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Planum is a single player action game. It was developed by CONVEY Studios and was released on April 18, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

PLANUM is a 2D platformer in which you will operate an aircraft

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22%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions

  • Unique core mechanic involving ambiguity between allies and threats adds tension and unpredictability.
  • Minimalistic visual style ensures readability at high speeds.
  • Offers a quick, challenging arcade-style distraction suitable for short play sessions.
  • Extremely limited content with only one level, few assets, and no progression systems or variety.
  • Poor graphics, controls, and overall polish, including broken English instructions and unpleasant color schemes.
  • Gameplay is repetitive, shallow, and lacks depth, leading to low player engagement and frustration.
  • gameplay

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The gameplay centers on piloting an aircraft in a fast-paced endless runner with a unique mechanic that blurs allies and threats, offering an engaging reflex challenge. However, the experience lacks depth, variety, and additional modes, making it repetitive and less appealing over extended play. Overall, it feels like a limited, underdeveloped experiment rather than a fully fleshed-out game.

    • “On the surface, it resembles a classic endless aerial runner, but its defining mechanic—blurring the distinction between allies and threats—introduces a layer of unpredictability that sets it apart from more straightforward reflex-based games.”
    • “The gameplay is centered on piloting an aircraft through a continuous stream of incoming units, reacting in real time to avoid danger and maintain momentum.”
    • “The design ensures that objects are easy to identify at a glance, which is essential given the speed of gameplay.”
    • “The mechanics do not expand significantly beyond their initial introduction, and the lack of additional modes, upgrades, or evolving challenges makes the experience feel static over time.”
    • “While the central concept is effective in short sessions, it struggles to maintain interest during longer play periods, as the gameplay loop offers little variation.”
    • “The instructions are in broken English, the gameplay is repetitive and uninteresting, the leaderboard is broken.”
  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game's graphics consist of a minimal set of simplistic, outdated 2D pixel art assets, mainly recolored versions, resulting in a lackluster visual experience. Resolution options merely scale these basic visuals without quality improvement, making the graphics feel obsolete and unimpressive compared to even older gaming systems.

    • “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
    • “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
    • “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
    • “While there are options to change the resolution, this only scales up the simplistic 2D art assets, making little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
    • “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it is not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music aspect includes only two tracks, indicating a limited and repetitive audio experience in the game.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s optimization is closely linked to player performance, as progression depends entirely on skill and score, ensuring smooth gameplay that rewards mastery.

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story aspect is minimal and primarily serves as a backdrop, with the game essentially functioning as a 3D game kit developed by Unity Technologies rather than featuring a developed narrative.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is seen as chaotic but genuinely funny, providing brief and spontaneous entertainment, especially appreciated when experienced for free.

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5h Median play time
5h Average play time
5-5h Spent by most gamers
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Planum is a action game. Common tags for Planum include indie.

Planum is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Planum.

Planum was released on April 18, 2018.

Planum was developed by CONVEY Studios.

Planum has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Planum for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Planum is a single player game.

Similar games include Nullysun, Cowboy Escape, Rocks and Rockets, The famous diver, Jellyfish the Ghost and others.