The Abandoned Planet is a 2D point-and-click adventure title where you lead an astronaut. The story unfolds after a wormhole tears open in space, which hurled the protagonist’s ship into an unknown planet. You must help them discover the mysteries of this new world and find their way back home.

This sci-fi first-person game features a retro, colorful pixel art style and numerous puzzles to unravel the story of the foreign realm. Visuals are rendered in high definition while sound effects and ambient noise excellently resonate where you’re in. The big letdown is the excessive highlighting of clues for players.

Discover the planet’s secrets

Nothing can ever prepare someone, even an astronaut, against a wormhole and that’s what happened in The Abandoned Planet. While they survived the crash, the protagonist has no idea where they are and, more importantly, the lack of inhabitants in this unfamiliar territory. You’re here to aid them in investigating the planet in this old-school exploration game. Everything you need is accessible in the minimalist and interactive UI.

The UI shows the protagonist’s image at the bottom left, the inventory at the upper left, the map and pause buttons at the upper right, and the navigation buttons at the bottom right. The main character’s portrait is animated with lips moving when speaking and eyes blinking or going sideways depending on what you do. Dialogues are accurately synced with the movement of lips. Transitions between areas are seamless too.

Story elements are triggered by puzzles. You can find puzzles in available areas and you can’t miss them. This is because multiple clue highlighters pop up with sounds. These are helpful, however, they show up in hordes that remove the thrill of the search and the frustration from not finding what to do. If your move isn’t acceptable, the astronaut alerts you by default.

Carefree puzzle game for everyone

The Abandoned Planet is an indie clicker designed to entertain players with its smooth puzzle experience and interesting narrative. It’s meant to deliver stress-free puzzle-solving gaming. That said, those seeking intense riddles can find this title a bit painful to play due to extreme clue highlighting that felt like an ad bombardment. Still, no one can deny the high-quality, vibrant visual style and perfectly timed sound effects.