Category
page 8Video games set on fictional planets

Planet of Lana
2023 video game developed by Wishfully Studios

Darius Gaiden
1994 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade video game developed Taito

Batsugun
is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter bullet hell arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and Europe by Taito, as well as Korea by Unite Trading. The last shoot 'em up created by Toaplan, the title takes place on a distant Earth-like planet where a global takeover operative led by king Renoselva A. Gladebaran VII is set into motion, as players assume the role from one of the six fighter pilots conforming the Skull Hornets squadron taking control of submersible jets in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the invading military force from the planet. Its gameplay mainly consis

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
2018 video game
Alien Breed 3D II: The Killing Grounds
1996 video game
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2021 video game

Masters of the Universe: The Arcade Game
1987 video game

Creatures
1990 platform game

The Nations
2001 video game

Magical Starsign
2006 video game

Farpoint
2017 video game

Z: Steel Soldiers
2001 video game

Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?
1996 video game

Carnivores
1998 video game

Planetfall
Planetfall is a science fiction themed interactive fiction video game written by Steve Meretzky, and published in 1983 as the eighth game from Infocom. The original release was for Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, TRS-80, and IBM PC compatibles (both as a self-booting disk and for MS-DOS). Atari ST and Commodore 64 versions were released in 1985. A version for CP/M was also released. Planetfall was Meretzky's first published game, and it proved one of his most popular works and a best-seller for Infocom. It was one of five top-selling games to be re-released in Solid Gold versions with in-game

Gitaroo Man
2001 video game

Star Gladiator
fighting game

Deponia Doomsday
2016 video game
Age of Wonders
video game series

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
2013 video game

Section 8
2009 video game

Contact
2006 video game
The Legendary Starfy
video game series

New Tales from the Borderlands
2022 video game developed by Gearbox Software

Vexx
Vexx is a 2003 platform game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game was released in North America on February 11, 2003, and in Europe on April 4, 2003. It follows the main character, Vexx, as he searches different worlds for the wraithhearts to power the rift between worlds and defeat Dark Yabu to avenge his grandfather's death. The game began development in 1999 and underwent a strained development process, during which many features and levels were cut. Vexx received mixed reviews.

RoboWarrior
1987 video game

Thundercats
1987 video game

MechWarrior Online
2012 video game

The Legendary Starfy
2008 video game for Nintendo DS
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2012 video game

Aether
2008 video game

Wild Arms 3
2002 video game

Katakis
Katakis is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts in 1987, and converted to the Amiga by Factor 5 in 1988. It was re-released as Denaris in 1989. The name Katakis has a Greek origin and was found in a phone book in Gütersloh, Germany. The name Denaris was created by a random name generator, and by coincidence, matches a Greek name as well.

Fuzion Frenzy 2
2007 video game

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere
2001 video game

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
1989 video game

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
1988 video game

Hiveswap: Act 1
Hiveswap is an episodic adventure game developed by What Pumpkin Games and overseen by Andrew Hussie and Cohen Edenfield. Based in the universe of Hussie's MS Paint Adventures webcomic Homestuck, it focuses on a girl, Joey Claire, who is accidentally transported to the planet of Alternia—home of the troll species seen in Homestuck.

Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy
2000 video game

Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
1993 video game

Project Sylpheed
2006 video game

Spore Creatures
2008 video game

Directive 8020
2026 video game developed by Supermassive Games

SteamWorld Dig 2
2017 video game

Star Ocean: The Divine Force
2022 video game developed by tri-Ace

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge
1990 video game

The Colour of Magic
1986 video game

Necromunda: Hired Gun
2021 video game developed by Streum On Studio

Reus
2013 video game

Journey to the Savage Planet
2020 first-person adventure video game

BattleTech
2018 video game
Q62129002
2022 first-person shooter video game

Grow Home
2015 adventure-platform video game

Heart of the Alien
1994 video game

Remnant: From the Ashes
2019 third-person survival action shooter

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626
2002 prequel video game tie-in to Lilo & Stitch

Mio: Memories in Orbit
2026 video game

Obduction
2016 video game

Furi
Furi is a 2016 action shoot 'em up video game developed and published by indie studio The Game Bakers available for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Amazon Luna. The game takes place on a planet in a colorful, retro, science fiction setting and consists entirely of boss fights.

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
2017 virtual reality game