Forbidden Planet

Released Jan 2016

"Forbidden Planet" is a Space Strategy and Tower Defence like Game. You control a small spaceship and your main goal is to protect your own home planet. Explore the universe for resources. Colonize other planets. Defend from the asteroids.

52% positive · 362 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $4.99

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Evaluation

Forbidden Planet launched on January 11, 2016 as a self-contained space strategy and tower defense game. In the roughly decade since release, the developer has never posted a meaningful update — no patches, no DLC, no announcements, and no roadmap communications. The store description describes a complete feature set with no mention of planned additions. There is no DLC listed and no post-launch content history of any kind. The game launched as a finished product and has remained unchanged since.

Evidence

5 developer news posts were scanned and none contained meaningful content — no patches, DLC announcements, roadmaps, or development updates of any kind across the entire post-launch history.

news post development ending

high

Store description presents a complete feature set (2D/3D graphics, strategic gameplay, planets, spaceships, asteroids) with no mention of planned content, roadmap, or future updates.

description · Jan 11, 2016 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Faton

Publisher

Faton

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Indie Strategy Space Tower Defense

About this game

“Of course there are worlds. Millions of them! Every star you see has worlds, and most of those you don't see.”
― Isaac Asimov, Pebble in the Sky

"Forbidden Planet" is a Space Strategy and Tower Defence like Game.
You control a small spaceship and your main goal is to protect your own home planet.
Explore the universe for resources.
Colonize other planets.
Defend from the asteroids.

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Forbidden Planet features:
• Combination of 2D and 3D graphics
• Deep Strategic gameplay
• Planets, Spaceships, Asteroids and the deep Universe.

music by Projecteur.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026