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Exoplanet: First Contact

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Build your path in this alien world. Do a dirty job for food or become the one who makes calls. Sometimes the right word makes a bigger impact than a big gun. Explore local culture and mysteries, and discover the harsh yet beautiful nature in this handcrafted singleplayer action RPG.

What works

  • Immersive sci-fi western setting
  • Large explorable open world
  • Branching quests with meaningful choices
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement
  • Crafting and character progression systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and unpolished combat mechanics
  • Limited character customization
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Lack of voice acting
  • Early access content is limited

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Exoplanet: First Contact. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Exoplanet: First Contact. These titles are not in What to play next.

Exoplanet: First Contact: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Strategy.

Last update: 25/08/2026