Easy to learn with surprising depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“cartoon graphics hide a surprisingly deep strategy game. don't judge a book by its cover.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Planets Under Attack
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 64%Mixed · 64%Targem Games2012RTS · Strategy
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 43 min ago
The verdict
A simple, cartoony Galcon-style planet-conquest RTS that's fun and cheap early on. The campaign hits a brutal difficulty wall around level 10, and there is no online co-op vs AI. Skip it if you want deep strategy.
Great for
Fans of Galcon/Eufloria-style quick strategy, local multiplayer with friends, and buyers picking it up on deep sale
Main risk
Campaign becomes near-impossible around level 10, even on easy, with an AI that feels like it cheats
What players love
Fun local and friend multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I love that you can play 4 player split screen (well, same screen) on PC. Rare feature these days.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Charming cartoon style and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The comic book style art really suites it well.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Addictive, satisfying campaign and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“unlocking technologies actually changes gameplay. nice progression system.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“buying this on sale is a no-brainer. costs pennies.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Brutal difficulty wall around level 10
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“My enjoyment of the game came to an abrupt halt when I reached level 10 of the campaign. Wow, what an immense difficulty curve.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive, gets boring fast
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“A strategy game where you make the same couple moves repeatedly until you get bored.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Clunky controls and interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Imagine having the bulk of your army on a single planet and no way to send it out without manually switching every other planet to 'guard mode' first.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Feels like a mobile game or Galcon clone
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the core game mechanic is a simple one that comes from mobile games that I've seen.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
AI feels like it cheats
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I send 100 ships to attack a planet with a population of 20 and their spawn rate suddenly gets amplified 10,000%”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
No online co-op vs AI despite advertising
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This game falsely advertises there is co-op when in reality the multiplayer mode is only VS.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor1.5 GHz Single Core CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsGraphics card with Shader 3.0 support and 128 MB RAM
Storage300 MB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsGraphics card with Shader 3.0 support and 256 MB RAM
Storage300 MB HD space
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor1.5 GHz Single Core CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsGraphics card with Shader 3.0 support and 128 MB RAM
Storage300 MB HD space
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