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Planet Explorers
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“ok so - anyone who says 'they need more time....' or hoping for more development: This game has been dead for years now. It was great, as my 200+ hours show, but sadly the developers (Pathea) had lost a huge chunk of essential data because of a server malfunction (or so I…”
— a player, Steam review · 213 hrs played“Honestly, I have nothing but good memories of playing this.”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played“This game had been on my backlog for a long time, because I didn't have a decent PC. Then I forgot about it, and later it was a lack of time that kept me away. But now I finally had the time and a good PC to play it. And it has turned out to be a disappointment. After several…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Open World · Survival · Multiplayer · Adventure · Crafting · RPG · Exploration · Building · Sci-fi · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://planetexplorers.pathea.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win 7 64bit Processor: i3+ Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+ DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1) 32bit can run, but will experience some memory crashes on higher qualities