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Planet Alcatraz

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Planet Alcatraz is a 3D role playing game with isometric projection. The player travels through the game world and fights against enemies in the real-time mode.Several genres are mixed in this game but despite that fact it isn't stuck between them and appears to be a classical RPG that is based on a specially developed system.

What works

  • Unique dark humor and writing by goblin
  • Deep character progression and tactical combat
  • Rich narrative and immersive prison planet setting
  • Multiple quest solutions and replayability
  • Nostalgic value and cult classic status

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and animations
  • Buggy and unstable on modern systems
  • Clunky combat mechanics early game
  • Somewhat linear main story progression
  • Localization and voice acting issues in english

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sector Unknown

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)

  • The Hand of Merlin

  • Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Planet Alcatraz but with less leadership over others

  • Xanadu Next

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

  • Fate Seeker

  • Stoneshard

  • Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut

  • Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

More social

Games that feels like Planet Alcatraz but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Dungeon Siege

  • Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

  • Gorky 17

  • Dungeon Siege II

  • 秦殇 (Prince of Qin)

  • The Legend of The Sacred Stone EX

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Planet Alcatraz: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026