Exoplanet: First Contact

About

Exoplanet: First Contact is a single-player RPG that merges frontier grit with sci-fi thrills. You play Jack Sharp, a down-on-his-luck spacefarer marooned on the desolate planet K’Tharsis after a botched job leaves him stranded and out for revenge. The game blends open-world exploration with base-building and tactical combat as you navigate a crumbling mining colony turned ghost town. Upgrade your gear manage resources and forge uneasy alliances while chasing leads to reclaim your stolen ship. The game stands out for its atmospheric blend of Western and space opera themes with a focus on survival mechanics and a morally gray narrative. Though overlooked at release it’s gained a small but dedicated following for its detailed world-building and unpredictable story paths. Community reviews on Steam average around 75% praising its engaging setting but noting pacing issues in later acts. Fans of gritty character-driven adventures might find it a hidden gem despite its 2016 launch.

Storyline

You are playing as Jack Sharp, a daring adventurer, stranded against his will on a dangerous, wild planet known as K'Tharsis. Before Mister Sharp landed on the K’Tharsis, he was a proud owner of a hunk-a-junk private spaceship, the small freighter that he loved more than his life. His spaceship was both his home and the manifestation of freedom to Jack. In the prologue of our story this most precious thing was taken from him by force. Delivering suspicious "geologists" with military implants (ha!) and their equipment to a smugglers landing on the remote planet was quite risky, but the call of "easy money" could not be easily resisted in Jack's financial situation. Once he had fulfilled his part of the deal, the treacherous employer shot Jack in the back and dumped him from the ramp of his "Beth" like a sack of trash. Now Jack is stranded on K'Tharsis and wants “his flying baby” back. Bullets will be shot, teeth cracked and God knows what will happen, because Jack has become angrier and greedier than ever.