planetarian HD
Post-apocalyptic visual novel about a scavenger and planetarium robot
VisualArts/Key · Published by VisualArts · Released May 8, 2017
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 99% of 3,469
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 39 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Sep 20, 2022
What is planetarian HD?
A short, linear visual novel set in a ruined city where humanity is nearly extinct. You read a scavenger’s conversations with a robot at an old planetarium as he tries to repair its broken projector. It has Japanese voice acting and English or Japanese text.
For you if...
- +you prefer short, linear stories over branching routes
- +you enjoy melancholy science fiction about humans and robots
- +you value character dialogue and music in visual novels
Not for you if...
- −you want choices that change the story
- −you prefer action to dialogue-heavy storytelling
- −you dislike stories built around sentimental character relationships
What players say
99% of 3,469 reviews are positive · 100% of 39 in the last 30 days
Players praise the short, emotional story, its music, and the interactions between the scavenger and Yumemi. Some find the emotional turns predictable or forced, while others say too little happens during the buildup.
How many players finish planetarian HD?
43% of Steam players have unlocked «planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
planetarian HD system requirements
Minimum: 256MB Memory (with Pixel …, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run planetarian HD?
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- OS
- Microsoft Windows🄬 8.1 or higher
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
- Graphics
- 256MB Video Memory (with Pixel Shader 2.0)
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft Windows🄬 11 / 10 / 8.1
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
- Graphics
- 512MB Video Memory (with Pixel Shader 2.0)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does planetarian HD have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does planetarian HD run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese, German, Traditional Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, English.
Does planetarian HD 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Anime
- Casual
- Adventure
- Robots
- Post-apocalyptic
- Story Rich
- Cute
- Singleplayer
- Simulation
- Emotional
- Great Soundtrack
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- Sep 20, 2022 · planetarian HD now in English and Japanese!
- Nov 14, 2018 · planetarian HD now in French and Spanish!
- Jan 31, 2018 · "planetarian HD is Now Available in Traditional Chinese!"
- Jul 26, 2017 · planetarian HD now in German!
- Jun 9, 2017 · Patch Release (Simplified Chinese Version)
