Planet Alpha
Planet Alpha
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Developer: Planet Alpha ApS
Publisher: Team 17
Genres: Action, Adventure, Platformer
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Planet Alpha - Announcement Trailer | PS4
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View All (51 total)PC Gamer
Despite an attractive veneer, Planet Alpha offers rote and shallow platforming. Try Playdead's Inside instead.
Metro GameCentral
Staggeringly beautiful at times, with some wonderfully imaginative art design, but this sci-fi oddity is a lot more entertaining to watch than it is to play.
GameSpot
Planet Alpha's glorious vistas are worth seeing, even though its mechanics aren't particularly unique.
TheSixthAxis
Whilst an enjoyable and undoubtedly beautiful game, Planet Alpha never quite makes the leap into classic territory. There is an admirable sense of vision here and the commitment to a non-verbal narrative is striking, but Planet Alpha remains a functional game under the gorgeous aesthetic. The fusions of cinematic platformer and endless runner often feel at odds with one another as the game pushes you forward when you most want to stand back and enjoy the view. Life here comes at you fast; blink and you'll be vaporised or crushed by a mile high leviathan.