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Planetary romance

Fiction genre theme

A sub-genre of science fiction or science fantasy, characterized by adventures on (often several) unusually detail rich foreign worlds.

17

platforms

Destiny (PlayStation 3)

PS3 2014-09-09

Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

Metroid Prime Remastered

SWTC 2023-02-08

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (MS-DOS)

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS 1991-12-31

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Xbox)

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

XBOX 2005-01-25

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (Windows)

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

WIN 1997-10-31

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (Game Boy Color)

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere

GBC 2001-06

Star Ocean (Super Nintendo)

SNES 1996-07

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! (Windows)

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!

WIN 2015-02-25

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Windows)

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

WIN 2010-12-20

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PlayStation)

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

PS1 1997-10-27

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Xbox)

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

XBOX 2001-11-06

Star Ocean: The Second Story (PlayStation)

Star Ocean: The Second Story

PS1 1998-07-30

As examples from popular media, Stargate (TV series) and Star Trek do not belong to this genre as neither spend much detail on the worlds besides superficial impressions.

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Games by year

The first Planetary romance video game was released on December 31, 1991.

GT Interactive, Oddworld Inhabitants and Square Enix published most of these games.

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Platforms

Windows		6
PS3		4
PS		3
MS-DOS		3
Linux		3
Xbox		2
GameCube		2
PS2		2
PSP		2
X360		2
PS4		1
Mac OS X		1
Xbox One		1
PS Vita		1
Switch		1
SNES		1
GBC		1

Most common companies

GT Interactive	5
Oddworld Inhabitants	5
Square Enix	4
Activision	4
Enix	3
Nintendo	3
Just Add Water Developments	2

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