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Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2017

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Quick resume

In this turn-based strategic artillery game, players wage interplanetary wars by developing their home planets and firing massive barrages through the unpredictable gravity fields of the solar system.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Indie, Simulator, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Unique and engaging orbital artillery gameplay
    • High replayability with varied strategies and tech paths
    • Fun and stable multiplayer experience
    • Satisfying visual and sound effects
    • Good balance of strategy and skill

    Cons

    • Long match durations can be tedious
    • Ai can feel unfair with high accuracy
    • Limited narrative or campaign content
    • Some ui and quality-of-life issues
    • Small multiplayer community limits matchmaking

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game challenges players with aiming using orbital physics, strategic weapon use, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously, providing skill-based feedback."

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    • Competition

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      "Strong focus on competitive play against AI or other players, including ranked and asynchronous multiplayer."

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report replaying and enjoying multiple sessions; game length and design encourage extended play."

      Capsule for Scalak Scalak

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    • Cooperation

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      "Some multiplayer modes exist allowing playing with friends, but cooperation is limited and not a core focus."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players customize their strategy by upgrading planets with cards and choosing different races with unique mechanics, allowing creative problem solving."

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    • Domination

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      "Game involves exerting superiority over opponents via nuclear strikes, but no evidence of toxic social dominance."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying its sci-fi setting and tactical gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not due to obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different weapons, strategies, and explore various planets and game mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Community is described as friendly and supportive; multiplayer fosters social connection though many play solo."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; gameplay is sedentary."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during matches."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level multiplayer; no evidence of close emotional relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players mainly manage their own gameplay; no significant leadership or group management roles."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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