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Glimmerlight Games · 2023 · Windows, Linux

Steam: 91 % positive of 2,904 reviews, as of Oct 28

Planet S is a real-time strategy game where your goal is to colonize multiple planets in a solar system to advance your civilization, build a city and supply it to grow your faction.

24 games that play like Planet S and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Stellaris, Planetbase and Dyson Sphere Program.

Player tags

  • Strategy
  • City Builder
  • Multiplayer
  • Space
  • RTS
  • 3D
  • Building
  • Atmospheric
Map region: Factories & City BuildersLow-poly games
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Steam reviews

What players say

Most players recommend this free space strategy game, praising its depth and value, though many find the early tutorial and economy unclear.

Most players recommend Planet S and say it is remarkably deep for a free game, combining colony building, trade routes and fleet combat across a solar system. Many players enjoy the Anno-like economy and the relaxed pace, and several say multiplayer with friends is a highlight. Some players complain that the tutorial never explains worker happiness, the economy or combat, leaving them stuck with negative balances. A few report that the default night lighting is hard to read and that moving resources between planets becomes tedious late on. Some players find the game unstable or too demanding on older PCs, and a few want more settings, game modes or planets. The three reviews from the last year and the recent ones largely echo these views.

Praised

  • Depth for a free game

    Players are surprised how deep the colony, economy and combat systems are for a game that costs nothing.

    Many players
  • Multiplayer with friends

    Players say the game is a blast to play with friends, especially in multiplayer battles.

    Many players
  • Relaxed, easy to pick up

    Players call it relaxing and easy to learn, a game they can chill with without stress.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Unclear tutorial

    Players say the tutorial walks through actions but never explains the economy, worker happiness or combat.

    Many players
  • Economy stays negative

    Players struggle to get out of negative balances and find the late-game economy overwhelming.

    Some players
  • Instability on low-end PCs

    Players report frequent crashes and high system demands, especially on older or lower-end hardware.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suits players who enjoy city building and 4X strategy, especially those who like Anno or Stellaris and want to play with friends.
Who should skip it
Players who want a stress-free game or who dislike unexplained economies and frequent micro-management should skip it.

Summarised by AI from 54 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Planet S

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Planet S

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Astro Colony80 % positive of 2,436Shared: Strategy · Space · Building
  2. Anno 2205™69 % positive of 6,156Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Space
  3. Final Upgrade75 % positive of 441Shared: Strategy · Space · RTS
  4. Plan B: Terraform90 % positive of 3,642Shared: Strategy · Building · Procedural Generation
  5. Solargene76 % positive of 782Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Space
  6. X4: Foundations79 % positive of 25,510Shared: Strategy · Space · Building
  7. Galactic Civilizations III77 % positive of 8,340Shared: Strategy · Space · Sci-fi
  8. Startopia91 % positive of 845Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Space
  9. Distant Worlds 270 % positive of 2,672Shared: Strategy · Space · RTS
  10. ENDLESS Space™ 282 % positive of 17,329Shared: Strategy · Space · RTS
  11. Istrolid86 % positive of 2,696Shared: Strategy · Space · RTS
  12. Planetary Annihilation: TITANS84 % positive of 11,426Shared: Strategy · Space · RTS

By look

Looks like Planet S

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Surviving Mars76 % positive of 29,321
  2. Trailmakers91 % positive of 34,384
  3. Beyond These Stars66 % positive of 214
  4. Carrier Command 282 % positive of 3,467
  5. The RPG Engine84 % positive of 303
  6. ISLANDERS93 % positive of 16,126
  7. Empyrion - Galactic Survival77 % positive of 29,240
  8. Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue90 % positive of 7,703
  9. Rodina92 % positive of 1,227
  10. HRDINA90 % positive of 513
  11. Outpost87 % positive of 795
  12. Calyx86 % positive of 491

At a glance

What games like Planet S have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Planet S: Strategy (23 of 24), Space (21) and City Builder (11).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2026, 7 of them after Planet S (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Dyson Sphere Program (97 % positive of 83,847).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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