StrategyFit check
Is Planet Barren Objective worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy side-scrolling action combined with building and resource gathering
- Fans of sci-fi survival games who want both surface and underground exploration
- Players interested in progressing toward a constructed escape rather than an open-ended base-building goal
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a combat-free or low-pressure experience, since enemies arrive in waves and attack during the escape attempt
- Players who prefer one consistent combat style, since underground fighting excludes the fusion glove
- Players seeking a primarily turn-based strategy game
Our take on Planet Barren Objective
The escape is a constructed objective: reaching it requires building a rocket, stacker, and booster, then defending the departure against enemies.
What is Planet Barren Objective?
A 2D pixel-art side-scrolling game about a space explorer trapped on a dangerous planet.
Fight waves of enemies with a fusion glove, upgrade abilities using computers, and gather resources to build structures such as turrets, miners, solar panels, and habitats. A space drone can be launched into orbit for encounters and missions, while a drill machine opens access to an underground area where combat relies on melee attacks and special abilities rather than the fusion glove. The goal is to build defenses and collect enough resources to construct a rocket, stacker, and booster, then hold off enemies during the escape attempt. The planet also contains potential allies, foes, anomalies, and hazards.
How Planet Barren Objective plays
- 01Underground combat
- The fusion glove cannot be used below ground, so survival there depends on melee fighting and abilities specific to that area.
- 02Orbital drone missions
- A launcher sends a drone into orbit, and a control room provides ways to manage and upgrade it during space encounters.
- 03Rocket escape
- Leaving the planet requires constructing a rocket, stacker, and booster, then defending against enemies during departure.
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Planet Barren Objective: platforms & release
Is Planet Barren Objective worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy side-scrolling action combined with building and resource gathering. Skip it if: players looking for a combat-free or low-pressure experience, since enemies arrive in waves and attack during the escape attempt.
Where can I download Planet Barren Objective?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Planet Barren Objective's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Planet Barren Objective on?
Windows only.
