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Hostile Planets – Overview

Type: Game

Developer: World Domination Software LLC

What Is Hostile Planets?

Hostile Planets is an action game set across environments inspired by alien worlds. Players navigate dangerous terrain, engage hostile forces, and complete objectives across a series of increasingly challenging levels. The game focuses on intense, skill-based play in varied environments with meaningful progression between runs.

Purpose

Hostile Planets delivers a challenging action experience focused on:

Intense, skill-based gameplay in varied and dangerous environments.
Exploration and discovery across distinct alien settings.
Replayable encounters with escalating difficulty.

Features

Feature	Description
Multiple environments	Each zone presents different hazards, enemies, and terrain.
Combat system	Ranged and close-quarters combat with diverse enemy types.
Progression	Character and equipment upgrades that carry through a run.
Leaderboards	Competitive scoring for players who want to push for high placements.
Platform support	PC (Windows and Linux) and Steam Deck.

Architecture

Hostile Planets is a standalone application built for desktop platforms. The game client handles all gameplay logic locally; online features such as leaderboards communicate with WDS backend services.

Key components:

Game client – Core application handling rendering, input, and gameplay simulation.
Backend services – Cloud-side services for leaderboards and player data.
Platform integrations – Steam achievements and cloud saves where supported.

Development Status

Area	Status
Core gameplay	Available
PC (Windows/Linux) support	Available
Steam Deck support	Available
Additional environments	Planned
Mobile port	Under consideration

For current priorities, see the Roadmap discussions.

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