Petit Planet Multiplayer Features Up To Eight Players, Football, & Board Games

The lead designer of Petit Planet has detailed some of the multiplayer features available in the title, which include playable board games and sports.

Launching December 4 on PC and mobile, with a Nintendo Switch 2 launch coming next year, Petit Planet is a free-to-play life-sim title that, naturally, has multiplayer core to its heart.

Details on the full logistics have not been widely available, however, but, speaking to assembled media in Seoul, including Prima Games, lead game designer Murphy explained some of the systems that are present.

“A player can invite seven other players, for eight players total. Other settings, like in the Galactic Bazaar, the limit will be larger,” she explained.

“We already have some gameplay mechanics, like playing football, board games, and card games, on a player’s planet.

“In the future, we may introduce more gameplay to the multiplayer experience, as we think the social experience is important to gameplay.”

During a preview session, I was able to get some experience with the multiplayer settings, which included allowing access for a player visiting my planet to gather resources and harvest crops. However, it was explained that there would be a limit to how much can be taken.

This ensures there won’t be a scenario where your hard work is undone by a player, and protects players from griefing, and the setting is not enabled by default, so any new visitors will be limited with the interactions that are available.

I also used the session to create a game of hide-and-seek with my fellow journalist, which showed just how the system can be adapted for customizable experiences using your imagination alongside in-game aspects.