An empty planet, a storm building, and nobody to tell you what to do.

Gut instinct puts The Solus Project very low, ahead of only 16% of games. And for once, the criteria confirm it without nuance. The controller feel is the weakest point, nearly at the bottom of the ranking, which is cruel for a survival game. Fun follows right behind. Desert island and attachment leave it ahead of barely one game in ten, and attachment rests on very few votes, so treat it as an early signal. Even art direction and sound, usually the lifeline of atmospheric exploration games, fail to lift off. No tension here, just a flat, low profile.

In a genre where loneliness on a hostile planet has produced real peaks, it suffers from the comparison. What it offers, slow exploration and the mystery of a vanished civilization, exists elsewhere with more mechanical solidity and more presence.

So, who is it for? For you if you like getting lost alone in a strange landscape, taking your time, poking around, and if you can live with gameplay that never shines. Much less so if you want tense survival, a visual knockout, or a game you would recommend without hesitating.