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Exoplanet: First Contact
Developer Alersteam
Build your path in this alien world. Do a dirty job for food or become the one who makes calls. Sometimes the right word makes a bigger impact than a big gun. Explore local culture and mysteries, and discover the harsh yet beautiful nature in this handcrafted singleplayer action RPG. From the Steam store page
211 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 25, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
74
Fresh
146 positive · 51 negative
95% range 68–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 146 | 51 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
172 of 240 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
74% recommend · 146 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 196 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (247 of 333 positive).
Players praise the game's worldbuilding and atmosphere, comparing it to Gothic, Risen, and Firefly. [1][2][3] Many note the game is rough and unfinished due to its early access state, with bugs and missing features. [4][5][6] Some reviewers express frustration over the long development time and lack of progress. [7][8][9]
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The Idea of this game is great, but it has been in early access for YEARS with little progress or sign of it ever becoming a complete, polished, and playable game. I get the distinct impression this just a money grab by the developer who puts out small updates for the game just to keep people sending them cash. If it was finished it might be great, but after years of development it's not even close, and probably …
- [1]
While is has a long way to go, Exoplanet has the bones of a great game. Even in this raw and unfinished state I can easily see it devolping into a real gem. Where it really shines is it's worldbuilding. I've been looking for a universe like this for a very long time, and I can't wait to see how the game's story and the planet Jack's been stranded on devlops. Pros - Space Western! - World feels huge, unique and …
- [2]
What if Firefly and Mad Max had a Western themed love child...? Add in a healthy dollop of Fallout and you'd be looking at Exoplanet: First Contact a real find for those of you lucky enough to stumble across it's store page. At the moment - Update 7, mid Jan 2018 - sadly almost nobody has heard of this early access gem. This game is a serious sleeper. It's a clever, novel concept, the gameplay and the story suck you …
- [6]
This game makes Elex look like Witcher 3... 24 May, 2026: The game hasn't received an update in over 12months, don't purchase it until the game is complete. 26 May, 2020: This game is ROUGH... I honestly thought that Elex was a badly optimized and unpolished game, but DAMN! This game is 5 times as rough and unpolished as Elex could ever be. So, the game has had 4 years of ADDITIONAL development since it first …
- [3]
Reminds me of a Risen or Gothic game in space....with cowboys. So far very good game with an graet atmosphere, if a little rough around the edges due to it being early access. Definately worth looking into
Summarised from 34 of the 209 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
74% of the 196 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Exoplanet: First Contact. The complaint that keeps coming up: game has been in early access for years with slow progress. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 211 · most liked firstDevs build this as a throw away to match as a bootleg Elex/Risen/Gothic style es game. Devs just before the original full release ghosted the game for about a year. Then return and tell us that hey we never intended to actually release a full game and tell us they blow the money on another project. They also drop entire new update were the entire game start is replaced with about a 2 hour tutorial course with all previous game map scrapped but u dont get told that until u finish the area an get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't usually review the games I play... I just consume them nowadays. If it's bad, it goes into the trash deserving my eternal silent scorn while it sits there greyed out in my library at "0.X hours played" forever. If it's good, I'm usually too busy playing to write a lengthy review, and since anything but TL;DR just doesn't cut it for me, I don't review it ever and "binge" on it until the next thing comes along. Then there are numerous early-access projects I supported, some of which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Idea of this game is great, but it has been in early access for YEARS with little progress or sign of it ever becoming a complete, polished, and playable game. I get the distinct impression this just a money grab by the developer who puts out small updates for the game just to keep people sending them cash. If it was finished it might be great, but after years of development it's not even close, and probably never will be.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been in EA since 2016. Don't want to hate an indi dev but this game is obviously not coming out
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whew. Been so long I forgot I owned this. 8 Years in EA. Originally kickstarter project in 2015. Still the same amount of gameplay. It looks better now though? 12.4 hours in game... btw that's doing all available content twice.. maybe three times? Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “We are expecting to release a full game in 2023/2024. hahahahhahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhah If the genre/premise interest you add to your wishlist and check every few years.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoaa this game is really underrated, maybe a few person know about this game. i bought this game while on discount and it really worth it. if you guys love action,adventure, RPG, Open world game like fallout or skyrim then this game is suitable for you. despite the game is still in early access, this game deliver us a great gameplay eventhough still found some bugs in this game because it's still early access. i will tell you what this game gave us : -Exploring (of course) -Hunger (had to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to admit I LOVE this game. The dialog, the world, how it starts all add up to a must have game for me. I can't wait to play it fully fleshed. Things I love off the top of my head? - ALL the little hidey holes. OMG the caves, the waterfalls, the nooks and crannies and finding hidden loot. :) - The dialog. Shiny. - No fancy gimics or specials on the shooting. Aim and fire. Like it should be. - Maps as well maps. No blinking indicators or flashy crap. A map as a map that you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was excited to see where this game went when I got it, years ago. It really captures that Elex-like jank, with clunky movements, cringey dialogue, and crappy UI. Now if you've played Elex or other Piranha Bytes games, you know that they're kind of a "diamond in the rough" style of games. Underneath all the bad is a certain, inexplicable charm that while not for everyone, did manage to capture a large following. On this surface, Exo planet felt like it was going to be that. But as I dug…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has Potential but it has a way to go yet!. the play time I have is as much as i can do so far, compleated all available missions i can find and explored all areas i can reach twice, so currently not alot to keep me going. It lacks a lot in crafting from what i have seen, a very basic crafting system Missing some basic crafting abilites such as camp fire crafting and basic torches just for starters. AI mobs dont seem to respawn meaning if you have cleared an area theres little else to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While is has a long way to go, Exoplanet has the bones of a great game. Even in this raw and unfinished state I can easily see it devolping into a real gem. Where it really shines is it's worldbuilding. I've been looking for a universe like this for a very long time, and I can't wait to see how the game's story and the planet Jack's been stranded on devlops. Pros - Space Western! - World feels huge, unique and interesting - Great creature and NPC design - Jack's personality really shines…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is barely playable, half-made, bugged and outdated disaster. It is impossible to play this game. Controls are primitive and broken, animations are cheap and do not connect properly, most sounds are absent, icons missing, mechanics are crippled and dumb, level design is horrible. It's been like that for ages (6 years already). Stay the hell away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, I've played decent amount of previous build, and it was a bit above average as a game. Now I've completed a major update and I have to set my thumbs down. Why? Is it graphics? Nope, it was significantly improved. UI? It's mostly the same and perfectly usable. There's only one major issue. Developers don't understand / don't care that gameplay is a king . Every creature on the map can be killed just by circling around it and hitting with your fists. They don't have armor or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the definition of hidden gem. And I mean it when I say that. And I can confidently say that, despite the games early access state. And the fact that the game is so enjoyable despite its unfinished state, is amazing to me. Hats off to the devs behind this game, not only for their clear, very good vision. But also, for the fact that they've consistently payed close attention to the words of their community. To be honest, it's really painfully tragic that this game isn't more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gonna start with what needs work and end on the high notes. Cons: - F R A M E R A T E - Sound effects: need more of them, more variety of them, higher quality if they can manage it - Lighting: lots of shadows missing or misplaced - Targeting system, especially for collecting items and aiming at crystal deposits, is too often a miss - Combat feels too barebones and easily manipulated - An auto-run button such as that in Skyrim Pros: - Movement feels perfect - Sprinting feels fast, running…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is... Interesting, to say the least. It tries to take on a theme that is a cliche, but haven't been done properly. My hope is that they don't get caught up in the fiddly crafting aspects and focus on their strengths. Since we have enough of those damn crafting games. I'm all up for some basic cowboy supplies for the day to day livin', some cup o' joe, a bit of hard corn bread. Oiling your gun, swapping and improving parts. Every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game has that base building crap nowadays…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*** Updated review, old one at the bottom *** ** I leave the comment section open for you to see the commentary from the dev ** The game is clearly not abandoned. The dev's are working on it and if I could, I would put the review into neutral. Yet I can not turn it positive in good conscience. The update iterations are too low for my liking and the game is still stuttering. The engine seems quiet old (a bit like the game "Kenshi" in first person) but it has it's charms. I hope the devs will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Running on a GTX1060 and i5-6500 and I cant get more than 24fps. No setting I change increases the framerate. Wait until the game acutally runs at an acceptable framerate before buying. EDIT (10/23/2017): So apparently there was an update that improved the optimization some. It's still not quite there, as even on min settings, i get up to 48 fps. Max settings levels out at about 30.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't recommend this game in it's current state, especially not for the price that is being asked. Good luck to the developer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game was never finished
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept seems good and it's got some pretty visuals in terms of 3D graphics as you can see in the screen shots but I definitely wouldn't recommend it in its current state. Even among early access titles it's not very often that I'm put off so quickly by a game's basic engine. Now, keep in mind, it's early access, but its worrying that more attention seems to have been put into the visual graphics then the game's fundamental engine mechanics. The UI is pretty ugly in general, but that's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big empty world, nothing to do. No idea what the purpose is and you get dropped into a hostile world damn near naked. No sign of the "space western" in sight. Felt like a grind. No interest in "you have to spend 4 hours for the game to get good" kind of game if that's what this is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so don't think this is coming out cant recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After looking at other reviews and reflecting on it I don't think I can recommend this game. It crashed on me within the first hour, the loading times are absolutely atrocious, combat has no impact at all and it just honestly feels extremely outdated. Enemies clip through walls and floors and I've seen some odd popping in and out. It feels less like an EA game and more like an early 2000s indie game. All that being said I actually REALLY like the designs, the characters so far are pretty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →JAGOS - Just Another Abandoned Game On Steam
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of now this game is very close to being completely unplayable. The melee and gunplay mechanics are horrid, i think i have played games with better mechanics more than 15, maybe even 20 years ago. Rpg elements are nearly nonexistent. The game looks somewhat pretty tho but that's the only good point for now. I don't know why there is even content being made for this as the very core and basic mechanics are either broken, nonexistent or of such garbage quality that i wonder how anybody could…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What if Firefly and Mad Max had a Western themed love child...? Add in a healthy dollop of Fallout and you'd be looking at Exoplanet: First Contact a real find for those of you lucky enough to stumble across it's store page. At the moment - Update 7, mid Jan 2018 - sadly almost nobody has heard of this early access gem. This game is a serious sleeper. It's a clever, novel concept, the gameplay and the story suck you in from the beginning. I've seen criticism of the graphics in other reviews…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unfortunately way more ambitious than the developer seems capable of providing. They could make a great little RPG or an astounding survival game or any number of alternates. Unfortunately, they've decided to try to make ALL those games all together. They provide only the bare minimum of guidance and capability and then the community blames you for wanting "handholding" if you don't enjoy suffering through the broken systems that barely work. This game shows a lot of promise…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Old school 'Gothic 3' type of open world exploration game. + If there's a path, there's something at the end of it. + OTS 3rd person, WADS gameplay style. Controls are super smooth. + Very little hand-holding! + No map markers, "?" quest NPC markings, or notes - You get vague information and a general direction. + Plenty of factions and NPC's and none of them trust anybody. + Skills are a necessity so finding trainers early is key! + Looter/Shooter type with base weapons modifiable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so, SO bad. Poor hitboxes, poor animations, no crouch, poor terrain navigation, and poor performance. I even opted into the beta that was supposed to be a lot better. No, it's not. At this current stage, almost every single thing about this game is pure trash.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi there, I'm only about 20 hours into the game, but that has allready convinced me that there is the potential to become a classic , if the developers can add all the planed features. Even in the current early, unfinished and basic version , you can clearly see where the developers draw their inspirations from. Friends of titles like the Gothic series, Outcast or the like, will mostlikely feel to be at home right from the beginning. The rich and handcrafted design of the landscape, reaches…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reminds me a ton of Risen, only without the janky gameplay and horrible camera. Pros - It's a sci-fi Gothic-like, with richly filled in world maps that will have you merrily exploring everywhere in sight and it's shaping up to be fluffing good. Space Western setting as well that seems to work really well. And as an added bonus it doesn't spam you with tutorials, let alone point you to where you need to go, more a general direction and some hints. Which after years of terrible tutorials and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its clunky, unfinished. the vids are beauitful and do not reflect the game. had high hopes, disillusioned now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if this game came out around 2003 i would excuse the bad graphics, flawed combat, the overall clunky gameplay and i would excuse the tiny barely readable text when running it in 1440p, i would have seen it as a nice rival to Gothic 2 back then, but not now, not for 20€.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THIS IS AN EARLY-ACCESS GAME!!! All review points are subject to change (AND WILL, as the game continues to be developed!) - (Edit: A new patch has addressed several of these issues, so I will be updating this review accordingly after I have a chance to play through it again). I am cautiously optimistic for this early-access game which I initially supported via Kickstartr. It has all the earmarks of a potentially good game, though at this point, it's more framework than anything else.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfinished, poorly designed mess. 6 years in the making and it feels like the game hasn't evolved at all. Feels like one of those forever EA
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i last played this game in 2018 for about 2.5 hours, it was a struggle & i had no clue about what the goal was but now in 2023 its a completely different game & so far ive played for 8+ hours, i mean its improved in so many ways...the storytelling, gameplay & graphics have improved the most. i'm glad they r still working on the game, i find the in game environment exciting & thrilling, the NPCs AI needs improvement, in terms of gameplay i wish attribute points could be added into skills such…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game makes Elex look like Witcher 3... 24 May, 2026: The game hasn't received an update in over 12months, don't purchase it until the game is complete. 26 May, 2020: This game is ROUGH... I honestly thought that Elex was a badly optimized and unpolished game, but DAMN! This game is 5 times as rough and unpolished as Elex could ever be. So, the game has had 4 years of ADDITIONAL development since it first appeared on steam, and has it improved? Ummm.... yeah, I guess? But at this rate,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3rd person survival oblivion/fallout version of cowboys vs aliens with a great setting, steam controller support \m/ and huge potential. Its a VERY ambitious indie early access game so obviously much more content is still yet to come. Other reviewers say that there's enough quests to justify it's current price tag which I believe but I'm mainly keeping the game as I want to support the idea of this game. NOTE TO DEVS: I would personally like a first person mode, crouch button/key to be used as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Potentially a good game, but lack of options and a nausea inducing camera make it mostly unplayable right now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For an early access, this game shines in the details. I have played several hours, and I'm still hooked. Will continue playing from update to update - Significant effort is placed in the details and storyline, as well as the individual characters - The game is straightforward and intuitive. - The graphics are more than reasonable. - I loved the atmosphere, has a lot of "borderlands" mood - Interesting exploration and travel. There are caverns and canyons and hidden areas to explore There are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reminds me of a Risen or Gothic game in space....with cowboys. So far very good game with an graet atmosphere, if a little rough around the edges due to it being early access. Definately worth looking into
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun rpg similar to Piranha Bytes' Gothic and Risen and Elex games in gameplay. I think it has a lot of potential and they are still diligently working on it. This is one of my favorite Early Access games to follow right now. The development has had dry updateless patches, but they always keep working and eventually release something. I'd compare the Early Access development to that of Kenshi. It too had hella potential and some rough dry patches, but it got finished and every step of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still quite early access ... shows some promise, but the promise hasn't been realised yet. Can't recommend it just yet
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not much of a game reviewer, so this what's up. I play this game now many hours. I find it many things a person can like, it also rates highest ever of any game I play on exploration bonus. One time I take cover from an enemy and fall in a hole I can't get out. I try to go deeper, expecting to die soon. With each jump it takes most all my health but I survive to the bottomless pit to find a subterran underworld very large? It get more crazy, it not on any map and when I find how to get out the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has promise, it's Early Access, so manage your expectations accordingly. Here's the pros/cons I noticed as of "version 6" during Early Access. Pros Neat combination of RPG and Survival Loot is hidden in unexpected places! Interesting dialogue choices. Decent combat. Cons UI is clunky, and could use improvement, specifically in regards to the text, it's harsh on the eyes in certain spots (during conversations, mainly). Not enough journal notes or information, several times in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even in the short time that I've played Exoplanet, I've enjoyed a majority of the gameplay that I've been through. The world feels open, and is huge, and you're encouraged to explore around. There's been multiple times that I've been running through an area for a second or third time and noticed a cave or building that I missed before that has varying loot. Although the quests give you a basic explaination of what to do, it doesn't just hand you a location to run back and fourth from. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After having played Exo-Planet for a few months now I felt it was the right time to add my personal opinions on the game and where it is currently. I have to say first off that the dev team are great and are open to suggestions on how to improve the game and listen and chat to the players in order to create a great game we can all enjoy. The gameplay is defiantly going in the right direction with new content updates being added on a regular basis along with QOL patches too. As people may have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am playing this game quite alot and i think i have discovere 90-98% of the whole available space as of now. there are a few early access issues and the game is ofc still in development. the content right now is approximately 10-20 hours of quests and exploring. with quite a few things still to come. the graphic is good and the story so far makes me eager to finish this game. ai for enemys is a bit weak tbh, but i am sure this will be improved in the future. the price for the game is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't really know what to say so this review is useless, but I did have a lot of fun with the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played through the EA version twice with several years passing in between and a lot has been improved although content is still around 10 hours worth. Development of new content is rather slow, but when this one is finished it really will be a Piranha Bytes style space western, bugs and all. So if you like Gothic, Risen and Elex, definitely give this one a try!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →development picked up a lot recently, really looking forward to this. It's like Gothic but on an alien planet, what's not to love?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where them updates at devs?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is only relevant for the beta. The new version is well worth a look and is a definite improvement over the first iteration although I was pretty happy with the existing game on the whole so please don't take that as a huge negative for the original. I enjoyed the new area even with the few minor technical issues. Asset flaws/missing, animal AI is still not improved yet and jumping can be tricky so getting stuck in terrain going places maybe you shouldn't is easy to do. Not much different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I wasn't going to leave a review until the game was updated some more. The reason for that is while I liked the direction and concept of the game, the first hour or 2 were absolutely horrendous to play through. It's a little like Kensai where you're just some naked schmo in the middle of the desert surrounded by way too many guys, most stronger than you, and you have to fight a lot of them to survive without a lot of context given or much of an idea of where to go next (you do get maybe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game seems very promising considering its still in early acess. Only thing I feel is missing is the support for controller. After my opinion, playing a 3rd person rpg like this feels alot better when you can lean back and relax with a controller in your hands.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have about 21 hours invested in this game. I think I've explored most of the game world that is now active. If you are looking for an immersive role playing game that is actively supported by the developer, seriously consider this title. yes it's early access and there are a few rough spots but it does a good job of putting you in the character's situation. Graphics: Very Good. Maybe not equal to COD WWII, Crysis 3 or DCS World 2, but easily equal to Rage, Fary Cry 3 and 4 and maybe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first started playing I had a lot of CTD's updated my drivers and game has been stable at 60 fps with a slight stutter dropping down to 20 fps then right back up. For an Alpha I have to say this is one of the most solid I have played only a couple of bugs, and when I reported them the Dev's responded with in the hour, very nice job on their part. If you liked the show Firefly you will love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Direct Imaging Discovery of Giant Exoplanet β Pictoris d: A Decade-Long Game of Hide-and-Seek astrobiology.com/2026/06/dire... #astrobiology #astronomy #exoplanet #JWST
neutral · AI labelView post →What are we doing fellas
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey people! 🙌 Glad to be here!😄 I am a character concept artist and illustrator working in the video game industry. Here is my latest sketch: 'Exoplanet fungus farmer' Cheers!
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