Lifeless Planet

An international team of astronauts embarks on a one-way journey to a distant planet reported to be Earth-like, intact and lush with life... If only they had read the title. Developed by a one-man studio helped by a modest crowdfunding campaign, this third-person adventure consists mostly of light puzzling and jumppack-assisted platforming across atmospheric scenery. Following the game's release on consoles, the PC version was patched to a Premier Edition in late July, 2015. Among other changes this free update saved the picture from stretching on wider-than-HD displays.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	cmd line	Hindrance
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	cmd line	Optimized
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	Native	Optimized

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Hor+

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 6 June, 2014

Tested Version:

Steam

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Sci-Fi

Genre:

Puzzle Adventure, Platformer

Developer:

Stage 2 Studios

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support of 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions.

For less common aspects like 15:9 (1280x768), use launch options: -screen-width 1280 -screen-height 768
(In Steam, Launch options are found in the General tab of the game's Properties. You may also add them to a shortcut, at the end of the Target field.)
Launch options supersede the launcher app's Screen resolution setting. Click 'Play!' and you're all set.

The only "FMV" in the game is actually a moving 3D object used as a loading screen, hence the Hor+ screen change.
Non-widescreen: the UI does not adapt to standard resolutions. Mobile Robotic Arm controls are cut-off in 4:3 and 5:4.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Use the launch options pertaining to your resolution:

-screen-width 2560 -screen-height 1080or
-screen-width 3440 -screen-height 1440

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Same method: use launch options -screen-width xxxx -screen-height yyyy e.g for 5760x1080: -screen-width 5760 -screen-height 1080

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Native support.