Planet Explorers

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Released Nov 8, 2016by Pathea GamesMixed(62% of 6.8K Steam reviews)Recent: 67% positive

Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.

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About Planet Explorers

In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explorer, gather, build, create, fight, and ultimately, build a new home.

Game Modes


Planet Explorers right now only features single player.

In single player there are 3 distinct selections

  • Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 140 types of potential enemies. Even though we’ve made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending. Story mode also features coop with other players.

  • Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. It comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, dive through dungeons, and explore different landscapes. This mode also features survival and versus.

  • Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it’s your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens.


Game Features


Current

  • 30+ hours of storyline
  • 140+ types of enemies
  • 40+ unique mainline NPCs
  • Able to dig
  • Able to build
  • Able to plant farm
  • Able to build colony
  • Able to have followers
  • Creation Editor to create vehicles, weapons, objects, vtols, boats, armor, and more
  • Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles
  • Weather system
  • 15+ types of mineral types
  • 200+ unique items
  • Resource scanner
  • Realtime AI pathfinding
  • Realtime water physics
  • Multiple boss types
  • Story Editor
  • AI robot follower
  • Negotiation with aliens
  • War with aliens

Game details

Game details

Released
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Publisher
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Playable
Steam rating
Mixed (62%)

Age ratings

IGRS 13DEJUS 10STEAM_GERMANY 12

Game modes

Languages

Audio & text: English

Text only: Simplified Chinese

Planet Explorers player count & reviews

62% positive reviews all-time · 11 peak players in the last 30 days.

Planet Explorers — frequently asked questions

How many people play Planet Explorers?

Planet Explorers peaked at 11 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 25, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.

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System requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Win 7 64bit
  • Processor: i3+
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1) 32bit can run, but will experience some memory crashes on higher qualities

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Win 7 + 64bit
  • Processor: i5+
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)

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