Ticket to Earth

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Ticket to Earth is a single player tactical role playing game with drama and science fiction themes. It was developed by Robot Circus and was released on June 28, 2017. It received very positive reviews from players.

"Ticket to Earth" is a tactical puzzle RPG set on a distant, dying planet. Assemble your team, plan your moves, and battle turn-based combat encounters on a vividly colored grid-based field. The game features a compelling narrative, strategic gameplay, and rich visuals for a unique and immersive experience. Solve puzzles to deal damage, manipulate the field, and outwit your enemies.

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,991 reviews

story640 positive mentions

grinding29 negative mentions

Engaging storyline with well-developed characters that keeps players invested.
Unique gameplay mechanics that blend puzzle-solving with tactical RPG elements, providing a fresh experience.
High production quality with beautiful graphics and sound design, making it a visually appealing game.

Some levels can feel overly reliant on luck due to random tile generation, which can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The difficulty curve can be inconsistent, with some missions feeling too easy or too hard compared to others.
Occasional bugs and performance issues, such as freezing during loading screens, can disrupt the gaming experience.

story
917 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is widely praised for its depth, engaging characters, and unique presentation, often described as a blend of comic book style and interactive narrative. Many players appreciate the well-crafted plot and character development, which keeps them invested throughout the gameplay, despite some noting occasional predictability or cliché elements. Overall, the storytelling is considered a standout feature, enhancing the overall experience and making it a compelling choice for mobile gaming.
- “The story is superb, character building is innovative yet fits right to the game; I didn't want it to end, to tell you the truth. I drew out the final chapters so I could keep enjoying this amazing game!”
- “The story is surprisingly comprehensive and delivered through a variety of different little vignettes not just immediately tied to the main missions.”
- “This game elegantly meshes aspects of some of my favorite genres, including turn-based RPG and strategy, and packages it in a compelling post-apocalyptic world with an engaging storyline.”
- “The story is flat and cliché, but honestly I would not care if the gameplay was good.”
- “The story and level selection/game world is presented poorly, and it fails me on the immersion side of things.”
- “The pacing was slow, which included the fight mechanics and the story itself, and felt dragging at times.”
gameplay
500 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is widely praised for its unique mechanics, engaging tactical combat, and smooth controls, offering a blend of puzzle and RPG elements that keeps players hooked. While some reviewers noted moments of repetitiveness and a few minor control issues, the overall experience is described as fun, addictive, and well-paced, with a compelling story that enhances the gameplay. Many players appreciate the game's depth and strategic options, making it a standout title in the mobile gaming landscape.
- “Fantastic presentation, intuitive/easy-to-use controls, two difficulty levels, an engaging mix of grid-based tactical combat and match-x mechanics, great pacing (both the story line and individual missions), fast-paced combat, lengthy campaign, good writing, catchy music.”
- “The gameplay is paced very well, adding new concepts and giving just enough time to master them before adding in new ones.”
- “The turn-based combat is robust, the story (cheesy as it may be) is vast, the RPG elements make sense, but most of all the gameplay loop is just absolutely solid.”
- “What I don't like is that it seems too easy to engage in melee combat because of movement mechanics, and I don't particularly like how attack points constantly reset upon skill usage.”
- “The pacing was slow, which included the fight mechanics and the story itself, and felt dragging at times.”
- “The gameplay itself is too random.”
graphics
209 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received widespread acclaim for their stunning artwork, vibrant colors, and polished presentation, often compared to high-quality comic book visuals. Players appreciate the unique art style and how it complements the engaging story and gameplay mechanics, making for an immersive experience. While some users noted minor issues with controls or the need for more cohesive visual styles, the overall consensus is that the graphics significantly enhance the game's appeal.
- “The artwork and animation are amazing.”
- “Incredible graphics, music, and gameplay.”
- “The graphics are beautiful while short; I look forward to more titles from this developer.”
- “Shame because the story and the graphics could have made this so much more.”
- “I don't love the art style and the controls can be a little tricky but fun nonetheless.”
- “I'm not the biggest fan of the comic graphics used in the dialogs but the rest of the game definitely makes up for it.”
monetization
71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization model of the game is highly praised, with users appreciating the absence of ads, in-app purchases, and microtransactions. Players enjoy a one-time purchase that grants full access to the game, allowing for an uninterrupted and enjoyable experience. Overall, the game is seen as a refreshing departure from the typical mobile monetization practices, providing quality gameplay without the usual cash-grab tactics.
- “No ads or in-app purchases made it truly enjoyable.”
- “Greatly appreciate that this is pay once, no ads, etc., etc. interesting story, nice skill progression.”
- “You buy it and there are no ads or in-game purchases.”
- “I would rather pay per episode than to have cash grabby hands in my wallet with micro-scam-actions.”
- “We want more like this and less of the cash grab landfill rubbish!”
- “Gave it a go on a whim and thoroughly do not regret it, great story, great puzzles, and isn't some bull cash grab like half the games out on mobile these days, I wish I'd known about this game sooner.”
music
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
65%
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The music in the game has received widespread praise for its catchiness, intensity, and ability to enhance the overall experience, with many reviewers highlighting it as a standout feature alongside the graphics and gameplay. While some players noted that the music can become repetitive or feel dragged after updates, the majority found it to be well-composed and fitting for the game's atmosphere. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a significant asset, contributing to the game's high quality and immersive storytelling.
- “Great soundtrack.”
- “The music and sound design in the game is excellent.”
- “Beautiful graphics and music, engaging story, creative gameplay.”
- “After the recent update, there is something wrong with the sound; the music sometimes feels dragged.”
- “My only gripe is that the music can get a bit repetitive and could probably have used some help to make certain scenes feel more poignant.”
- “The game could use more soundtracks.”
grinding
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is a mixed bag; while some players find it tedious and repetitive, particularly when farming for resources or retrying levels for better outcomes, others appreciate the balance between challenge and reward. Many note that grinding can detract from the overall enjoyment, especially for completionists, but some players surprisingly completed the game without significant grinding. Overall, the game features engaging mechanics, though the grind can sometimes overshadow the fun.
- “This game is surprisingly not grindy as I initially thought; I finished the game without grinding for money, skill points, or gems.”
- “However, so many objectives become contingent less on strategy and more on what viable squares the game randomly assigns you at the beginning of the mission that it quickly becomes a game of hitting restart until you get a viable board, which is unfortunately tedious and makes what should be a gem into a chore.”
- “The biggest issue I had was that there was no point in farming nitrium because it takes so long and doesn't really do enough in the end game to make it worth it.”
- “Really wanted to like this game; great concept, but restarting a level a hundred times to get something even closely resembling a possible win is just not strategy and skill, it's just tedious and I ultimately uninstalled without completing the game.”
replayability
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's replayability is mixed among reviewers. Many highlight the presence of challenging missions, diverse character combinations, and optional side quests that enhance replay value, while others express disappointment in limited replay options after completing the main content. Despite some criticisms, several players find the engaging gameplay and mechanics provide enough incentive to revisit the game.
- “There are many stages, and the many goals mean each has replay value, giving this game some legs.”
- “Different combinations of characters and powers lend good replay value.”
- “It has tons of content and good replayability.”
- “My only qualm is that it ended and once you collect all the shards, limited replay value.”
- “Has no replay value.”
- “Not much replay value, but that's ok.”
character development
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, character development in the game is praised for its depth and engagement, with many players feeling invested in the characters' fates and the storyline. While the design and mechanics are well-received, some users express a desire for more variety and customization in character development. Despite minor criticisms, the combination of compelling narratives and character arcs contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
- “Excellent, like playing through an RPG book, with great graphics and character development!”
- “The story is really excellent as well as the character development.”
- “The character development is well done; I find myself becoming involved in the characters' fate.”
- “Game becomes unbalanced about halfway through; it does not scale difficulty to the character development levels.”
- “I'd like to see a little more depth in character development and a larger variety of weapons, but what was there doesn't feel too limiting.”
- “I only wish character development could be tailored to different qualities (i.e., sniper vs. machine gunner for Wolf).”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's stability is generally positive, with most users reporting minimal glitches that do not significantly impact gameplay. However, some players have experienced occasional freezing issues, particularly during level loading, which can detract from the experience. While the majority find the game enjoyable and free of major bugs, a few users have noted persistent problems, especially on certain devices.
- “No glitches, no ads, just fun.”
- “No glitches, interesting gameplay, challenging but not too difficult.”
- “Great story line, the characters are all well developed, and basically no glitches.”
- “Great concept, but really buggy.”
- “Only issue is in chapter 3 I have found it sometimes freezes when loading the levels, especially when they involve the test subjects.”
- “Update: I followed all the instructions posted in the response, but the reinstalled game still freezes at the opening 'Robot Circus' title screen.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game is well-optimized for various devices, running smoothly on models like the Galaxy S10 and Pixelbook without noticeable slowdowns. However, users have noted that battery consumption remains a significant issue, even with lower settings.
- “The story is interesting enough and the game overall is polished and runs smoothly.”
- “Performance is great on a Pixelbook.”
- “Battery consumption should be optimized; even with the 30fps setting selected and blur disabled, the game is a battery killer.”
- “And as for performance, my device (Redmi Note 3) can easily run it without any slowdown.”
- “Optimized controls for mobile.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its clever and engaging humor, seamlessly integrated into the narrative and character interactions. Players find the writing to be spot on, contributing to an overall hilarious and enjoyable experience that enhances the gameplay.
- “The theme was compelling too, yet the narrative managed to inject some humor.”
- “I love this take on the 'match-3' mechanic, and the writing is spot on and often really humorous.”
- “This game is hilarious and fun!”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the game emotionally engaging, with missions that highlight the protagonist's struggles and the impact of loss, creating a compelling narrative. The combination of action and strategy is complemented by a heartfelt story, making it a well-rounded experience despite some technical issues.
- “The missions are mostly about her complaining she has to do work and figure out what's happening or extremely emotional about all the deaths and what's happening.”
- “A great game with an emotional story!”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by a vibrant and unique comic book aesthetic that complements its grim-dark themes, creating an engaging and immersive experience. Players appreciate the well-crafted setting and story, which enhance the fun and nuanced tactical gameplay. Overall, the atmosphere effectively balances colorful visuals with deeper narrative elements.
- “Fun, unique turn-based puzzle/tactics with a really neat setting, enjoyable atmosphere, and a well-written story.”
- “Great comic book atmosphere, with more nuanced tactics than expected.”
- “The visuals are very colorful and they match the grim-dark atmosphere.”
- “The visuals are very colorful and they match with the grim-dark atmosphere.”
- “The game fails to create a truly immersive atmosphere, leaving players feeling disconnected.”
- “Despite the potential for a rich environment, the atmosphere feels flat and uninspired.”