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Shattered Planet

The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, in this case, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly…

64 27 March 2014

Shattered Planet is an indie developed by Kitfox Games, released 27 March 2014 on Android, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shattered Planet is

Shattered Planet is an indie game developed by Kitfox Games and released in 2014. It is available on Android, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, in this case, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards. In-between missions, use scrap metal you've collected to upgrade your stats. Whether you survive or die, you'll come away better than you started.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Shattered Planet holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Shattered Planet launched on 27 March 2014, within three weeks of Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and Titanfall. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Titanfall.

Official trailer

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When did Shattered Planet come out?
Shattered Planet was released on 27 March 2014 for Android, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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