Planet's Edge

Planet's Edge
DeveloperNew World Computing
PublisherNew World Computing
DirectorsEric Hyman
Jon Van Caneghem
DesignersNeal Hallford
Eric Hyman
Kenneth L. Mayfield
Jon Van Caneghem
ProgrammersEric Hyman
Todd Hendrix
ArtistsKenneth L. Mayfield
Jonathan P. Gwyn
Louis Johnson
WriterNeal Hallford
ComposersGeorge Sanger
Howard Fredrics
Tim Tully
Rob Wallace
Greg Alper
Paul Potyen
Neal Hallford
Paul Lehrman
PlatformsMS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98
Release1992
GenreRole-playing video game
ModeSingle-player

Planet's Edge is a 1992 space science fiction role-playing video game developed by New World Computing with Eric Hyman as the lead designer. The game's plot centers on investigating the sudden disappearance of planet Earth, by venturing out into the universe from a Moon base. There are two main play modes: real-time exploration and combat using various spacecraft, and turn-based exploration, problem solving, and combat on the surface of dozens of planets. The game features a variety of objects, weapons, and missions, though it lacks any detailed experience or stats system for the four characters the player controls.