The Abandoned Planet

I downloaded this at 2 a.m. because I have zero self-control. The Abandoned Planet throws you out of a wormhole and onto a quiet, strange world—no NPCs waving hello, just rooms and ruins and puzzles. It’s a first-person, 2D, pixel-art point-and-click: you click, you inspect, you combine items, you swear when you miss that tiny pixel twice in a row. The first chapter is free to try; a single in-app purchase unlocks the rest. No subscriptions. No drama. Controls are classic: tap hotspots, drag inventory items, read notes. The UI is simple but not babysitting-you-simple. The game leans on observation and logic, not twitch skill. Expect a lot of scene-scanning (yes, the old pixel-hunt). Soundtrack and full English voice acting give it weight—voices aren’t big Hollywood, but they fit the vibe. "Where did everyone go?" I said out loud. (No one answered. Shocker.) Pause. This isn’t a spoon-fed experience. The puzzles sometimes feel like they were designed by someone who enjoys watching you squint. That’s not a complaint—well, sometimes it is—but it’s part of the charm if you grew up on Myst or those LucasArts classics. The pixel art is chunky in a satisfying way; frames are dense with tiny clues if you bother to look. Localization covers many languages (Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese simplified/traditional, Italian). Good for travelers or multilingual players. I couldn’t find official controller support noted on the store page—if you use one, maybe test the free chapter first. If you want a slow-burn mystery to poke at late into the night, this is for you. If you want instant hand-holding, don’t expect it. And if you play the free chapter and get hooked, a one-time purchase opens the full experience—no monthly fees. So yeah. Worth a shot. Or a midnight binge. Your call.