Action · November 8, 2016
Planet Explorers (2016)
In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explorer, gather, build, create, fight, and ultimately, build a new home. Game Modes Planet Explorers right now only features single player. In single player there are 3 distinct selections Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 140 types of potential enemies. Even though we’ve made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending. Story mode also features coop with other players. Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. It comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, dive through dungeons, and explore different landscapes. This mode also features survival and versus. Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it’s your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens. Game Features Current 30+ hours of storyline 140+ types of enemies 40+ unique mainline NPCs Able to dig Able to build Able to plant farm Able to build colony Able to have followers Creation Editor to create vehicles, weapons, objects, vtols, boats, armor, and more Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles Weather system 15+ types of mineral types 200+ unique items Resource scanner Realtime AI pathfinding Realtime water physics Multiple boss types Story Editor AI robot follower Negotiation with aliens War with aliens
Action releases from 2016
168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Open World Survival Craft · 615
- Sandbox · 614
- Open World · 557
- Survival · 404
- Multiplayer · 383
- Adventure · 379
- Crafting · 374
- RPG · 359
- Exploration · 340
- Building · 310
- Sci-fi · 231
- Indie · 220
- Action · 178
- Co-op · 164
- Simulation · 143
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.8k Steam reviews | Top 50% in Action |
| Positive rating | 62% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 94% |
| Engagement hours | 16 h average | Top 32% for session depth among Action |
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 8, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Pathea Games |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
62%Mixed · 6.8k reviews
4.2k positive · 2.6k negative
Curator recommendations
5.1k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
16h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
Achievements
16
Steam unlocks available
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Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (2)
- English volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Simplified Chinese














