Following the success of the original BOKURA, BOKURA: Planet proves to be a worthy sequel. It features a beautiful, atmospheric pixel art style and a fantastic soundtrack that fits the tone perfectly. The game is designed with co-op gameplay that demands true communication and trust between players.
At its core, BOKURA: Planet is a game about trust, secrets, survival, and emotional storytelling, a captivating co-op adventure that tests your problem-solving abilities and strengthens the bond you form along the way.
It Begins
Same as the last BOKURA, you both gotta enter a code to join the game and then pick one character out of two. Each character has a little backstory, but the catch is that your friend isn’t supposed to know it. The game even tells you whether you should share what’s happening on your screen or keep it to yourself. Adds a cool layer to the whole communication thing.
Art Styles And Soundtrack
Bokura: Planet leans heavily into a retro 8-bit or 16-bit pixel art style, reminiscent of old SNES or Game Boy Advance games. The muted pastel tones (pinks, purples, and soft blues) give it a dreamy, cozy feel. It feels calm and a bit melancholic, which might match an emotional or story-driven gameplay.
Additionally, the game’s soundtrack is superb; even though there are a few unsettling voices, the majority of it is nice and fits the game well. The character is incapable of speaking, making sounds, or doing anything similar.
Story
After Earth collapsed into ruin, the remnants of humanity clawed their way back to survival, rebuilding from nothing, reinventing fire, stone, and steel. When they finally reached for the stars again, they chose not heroes, but prisoners to blaze the trail. Discarded. Forgotten. Sent into the void.
A deep-space voyage to an uncharted red planet goes horribly wrong. The ship malfunctions, and two convicts are forced to crash-land alone on a world untouched by man. Each holds a secret. Each clings to a reason to return to Earth—whether to seek forgiveness… or settle a score.
But Earth is light-years away.
Survival is the only certainty.
And the only thing more dangerous than the planet… is each other.
Throughout your journey across the forgotten terrain of this distant world, each player is given a concealed mission—a private aim rooted in their past. These personal goals are kept hidden from one another. You must rely on one another to stay alive. But cooperation becomes complicated when you’re both guarding a secret. Every step forward, every choice made together, is laced with uncertainty. Survival demands unity. But trust is fragile when silence hides the truth.
Riddles And Coop
Speaking about the riddles, some are somewhat challenging; it took me over ten tries to finish several of the puzzles. Some of the puzzles require a significant amount of verbal memory to continue, while others require the player to complete them from the voices. Some of the riddles are really unsettling due to their voices and imagery. The essential aspect of the puzzle is that it requires patience because the majority of them are really perplexing. Puzzles are a little repetitive.
Talking about the coop, as you know, it’s an important aspect for the game, and because each character has their own story, it makes it more fascinating to know what’s going to happen.
Bugs And Performance
It’s really difficult to complete puzzles with the Bugs the game has. We’ve experienced a few bugs, some of which are absolutely game-breaking and may require restarting the game. There are also some performance difficulties, with fps ranging from 30 to 2 at sometimes.
Real talk
BOKURA: Planet is a co-op adventure that combines emotional storytelling, atmospheric design, and tough puzzles to create an unforgettable experience. While it provides a unique gameplay experience that is rewarding for players who value meaningful communication and teamwork, the bugs and performance concerns can be aggravating at times. If you enjoy puzzle-solving adventures with a strong emotional core, BOKURA: Planet is a wonderful journey.
FINAL SCORE: 73/100
