Beware Planet Earth
Tower defense with a ray gun to protect your cows
Lightmare Studio · Published by Jumping Ram · Released Apr 11, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 187
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Beware Planet Earth?
A single-player, 2D tower defense and time-management game about stopping a Martian invasion. You build towers and traps, shoot enemies with the Zapper, and use it to boost your machines. The story campaign spans 46 levels across four seasons, with 28 bonus challenges alongside it.
For you if...
- +you like colorful, cartoon-style science fiction and visual humor
- +you want a choice of beginner and veteran difficulty
Not for you if...
- −you prefer setting up defenses and watching them work
- −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer modes
What players say
80% of 187 reviews are positive
Players praise the strategic challenge and variety of enemies and defenses. Complaints focus on constant clicking and reliance on the Zapper, with some players finding the early towers weak or limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Beware Planet Earth system requirements
Minimum: 64 MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Beware Planet Earth?
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- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 1,8 Ghz
- Graphics
- 64 MB Video Card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 350 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor
- 2Ghz+
- Graphics
- 256 MB Video Card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Beware Planet Earth have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Beware Planet Earth run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish.
Does Beware Planet Earth use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
