Fit check
Is Forbidden Planet worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Space-strategy players who want exploration and resource gathering
- Tower-defence fans who prefer asteroid threats and planetary protection
- Players interested in colonizing planets within a compact space setting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven space adventure rather than strategic management and defence
- Players who want squad-based combat, character progression, or turn-based battles
- Players looking for a purely two-dimensional or purely three-dimensional presentation
Our take on Forbidden Planet
Its defining structure combines spaceship exploration and planetary colonization with defending one home world from asteroid attacks.
What is Forbidden Planet?
Forbidden Planet combines space strategy with tower-defence elements.
Players pilot a small spaceship while protecting a home planet from asteroid attacks. The game involves exploring the universe to gather resources and establishing colonies on other planets. Its setting includes planets, spaceships, asteroids, and deep space, presented through a mixture of 2D and 3D graphics. The structure centers on balancing exploration, resource gathering, colonization, and defence around the survival of the home world.
How Forbidden Planet plays
- 01Resource Exploration
- The spaceship travels through the universe to search for resources used during play.
- 02Planet Colonization
- Other planets can be colonized as part of the space strategy.
- 03Asteroid Defence
- The home planet must be defended against incoming asteroids.
- 04Mixed Visual Presentation
- The game uses both two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics.
Forbidden Planet compared to similar games
Forbidden Planet focuses on controlling a small spaceship, gathering resources, colonizing planets, and defending a home world from asteroids. Men of War: Assault Squad centers on direct command of military units in large-scale World War II combat, while Xenonauts uses turn-based squads to defend Earth from an alien invasion.
Forbidden Planet: platforms & release
Is Forbidden Planet worth it?
It is worth it if: space-strategy players who want exploration and resource gathering. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven space adventure rather than strategic management and defence.
Where can I download Forbidden Planet?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Forbidden Planet's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Forbidden Planet on?
Windows only.
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