

In addition to the playable species, you'll also encounter several NPC factions scattered across each map. This time, for instance, the Kir'Ko 'bugs' are the victims of generations' worth of human oppression and enslavement, and we get to experience fighting off an infestation in the form of "sack bleeders" who they can't seem to be rid of no matter how far away they travel in the galaxy. Planetfall flips the script on some long-standing sci-fi tropes in delightful ways.

What at first seemed yet another stock-standard sci-fi pretext for dinosaurs with lasers on their heads quickly revealed a world I wanted to learn more about, and whose character backstories drew me forward through each subsequent mission. With each mission you'll also learn more about Planetfall's surprisingly deep setting.
