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Planetfall is a 1983 interactive fiction adventure created by Infocom that combines science fiction, humor, and clever writing into a memorable journey. Players explore an abandoned planet, investigate mysterious events, and interact with the environment through text commands. The game is famous for its charming companion Floyd, one of the most beloved characters in early adventure gaming. Planetfall relies entirely on imagination and storytelling, proving that a few carefully written sentences can create a world as engaging as any graphical game. Its puzzles can be challenging, but the humor and personality make the adventure rewarding. It is a classic example of how early computer games turned reading into an interactive experience, where typing the right command could open the next chapter of an unforgettable cosmic mystery.
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To launch the game, run planfall/Planetfa.bat.

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Retro gamer collector's corner:

Both the folio edition and the grey box re-release contained the following feelies:

  • "Today's Stellar Patrol" - recruitment brochure
  • a Stellar Patrol "Special Assignment Task Force" I.D. card
  • three postcards (Ramos II, Nebulon, and Accardi-3)
  • a personal diary kept by the player's character

In February 1992, a remake of Planetfall (Puranettoforu) was developed and published by Japanese software development company SystemSoft for the NEC PC-9801, over eight-and-a-half years after the original Planetfall.

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Status: abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64
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  • Chris 23/02/2025 00:40
    Planetfall is the best text game I've ever played. It has a great story line and lots of puzzles. It opens with you on a doomed space ship. If you can get yourself into an escape pod and land safely, you find a planet with much high-tech infrastructure, but, where are the people??? ;That is your quest: to find out what happened to them and maybe, bring them back. An adorable robot named Floyd is a nice touch.
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