Planetfall Tactics

Planetfall Tactics

Planets build fleets. Fleets fight. Command the galaxy.

<-FULLSCREEN RECOMMENDED->

Planetfall Tactics is a fast, planet-hopping space strategy game where every world you capture becomes a factory, every lane becomes a frontline, and every send can swing the war. Build a reliable production core, set rally points, then punch through chokepoints with one clean, coordinated wave.

Pick a faction, select a galaxy, and start carving a route to victory—whether you’re wiping out rival factions or racing to hold a single objective planet long enough to claim the sector.

Highlights

• Instant-to-read strategy: capture planets, grow your fleet automatically, and outmaneuver opponents along connected lanes.

• Tactical fleet command: lasso-select ships, split groups, grow selections, and chain sends without constant micromanagement.

• Planet tiers & escalation: planets ramp into heavier production over time—hold long enough and Titans begin to appear.

• Two mission modes with different win conditions (see below).

• Procedural galaxies: generate new maps with selectable sizes and coordinates/seed-style setup.

• Adjustable challenge: choose 1–3 enemy factions.

• Faction variety + Custom Factions Wizard: craft your own identity (name/color/sprites/cursors) and build from a base ability template.

• Support items: five support items to help you take on tough situations (Missile Strike, EMP, Planet Shield, Stasis Field, and Warp Field).

• Speed controls: play at 1× / 2× / 3× simulation speed

Modes

Conquest

Win by eliminating all enemy factions. Capture planets to expand production and crush your rivals—neutral planets can be ignored if you can finish the job.

Capture & Hold

One planet becomes the Target. Capture it and hold it for 5:00 to win—if the owner changes, the hold progress resets. (Expect intense late-game spikes.)

Factions

• Terran – faster travel between planets you own

• Varkax – faster ship production

• Aureus – stronger defense when ships cluster together

• Dredge – salvage/scrap bonus (get extra ships from destruction)

• Custom Faction – import your own sprites, give it a name, add a color, and select a special (custom factions are saved to the browser for easy use. custom factions can also be chosen as your opponents)
  

Controls

Mouse

• Left Drag — lasso ships

• Left Click (on planet) — send selected ships / set rally destination

• Mouse Wheel — zoom in/out

• Middle Drag — pan camera

• Right Click (on planets) — set rally

• Right Drag — lasso planets to rally

• Left Double-Click — focus on planet

Keyboard

• A — select all owned ships

• G — grow selection (nearby)

• S — split selection

• D — deselect all but one ship

• F — fit galaxy to screen

• R — reset to mission parameters menu

• P — pause / un-pause

• 1 / 2 / 3 — set simulation speed