Planetka

About

"Planetka" is a unique game where you play as a tiny planet, defending yourself against mining expeditions in a strategic and action-packed experience. Use the environment to your advantage and discover various plant species and their effects to fight off the invaders. Can you find the secret peaceful ending?

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

91%

Audience ScoreBased on 86 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game features a visually appealing art style that enhances the overall experience.
It's a fun and inventive twist on the tower defense genre, providing a unique gameplay experience.
The game is free and offers a self-learning mechanic that makes discovering new elements enjoyable.

Some players find the gameplay to be slightly unintuitive and lacking in clear instructions.
The game can become repetitive over time due to its limited gameplay loop.
Certain achievements require losing, which can be frustrating for completionists.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
50%
21%
The gameplay is visually appealing and features balanced mechanics, but it suffers from a lack of explanation, making player actions feel pointless at times. While it becomes intuitive as players engage with it, the repetitive gameplay loop and low content may lead to a sense of monotony over time. Overall, the game is cute and well-designed, but it could benefit from deeper gameplay elements.
- “Beautiful design, with balanced mechanics.”
- “Excellently manages to convey all of its mechanics without using any words and becomes really intuitive once you get into it.”
- “If you play a lot though the game will eventually get quite repetitive given the fact that it is the same gameplay loop.”
- “If you play a lot, the game will eventually get quite repetitive given the fact that it is the same gameplay loop.”
- “Cute but too low on content and gameplay.”
- “It's just gameplay.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are praised for their unique and lovely art style, which enhances the game's atmosphere. However, some users feel that the gameplay lacks clarity, making the visual experience feel somewhat disconnected from the actions and objectives.
- “Discover interactables, controls, relations, and eventually the goal with a unique art style all in coffee break's time.”
- “Nice art style.”
- “Lovely art style.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, often requiring a significant investment of time to progress, especially for those aiming for a pacifist playthrough.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “It's tedious, but you have to be completely pacifist.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The reviews indicate that the game lacks a story, with multiple users noting the absence of any narrative elements.
- “No story.”
- “No story.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The music in the game is consistently described as sad, evoking a poignant emotional atmosphere that resonates with players.
- “The game features really sad music that doesn't fit the overall tone.”
- “The soundtrack is overly melancholic and detracts from the gameplay experience.”
- “The music feels out of place and often brings down the mood of the game.”