
Scan the stars and claim planets for your corporate masters! In Planet Scanner, you will discover unique new worlds, decode transmissions, and upload data all in the name of keeping your job. But what happens if you gaze too long in the void?
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Planet Scanner is a semi-procedural horror narrative disguised as a job simulator set in an isolated, cramped space station.
You are ScanCorp's newest Planet Scanner and your task is to discover, study, and claim distant planets on behalf of your employer. The business of selling planets is booming, especially as the search for intelligent alien life heats up...
Use your computer to check emails, get your daily assignments, and learn more about the galaxy around you. Stay up to date with the news, check the market prices for certain planetary traits, and buy upgrades to make your job easier!
The telescope is your main way of observing the universe, so use it to lock onto a star and bring up its' local system on the map console. Scan planets to discover them, learn more about their unique properties, and upload them to ScanCorp's servers.
You may be asked to ping planets in search of potential alien transmissions. Lock in the waveforms, decrypt the signals, and hopefully don't open a Pandora's box you never could have fathomed.
TAKE IMAGES OF PLANET SURFACES
Sometimes, the only way to learn more about a planet is to take a look for yourself. Find a good imaging sight, match the coordinates, and see what lurks on the surface.
Total playtime averages about 2.5 hours. There are 23 in-game nights.
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Languages: English
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part strategy, part horror game. not the scariest game i've ever played, as it isn't full of jump scares, but it does dish up a slow burn psychological horror experience that i've been describing as "eldritch horror in outer space." i found the scanning mechanic to be a little confusing at first but after the first couple of nights i got into a rhythm with it that helped me push through the game quickly. earning corpbucks allows you to buy upgrades to your machinery which helps you make more money, which makes finding valuable planets more satisfying. overall it was a short but fun game with great storytelling and a nice soundtrack
Pretty good. Kinda like Papers, Please in space, where you evaluate planets for profit instead of documents. As time progresses, more mechanics are added to shake up the process, although I do wish there was a bit more variety between star systems, like having twin suns, or asteroid belts, all with their gameplay implications, because without it, they don't much differ from one another. Still, I enjoyed my time with Planet Scanner and would recommend it.
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Hours played at review time, across 39 reviews with recorded playtime.
Wow, what a ride! 100% recommended existential dread.
Overall, I enjoyed Planet Scanner. It has aspects that remind me of other games & media (Iron Lung, Lethal Company, and Gemini Home Entertainment come to mind), but generally remains original. Which is awesome, because I don't really think I've seen this mix of ideas before in a game, and I did enjoy it. I have some quips & nitpicks, but they're pretty minor. Length is about 2.5 hours, so use that to judge if you want to get it on sale or not. Support your local Godot dev!
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I doubt I will be able to properly express how much I loved this game. The subtle slow descent into chaos is absolutely amazing and all the little details really pull it together. From the state of your room, to the social media posts and your emails, its done so well. I also think that there may be a smidge of inspiration from Gemini Home Entertainment. I was genuinely horrified and frightened at some points and the cosmic feeling of the horror ;) is wonderful. If you like weird, kinda simulator and cosmic horror, just play this game. And developer, please make more this is good stuff.
This was a surprisingly good game. I was worried at first because it's a SUPER slow burn horror, but definitely worth playing. A pretty short game, probably about 6-8 hours. Less if you don't experience lag or crashes, like I did. DEVS, if you're reading this, there currently is a bug where if you abort an upload, the game crashes! There is also a minor text error where under "radius" on the computer in the stock section, it says gravity. It also doesn't save my settings when I change it to boarderless fullscreen. All pretty minor, except the crash. Very fun game! Thank you for letting me play
A nice game that makes the most out of a minimal setting, good atmosphere working away scanning planets. Lots of details to appreciate.
I haven't played it for as long as I would like to yet but from what I have played so far I think it has such a satisfying and addictive game play loop
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