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Five Parsecs From Home: Planetfall

Five Parsecs From Home: Planetfall

Designed by Andy Douthwaite, Ivan Sorensen

Published by Modiphius Entertainment

Table Status Unknown

Players

1

Community Snapshot

~90 min
9.0 on BGG (5)

Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Book
The game itself is a book or uses book-based components — gamebooks, choose-your-own-adventure.
Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.
Science Fiction
Futuristic settings — space travel, alien worlds, advanced technology.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

Rated 0.0 by the community, Five Parsecs From Home: Planetfall brings co-op to 1 players in about ~90 min.

How It Plays

Cooperative Game

Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!

Line of Sight

Your units can only interact with what they can directly see on the board — positioning matters a lot.

Measurement Movement

You physically measure distances to move pieces — grab a ruler and get precise with your positioning!

Role Playing

You take on a character with unique abilities and make choices as them — step into someone else's shoes!

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.

Solo / Solitaire Game

You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.

Tech Trees / Tech Tracks

You unlock new abilities or upgrades along a branching tech tree — each path opens up different strategies.

About This Game

Prepare to embark on the grandest Five Parsecs adventure yet as you make planetfall
on a world filled with wonders, terrors, and difficult challenges. Planetfall is a solo and co-op adventure game where you take the role of a crew of colonists, scientists, and explorers from the mighty Unity of Humankind, building a colony on an alien world packed full of long-overgrown crashed starships and dangerous ancient ruins, while contending with mysterious and hostile lifeforms. You will have to direct your colony’s expansion and research as well as commanding
your characters and troops in tactical miniatures combat.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

90 min

Complexity

N/A

Rating

9.0

Year

2025

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