RPGFit check
Is Planet Surfer worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Runner fans who want obstacle courses with unlockable abilities
- Players who enjoy searching levels for checkpoints and coins
- Arcade racer fans who welcome very difficult late-game tracks
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a gentle late-game difficulty curve may find the final tracks too demanding.
- Those who prefer slower, varied gameplay may find the forward-scrolling obstacle-course structure repetitive.
- Players sensitive to fast-moving imagery or white flashes should note the game's warning about possible seizure triggers.
Our take on Planet Surfer
Instead of relying only on fixed obstacle-dodging moves, Planet Surfer lets players unlock and combine abilities to tackle courses in different ways. Its VR training-program premise also leads to a final mission whose outcome can change with success or failure.
What is Planet Surfer?
Planet Surfer is a forward-scrolling survival racer with 40+ obstacle-filled levels across 4 biomes.
Players steer through hazards and reach checkpoints, some of which require reflexes, exploration, or puzzle-solving. Coins earned by hitting all checkpoints in a level can be spent in an upgrade shop to unlock abilities, customize the ship, and access bonus levels. Abilities include a temporary dash through obstacles, a jump booster, shrinking, and time-slowing, and can be combined to approach courses in different ways.
Tutorials introduce the game, and a level-selection menu lets players revisit unlocked stages. The story presents the races as part of a VR drone-navigation program, leading to a final mission with alternate endings depending on success or failure. The vendor describes the later tracks as extremely difficult.
How Planet Surfer plays
- 01Upgradeable abilities
- Coins earned by reaching all checkpoints in a level can unlock tools such as a temporary obstacle-phasing dash, a jump booster, shrinking, and time-slowing.
- 02Course selection
- The level menu allows access to any stage that has been unlocked.
- 03Alternate endings
- The story has different outcomes depending on whether the final mission succeeds or fails.
- 04First-person ship interior
- The ship includes a living space, a hologram machine, and a captain's chair.
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Planet Surfer: platforms & release
Is Planet Surfer worth it?
It is worth it if: runner fans who want obstacle courses with unlockable abilities. Skip it if: players looking for a gentle late-game difficulty curve may find the final tracks too demanding.
Where can I download Planet Surfer?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Planet Surfer's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Planet Surfer on?
Windows only.
