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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Sep 16, 2016
    46
    I hardly identified with the protagonist in any other game as much as I did here: I just want to leave this godforsaken, boring and ugly place as much as he does.
User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 24
  2. Negative: 11 out of 24
  1. Nov 2, 2016
    1
    Lifeless Planet has an amazing premise and the trailers really pulled me in. Unfortunately the mystique fades away within the first 30Lifeless Planet has an amazing premise and the trailers really pulled me in. Unfortunately the mystique fades away within the first 30 minutes as you meander past the deserted soviet frontier town. There is no gameplay to speak of besides walking and jumping. The only challenge is trying to overcome the horrible controls and wonky momentum based movement system. There is a green path that you follow the entire game that lets leads you past any of the very obvious traps laid before your path and there are some documents that you'll find along the way which tell you the story of this world. The story unfortunately is very cliche and uninspired. Like i said I spent the first 30 minutes intrigued and then the rest of my 5 hours were kind of a sunk investment fallacy. I kept expecting it to get better but it never did. My takeaway by the end was that this felt like a student project more than a real game and honestly I wish i would have read the reviews before I installed it. Take my advice and avoid this stinker. I want my 5 hours back. Full Review »
  2. 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
    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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  3. Nel
    Feb 5, 2017
    2
    Game feels very clunky, and voice acting is poor. The mechanics are really bothersome as it makes it for a really stale experience, and theGame feels very clunky, and voice acting is poor. The mechanics are really bothersome as it makes it for a really stale experience, and the story is mediocre at max. Full Review »