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Is Two Parsecs From Earth worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want ability-based route variation
- Platformer players who enjoy replaying a story with different choices
- Players seeking a science-fiction exploration game with adaptive music
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a linear platformer without abilities being disabled by choices
- Those looking for a game focused on combat depth rather than exploration and route selection
- Players who do not want to replay the adventure to explore different outcomes
Our take on Two Parsecs From Earth
Rather than giving players every ability during one run, the game makes ability selection a lasting commitment: one choice blocks another until the ending. Replaying the alien world becomes part of progression, with New Game+ extending that variation.
What is Two Parsecs From Earth?
This 2D platformer follows robot Z3-L1 after a spaceship crash strands it on the hostile planet Dimidium.
Exploration uses Metroidvania-style progression as Z3-L1 gathers clues, discovers artifacts, and gains powers needed to repair the ship and return home. Players choose 3 abilities during the adventure, with each choice disabling another ability until the game ends. These decisions create 8 ways to finish the game, while the music adapts to the selected abilities. After completing the adventure, New Game+ offers another run with additional abilities and a route toward reaching 100%.
How Two Parsecs From Earth plays
- 01Branching ability choices
- Each selected ability disables another one until the end of the game.
- 02Eight game endings
- Ability choices determine 8 different ways to finish the adventure.
- 03Adaptive soundtrack
- The music changes according to the abilities selected during exploration.
- 04New Game Plus
- A second mode allows other abilities to be gained and supports reaching 100%.
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Two Parsecs From Earth: platforms & release
Is Two Parsecs From Earth worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want ability-based route variation. Skip it if: players seeking a linear platformer without abilities being disabled by choices.
Where can I download Two Parsecs From Earth?
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What platforms is Two Parsecs From Earth on?
Windows only.
