Rank 01Why this
Same whimsical mood as Planetoid Pioneers.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- 2012
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The closest matches to Planetoid Pioneers: Cortex Command, Superfighters Deluxe, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour, Heavenly Bodies, and Bang-On Balls: Chronicles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Gore and Violent, like Planetoid Pioneers.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2018
Rank 03- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2017
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Data Realms
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- 55% of 219 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Racing
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Modding community breathes life into the game
- Movement feels intentionally clunky and unique
- Physics based interactions feel gloriously novel
- Challenging
- Unsettling
- Whimsical
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About Planetoid Pioneers
The closest matches to Planetoid Pioneers: Cortex Command, Superfighters Deluxe, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour, Heavenly Bodies, and Bang-On Balls: Chronicles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Planetoid Pioneers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cortex Command, Superfighters Deluxe and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, unsettling and whimsical, and single out its blueprint unlocking and item scanning and printing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Planetoid Pioneers: Explore deep circular worlds in this Physicsvania with couch Co-Op combat, crafting, and ridiculous physics fails! Also bring your own game ideas to life with the powerful engine and integrated game development tools. Each Planetoid is a whole separate game mode that you can fully edit and easily share!
Is Planetoid Pioneers worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 55% of 219 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Modding community breathes life into the game
- Movement feels intentionally clunky and unique
- Physics based interactions feel gloriously novel
- Scan and print system enables wild creativity
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This developer has bad habit of doing some good work at start and then forget it. It happened to cortex command and it happend to this game. This game is fun for an hour or two. If you get it on discount for one or two dollars then yes.”
“impressive engine and physics but ultimately just not fun to play, you never know where to go, what to do. also abandoned”
People who play it also play: Cortex Command, Superfighters Deluxe, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Frequently asked about Planetoid Pioneers
Can I run it?
How much does Planetoid Pioneers cost?
Planetoid Pioneers is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Planetoid Pioneers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Planetoid Pioneers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Planetoid Pioneers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Planetoid Pioneers are Cortex Command, Superfighters Deluxe, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour.
Who developed Planetoid Pioneers?
Planetoid Pioneers was developed by Data Realms.