PLANET ALPHA
Skip · Action · 2018
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 23, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 5.1h
- Value
- $1.96/hr
- Reviews
- 70% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB), 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in June 2024. Its cuts run 75 percent off as a rule. There have been 80 in the 8 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 71 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Black The Fall ($14.99, scores 40) and Seen ($0.99, scores 79) both outscore it.
This site sampled 392 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 53 percent of the 134 reviews written there were positive, against 70 percent overall, and those are 21 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
22% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
This might be my favorite side-scrolling adventure I've played. It's a cinematic puzzle-platformer in the same vein as The Cub and Planet of Lana, alternating between fast-paced set pieces and environmental or enemy-based puzzles. Like many games in this genre, it also comes with its share of rough edges: imprecise platforming, overly specific puzzle solutions, occasionally unclear direction, and a few too many...
Very pretty game with stunning graphics and atmospheric soundscapes. This is a 2D/2.5D platformer with some puzzle elements, where you are thrust into an alien planet scenario where you will have to get rid of or dodge wildlife and technological adversaries alike. Graphics: Absolutely stunning with many creatures and plants sporting bioluminescence to give this an almost synthwave or neon/blacklight feel, especially...
Nice sidescrolling jump & run platformer with some puzzles. No fighting! If you enjoyed Inside, give this 'Sci-Fi Alien on another Planet with Robots' themed Dystopia a chance. The start is a bit slow and unnecessary long, but overall really nice gameplay with beautiful colorful graphics. No free saving but checkpoints are fair. Buy when on sale 80+% off and you won't make a mistake.
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Cite this score
PLANET ALPHA scores 23/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/485030/planet-alphaReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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