Fit check
Is Planet Alcatraz worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want real-time shooting and melee combat
- Players who prefer non-linear adventures set in criminal worlds
- Players interested in dialogue choices and customizable character traits
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear story may find the non-linear adventure structure unsuitable
- Players looking for turn-based battles may not enjoy the real-time combat
- Players seeking a prison-management game may find the focus on exploration, dialogue, and combat unsuitable
Our take on Planet Alcatraz
The listing emphasizes counts for weapons, characters, and monsters, plus character customization and dialogue. Those details may make the game seem broader than its stated core: controlling a sabotage group that grows from one person during a non-linear prison-planet adventure.
What is Planet Alcatraz?
Planet Alcatraz is a three-dimensional isometric RPG set on a world that serves as a permanent penal colony.
The player leads a sabotage team that starts with a lone member and recruits additional people throughout the campaign. Its non-linear adventure combines real-time firefights and close combat with varied tactical and behavioral choices. Character setup covers core attributes, visual appearance, and facial animation. Conversations with over 200 inhabitants let players choose how characters act and communicate. The arsenal contains more than 100 firearms and bladed weapons. Encounters include over 80 distinct creature types, among them airborne and venomous enemies. The setting centers on the criminal community formed by convicts exiled to Alcatraz for life.
How Planet Alcatraz plays
- 01Real-Time Combat
- Fights include firearms, melee weapons, and different behavioral and battle options.
- 02Character Creation
- The main character's basic characteristics, appearance, and facial animation can be changed.
- 03Dialogue Choices
- The dialogue system lets players choose approaches to behavior and communication.
- 04Expanding Group
- The sabotage group starts with one person and enlarges during the game.
- 05Monster Variety
- The game features over 80 unique creatures, among them airborne and venomous varieties.
Planet Alcatraz compared to similar games
Planet Alcatraz combines a prison-planet setting with real-time shooting, character customization, dialogue choices, and a sabotage group that grows during the game. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition emphasizes an unconventional story, characters, and exploration, while Back to the Dawn focuses on surviving, investigating, and escaping a maximum-security facility.
Planet Alcatraz: platforms & release
Is Planet Alcatraz worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want real-time shooting and melee combat. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear story may find the non-linear adventure structure unsuitable.
Where can I download Planet Alcatraz?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Planet Alcatraz's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Planet Alcatraz on?
Windows only.
