Developer posts and news about this game.
v1.0.11 Planet Killer Patch notes New Features and changes: Payload number on weapon tooltips scale past Teratons. Added visible cooldown to the right click wingman rally function. Damage and DPS numbers in the loadout screen are simplified once trillions are passed. Game Balance
Greetings Commanders, we have our first "big" patch after release today, I've been working hard on it all day because I want to make sure we have a good baseline and tackle all the bugs that are popping up from the huge amount of people playing. Thanks again to all of you in the
v1.0.9 Planet Killer Patch notes New Features and changes: Steam Cloud enabled, now you can save your progress across different devices instead of only locally on one device. Re-rolls: Each run starts with 3 re-rolls you can use in the planetary rewards screen, use them carefully
Greetings again Planet Killers, thanks again for all the feedback and bug reports, I spent all day long doing a major intensive deep dive on performance as I learned my last fix just wasn't effective enough. I've finally gotten it to a point where I'm very comfortable with the la
v1.0.7 Planet Killer Patch notes: New Features and changes: Added an input mapping feature. (Opened by clicking the Controls button on the main menu) Added new passive perk: Shield booster, slightly weaker than the hull % perk. New starting weapons: To further give ships identity
Hello Planet Killers! This is our first official patch, I did push out 3 mini release day patches but after gaining a ton of feedback I was able to put together this patch last night and today. I'm astounded by the response, passion, and enjoyment people are having for my game an
Planet Killer is live on steam, and we are cooking with a peak of 149 concurrent players so far! I'm so thankful for all the planet killers and players who have followed along or are just joining us. The Planet Killing journey has just begun, and I will likely have many more post
Hello, Planet Killers! I wanted to make a more personal announcement as we get ready for launch and say thank you to everyone who has played, wishlisted, followed, shared, streamed, reported bugs, filled out feedback forms, or simply kept an eye on the game. Planet Killer has now
This quick demo patch fixes an exploit that allowed players to bypass the demo run limit, along with several interdiction-related bugs, reward issues, and balance adjustments. Game Balance Increased planet defense amounts in some situations. Reduced Treasure Planet credit rewards
This demo patch focuses heavily on performance, stability, and smoother gameplay. It also adds new Treasure Planets, a new GPU-based planet projectile system, smarter projectile cleanup, Ship Select Screen polish, and an expanded combat zone interdiction mechanic. Performance sho
This demo patch adds a new strafing mechanic, rare enemy interdictions, expanded Warp Jammer encounters, a new final demo battle, more tooltip clarity, improved rank emblem visuals, and several important balance and bug fixes. This is a smaller update than the last few major patc
This demo patch adds a major Ship Selection screen update, the new Planet Core system, Stronghold planets, PD anti-missile systems, a new weapon, new lifetime stat tracking, and a large weapon balance pass. This update also lays more groundwork for the full version of Planet Kill
This demo patch adds early controller support, a new Planet Killer title system, more planet destruction polish, improved sound effects, and several important balance changes and bug fixes. Controller support is still an early implementation, but the game is now playable with a c
This is the first major demo patch since demo release, and it includes a large batch of new features, balance changes, UI improvements, and bug fixes based on player feedback. I've heard you all loud and clear and I'll be focusing my attention on more sound effect design to prope
Thank you all for the support and love I've received so far from the demo, I'm glad a lot of you are enjoying it and I've gotten a ton of valuable feedback. I've implemented a lot of polish, bug fixes, and a few new features as I continue improving the demo version. You can see t
The Planet Killer demo is now live. Planet Killer is a top-down space roguelite where your mission is simple: Destroy the planet before the planet destroys you. Pilot your flagship, bombard hostile worlds, collect weapons and modules, survive escalating planetary defenses, and pu
I've just launched the Planet Killer Hub discord. Click here to join the community.
You can request access directly from the Steam page, and access is currently being granted automatically. This playtest is focused on gathering feedback on the core gameplay loop, including: overall fun and game feel weapon and build balance planetary defense scaling difficulty p