The Planet Crafter Reviews

Fun to build up a world from scratch, explore the planet and collect resources. I found that after getting 1TT, the game got a bit monotonous, as I had all the resources I could ever need, and crafted everything I could, so just passed the time building things I didn't need.

So I played Planet Crafter for a while now and honestly it’s super fun. From the start till now it keeps me hooked. The graphics look really nice, especially when the planet changes over time. There’s always something new to find or build so it never feels boring. The game has a good flow, you always got something to do and it feels rewarding. Also you can build a lot of stuff, which is cool. Even after many hours there’s still stuff to explore and build. It’s just really addictin. If you like survival and base building games, I totally recommend it!

The game is fun and interesting at the start when you are getting familiar with all of the mechanics, resources and machines. However progress very quickly stagnates until you hit a short surge just for it to fall off again. Crafting recipe unlocks are also all over the place, with you needing certain items way before you can craft them so you end up needing to find them around the map. Also for the steam promotion video to feature building extravagant bases but you unlock some basic basebuilding components like stairs (yes, stairs.) pretty late into progression for how simple it is. This also has the effect that when you are at the point where you unlock these components, you are no longer in need of building / expanding your base which makes them completely obsolete. This is just a further point on how imbalanced the gameplay progression is and that the game does not feel properly playtested at all. Game itself feels like it wasn't really playtested because you unlock some machines / areas at a point in the game where you have long moved past needing something like it. Later parts of the game are also very unrewarding (achievements stop on planet 1/3 and you barely unlock any relevant stuff after completing the first planet and fully terraforming the other 2 just feels like a chore). This is just a nit-pick but also you spawn in on the first planet down in a valley, which will later be filled with water, so if you end up building your base next to your drop-pod your entire machines will be flooded and unusable leading to you having to relocate your entire base elsewhere. This is just a minor nuisance tho because at that point you really dont have that much stuff and it doesn't take very long, but still poor game design. Overall the game is interesting and I specifically really like the automation part (though there are big flaws with the highest tier of extractor) which is accessible in later-game stages through drones etc. However progression is extremely out of order and inconsistent as well as the game being very repetitive and barely adding any new content in the late game. The very straight-forward goal of just terraforming the planet makes for very poor replayability with the only thing worth replaying the game for at all is just basebuilding, for which you have to progress pretty far in the game as I already mentioned. Early-Game: 9/10 Mid-Game: 4/10 Late-Game: 7/10 End-Game: 1/10

I enjoyed the game very much. It is complicated enough, with enough to do to keep me busy but not so complicated to make it hard to play. It allows you to build and explore. I am looking forward to additional expansions and new items. I am visually impaired so games that are too dark (visually dark) are impossible for me to play, but I can manage this one. It is a great game and I have spent many many hours playing it.

Only downside is tree may randomly grow inside the base when terraforming in progress and there's nothing you can do about it other than building a new base. Chill game to play with friends

Dont know why it has such good reviews, the gameplay loop is just build thing that generates thing, then wait and do it over and over again, its a very bad subnautica copy

I was looking for a chill game to play late at night to unwind. Had PC wishlisted for a while. Grabbed it, and I am already 5 hrs in on the first night and its 3am. GG's

Duration: 64 hours. Finished Planet Prime in around 45 hours and spent the final 20 hours terraforming the moons. Start off with a Barren Rock of a planet and turn it into a paradise. The transformation is quite fun to watch. The gameplay shares similarities with Satisfactory or perhaps even more so with Subnautica. I didn't find it as good as either of those games, as the automation is quite limited and the story and biomes aren't as good to explore as Subnautica. But, it was still a fun game and I've very glad i played it. 8/10

This game is just superb. There's an imense amount of value for the money spent. This is a typical survival/builder archetype with a good sense of exploration and discovery in the mix. As someone who's been following the development from very early stages, it's heart warming to not only see the game evolve, but so as the developers ability to improve their terraform methods, follow player feedback and direction and trying to give us different experiences with worlds and (now) moons. If there's any guarantee I can give anyone considering purchasing this is: There's a strong philosophy of updating the main game constantly with lessons learned, whether in form of mechanics, assets or even tech that is used on DLCs. Make no mistake, the main focus is the main game, you can see for yourself the frequent free updates that have added value to the main experience. You will have hours and hours of entertainment.

This game is one of the most fun games I've ever played. I have a rare neurodegenerative disease and so I don't get to do much besides play video games because I'm wheelchair bound. I have found the repetitiveness of collecting resources and building and expanding my base so relaxing and exciting. There's always something to do, and places to explore. The graphics are really good too! I just wanted to tell the devs thank you for making my time here on earth a bit easier with your awesome space game!