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Planets Under Attack

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 • 2012

Should you play it?

Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Simple to learn but deep strategy
  • Multiple game modes including multiplayer
  • Colorful cartoon graphics and sound
  • Progression system with unlockables

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve can frustrate
  • Limited multiplayer player base
  • Some repetitive mission design
  • Lack of extensive customization
  • No co-op mode against ai

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mushroom Wars

  • Aeon Command

  • Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

  • First Strike

  • Interloper

  • Legends of Callasia

More creative

Games that feels like Planets Under Attack but with more room to create and customize

  • Polaris Sector

  • Star Ruler

  • Entropy Survivors

  • Net.Attack() - Code or Die!

  • Inkbound

  • The Last Federation

Less competitive

Games that feels like Planets Under Attack but with less competition against others

  • Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent

  • AI War 2

  • Space Tyrant

  • Battlevoid: Harbinger

  • 33 Immortals

  • Drill Core

More expressive

Games that feels like Planets Under Attack but with more self-expression and customization

  • Galactic Civilizations IV

  • Particle Fleet: Emergence

  • Galactic Civilizations III

  • Worbital

  • Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest

  • SAS: Zombie Assault 4

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Planets Under Attack but with less leadership over others

  • Time Wasters

  • GALAK-Z

  • Grind Survivors

  • Monsters are Coming!

  • Boid

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

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Planets Under Attack: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026