are repetitive too but really easy to get over once you get their mechanics. Soundtrack is truly interesting and as varied as the environments you encounter. Overall, the atmospheres are the real quality of "Planet Alpha", they bring an unsuspected depth and an explosion of emotions in the middle of all the repetitiveness I mentioned.    … Expand
  2. gab_izidio
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    Planet Alpha - 7/10 - {recommend, but not so much}
    The game is [good, but repetitive].
    The game's ambiance is good and has several areas, but it is a relatively repetitive game with the levels (in actions), the graphics of the scenarios could be better, besides that there are sections that you die 100 times to figure out how to get through, with the over time it gets boring, and the    Planet Alpha - 7/10 - {recommend, but not so much}
    The game is [good, but repetitive].

    The game's ambiance is good and has several areas, but it is a relatively repetitive game with the levels (in actions), the graphics of the scenarios could be better, besides that there are sections that you die 100 times to figure out how to get through, with the over time it gets boring, and the story doesn't help, I just finished it myself because I had already done it more than half, but I didn't really feel like finishing.

    At the end of the day, it's a nice game, but there's a lot better out there, so think twice before you start.    … Expand

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 11, 2019
    70
    Planet Alpha is a solid 2D puzzle platformer, with a fantastic visual style and some very interesting game design choices. Player is allowed to control the day/night cycle of the planet, which is integrated as a part of the puzzle solving, but it can also lead to some beautiful landscape moments. It can be sometimes too easy, and jumping mechanic could use a bit more work, but all in all it is a nice journey through a strange world.
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  2. GameGrin
    Feb 4, 2019
    85
    Simply put, it’s colourful and spectacular, well worth the play-time.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2019
    70
    A beautiful, creative and incredibly frustrating platformer. It’s a shame that the most interesting gameplay mechanic – the ability to affect the environment by changing the time of day – plays second fiddle while it should have been the foundation of the game. [11/2018, p.80]
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