Detours and Disasters: Planet of the Eyes 1000G

The latest stop in the Gamerscore Saga is Planet of the Eyes, a short atmospheric platformer that flips the script on traditional progression. While many games reward you for surviving, this one often hands out its 1000G for finding creative ways to fail or taking pointless detours.
The utility here is high: you can gut this entire achievement list in under two hours. From the very start, the game signals its intent—walking left away from the objective rewards you with an achievement for simply finding a hard stop. This pattern continues throughout the journey. You are rewarded for jumping into lava, walking into laser beams, and diving to the bottom of pools. It turns mechanical errors into tactical progress.
Beyond the “death” achievements, there are simple interactions that are easily missed but take seconds to execute. Pressing a button to make your robot dance or finding a “secret pipe” that looks like background decoration are the types of hidden tasks that pad the score. The narrator provides a decent sci-fi backdrop to the wandering, but the real draw is the efficiency of the list.
If you miss any of these odd interactions on your first run, the chapter select system is robust enough to let you mop up the remains without starting over. It’s a low-stress, high-yield completion that acts as a perfect pallet cleanser between larger grinds.

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Metacritic
Planet of the Eyes is an atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformer where players take control of a service robot stranded on a mysterious, retro-inspired alien world after a catastrophic crash landing. Developed by Cococucumber, the game blends physics-based challenges and environmental storytelling as you navigate through handcrafted, colorful landscapes while listening to voiced audio logs left behind by another survivor. The narrative is a poignant exploration of isolation and survival, set against a haunting musical score and a distinct visual style that utilizes smooth vectors and a rich palette to bring its dangerous world to life. With a focus on trial-and-error gameplay and uniquely deconstructive robot deaths, the experience offers a concise but memorable journey that rewards experimentation and curiosity as you uncover the secrets buried beneath the planet's surface.
Release Date: 24 Aug 2015
Developed by: Cococucumber
Published by: Cococucumber
Genre: Indie , Platformer