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86%98986% positive reviews, Very Positive across 989 reviews·Space · Survival
—The Planetary Archive is a retro space survival game about grief. Explore the galaxy, maintain your space station, scavenge for replacement parts, and start to understand why you're out here.
The Planetary Archive
SteamThe Planetary Archive is a space survival game about grief.

You are Donn, the Caretaker of Bull Rock station. Your goal is to pilot the station to Proxima Centauri, repairing its damaged solar array on the way. To get it working, you'll need to pick your way through the galaxy, scavenging for the parts you need, and maybe learning a little more about who left them behind.
Once it's done, you'll finally be able to stay up there forever. That's what you wanted, right?

Be careful- the station's showing its age. There's always something to fix, and only so much time in the day to fix it. You'll have to prioritise things right. Otherwise, you might end up off course- or worse.
There's no need to rush, anyway- take your time. Who knows, you might find something that'll interest you out there.

Once everything's in shape, please make sure you rest. It must get tiring being up there, working all day, all alone. I still want the Caretaker to take care of himself.
And remember not to blame yourself too much for everything that happened. It's like I told you;

If you can't save everyone, then not everything is your fault.
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