Likely in an effort to give players a sense of hopelessness, Lifeless Planet requires players to spend most of their time walking along the bland expanse of the lifeless world, with only a smattering of puzzles and experiences to break up the monotony. However, where Lifeless Planet goes wrong is its inability to keep that interest for a long period of time. This is important because players spend most of their time alone, save for a few run-ins with a mysterious woman and the records of long-dead inhabitants. Who were they and what were they doing? And just as the main character is lost and confused, players are left to their own devices to solve the mystery.īoard was clever in the way he introduced players to Lifeless Planet, because it forces them to quickly integrate into the story and understand the plight of the main character. That opening is enough to draw players in and set them on a course to figure out what happened to the people who once inhabited the planet. As they progress through the game, players learn that Russian visitors set up a home on the planet, but were somehow wiped out prior to the player’s arrival. Rather than being a home to neighborhoods of people, it is in fact a lifeless planet. However, when the astronaut crash lands on the terrestrial sphere (and this is where the game begins), players discover that the planet wasn’t quite what they thought. In the game, players take on the role of an astronaut whose ship endured a 15-year trip to a distant planet that was thought to be inhabited by intelligent life. However, despite its humble beginnings and unique origin, Lifeless Planet still struggles to maintain player interest throughout its narrative. That fact on its own does give Lifeless Planet a few more points than if it were created by a full team of developers, especially if it came from a well-known studio. Now, before going any further with this review, we want to point out that Lifeless Planet was built almost entirely by one developer, David Board, using the Unity game engine. However, once players delve into Lifeless Planet’s simple gameplay, they quickly discover that their hopes were a little too high, and that the game fails to live up to its potential. It’s got an interesting story, a distant planet devoid of a once bustling community, and a mystery that begs to be solved. At first glance, Lifeless Planet seems to contain all the moving parts of a successful indie game.
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