Planet Alpha

Released: 9/4/2018

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

71.9

Critic Average

46 reviews

Steam User Score

1,115 reviews

Metacritic User Score

41 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+2.1

Metacritic Disparity

+4.9

Combined Disparity

+3.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

17 early (37%)27 launch window (59%)2 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 46 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 71.9/100. Critics score this game 2.1 points higher than Steam users and 4.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 46)

Benedict DanielsviaGameGrin
Feb 2, 2019Late review
85/100View review
Steam 69.9/100 · +15.1 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +18.0 pts
Tomáš KuníkviaSECTOR.sk
Jan 31, 2019Late review
70/100View review
Steam 69.9/100 · +0.1 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +3.0 pts
Engin VuralviaOyungezer Online
Oct 23, 2018Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 69.9/100 · +0.1 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +3.0 pts
Anthony MannviaZTGD
Oct 5, 2018Launch window
55/100View review
Steam 69.9/100 · -14.9 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · -12.0 pts
TheSixthAxis StaffviaTheSixthAxis
Sep 27, 2018Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 69.9/100 · +0.1 ptsMetacritic 67/100 · +3.0 pts