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Planet Families 2 on Windows Pc

Developed By: Space Science Institute

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 41 votes

Last Updated: April 20, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 2.1
Size 27.5 MB
Release Date August 31, 20
Category Simulation Games

Game Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (1)]

What's New:
- Increased touch radius for dragging planets- Added proper credits [see more]

Description from Developer:
Drag and drop planets and stars to make your own solar system. The physics engine will calculate how gravity between all of the asteroids, planets, and stars affect one another whi... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download Planet Families 2 and play on Windows PC. Planet Families 2 is free Simulation game, developed by Space Science Institute. Latest version of Planet Families 2 is 2.1, was released on 2020-08-31 (updated on 2024-04-20). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Planet Families 2 is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 41 users, 3 users had rated it 5*, 26 users had rated it 1*.

How to play Planet Families 2 on Windows?

Instruction on how to play Planet Families 2 on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Planet Families 2 on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play Planet Families 2 using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Planet Families 2" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play Planet Families 2 on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Planet Families 2" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.1.

Download Planet Families 2 2.1 on Windows PC – 27.5 MB

Drag and drop planets and stars to make your own solar system. The physics engine will calculate how gravity between all of the asteroids, planets, and stars affect one another while they move through space.

Can you make a stable solar system? How about a stable solar system with a binary star?

Planet Families works on both phone and tablet devices.

Funding

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. ESI-0125762, DRL-1010844, and DRL-1421427. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under award No. NNX16AE30A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Increased touch radius for dragging planets
- Added proper credits
Allows applications to open network sockets.