Planet Busters cover

Planet Busters

Critic score1 critic
First release
May 01, 2008
Publisher
Slam
Genres
Indie, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction

Planet Busters is a new single-player game from Slam, combining puzzle-solving action with awesome firepower and spectacular explosions. The mysterious Scourge have destroyed Earth. Now it’s payback time. With most of the fleet killed in the attack, it’s up to you and your fellow ensigns to eradicate the Scourge and make the galaxy safe for humankind once more. Use the tactical grid to solve puzzles and match rockets by color to trigger attacks on enemy ships, moons or planets. Deploy EMP measures; use missiles for extra fire-power; and collect power-ups to assist you in your mission – to defeat the Scourge. At all costs.

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Details

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 01, 2008
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Keywords
steam, steam achievements, digital distribution, xbox controller support for pc

At a Glance

Critic Score
70

How it plays

From Steam

Tagged on Steam as:

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026
  • Indie
  • Casual

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Features

Input and devices

  • Partial controller support
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Steam features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Family Sharing
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Demos and free play

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

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