Exoplanet: First Contact

Exoplanet: First Contact

Steam Deck · unrated

Alersteam · Open World · Dec 9, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $15.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
331 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 331 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 235 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise50% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The textures are terrible when looked at closely and visually Exoplanet is serviceable at its best.
44 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
As people may have seen, controller support seems to be a topic of importance lately and we are assured that full support will be added at a later date, along with a UI overhaul to work with controllers, for the moment though I have created a steam controller config which works well with the game and all buttons on the hotbar etc which does help anyone who wants or needs to play with a controller and has a steam controller too.
9 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
There is a survival mechanic, and for casual players like me, its at a beautiful sweet-spot where it's not too difficult, but its enough to keep you on your toes as well and looking for every resource.
5 of 235 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics44 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters76 reviews
78%
Gameplay35 reviews
74%
Performance17 reviews
59%
Audio16 reviews
69%
Interface12 reviews
75%
Optimization12 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat57 reviews
74%
Bugs23 reviews
65%
Crashes16 reviews
38%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.