Exoplanet: First Contact

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 333 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Alersteam · Open World · Dec 9, 2016

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Exoplanet: First Contact?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 333 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 237 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise237 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 237 sampled reviews raised it
+Rich, open world with intricate systems to explore, all of which rewards your efforts.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 237 sampled reviews raised it
This really helps emerge you into the story line and fits nicely with what the devs are trying to do here.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 237 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals - So far, I'll say this is probably the most promising aspect of the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 237 sampled reviews raised it
Beyond that the writing is quite good, the voice-acting is superbly compelling and I look forward to any more of it that gets added, and the game world is quite nice to look at despite its par graphics and desert-world shaders (A real strength of this game is the use of color in environment, something that slowly carries into the enemy designs).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay82 reviews
Story46 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
75% still recommend
Bugs
65% still recommend
Performance
56% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Optimization
56% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Controls
88% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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