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I can't wait to fire that massive cannon in PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant

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Last updated: 20 Aug 2025 at 12:40 pm UTC

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant really rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Is it basically Dome Keeper in 3D? Well, sort-of but not quite. Either way, it looks fantastic and the latest trailer gives us a fresh glimpse into the world of firing a massive planetary defence cannon.

Working for an autocratic regime and confined to your bunker, it's your mission to manually control that huge weapon with various buttons, levers and more. It's not just you sat in front of a screen though, you can actually get up and walk around this bunker with customizations, and you'll be dealing with various moral dilemmas. There's also some secrets to the bunker to explore and discover.

Check out the fresh trailer below:

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We still don't entirely know if it will have Native Linux support. It's built with Godot and their FAQ still just mentions that Linux is a "pretty safe bet" since Godot works well. Just have to wait and see.

I'm excited by this one, what a great idea and the new footage looks awesome. Dome Keeper really sucked me in, so I expect more great things from Bippinbits. Their booth at Gamescom is also just awesome.

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tfk 4 hours ago
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Planetary Defense Cannon Commander

For those who were wondering. emoji
Dana Souly 3 hours ago
I didn't expect a total German name for a game.
Avehicle7887 2 hours ago
Lazy devs, no Linux version on GOG and updates took forever to arrive.
Eike 2 hours ago
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Lazy devs, no Linux version on GOG and updates took forever to arrive.


It looks a bit strange on Steam, too. The game link on their news has a Linux icon, the hardware requirements not (yet).
But they were very optimistic about a native Linux version in the forum.
(I guess they don't want to get the backlash about just supporting Proton being better and native ports being so bad by Linux gamers? ;| )

I'm looking forward to it!
scaine 2 hours ago
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"Lazy devs" is a tired cliche and it carries the weight of a multitude of assumptions - is the devs decisions? Publishers? Store restrictions? Third party libraries? Licensees? Is the studio about to fold? Is it a small team hit by personal tragedy or illness? Nah, they're just lazy, ammarite? emoji

Personally, I think you might be better off taking up the lack of a Linux GOG version, or the speed of the updates on GOG... with GOG.

Back on topic - I was disinterested in this game based on the first announcement, but seeing this trailer has changed my mind completed. Wishlishted and I hope there's an Inscryption-like meta to this game that takes us out of the day to day firing of a massive planetary cannon. The play on repetitiveness in the trailer hints that there will be!
R Daneel Olivaw 2 hours ago
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definitely excited for this one! Dome Keeper was so good. The later updates were pretty bad (that added character what on earth were they thinking omg) but the core game was fantastic.
> I didn't expect a total German name for a game.

Yes, the classic Spielnamenserwartungsverletzung.
Kimyrielle 31 minutes ago
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Wow, German words can get REALLY long...
Eike 8 minutes ago
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Wow, German words can get REALLY long...

I think in this case it's mainly an Aufmerksamkeitssteigerungsstrategie(*)(**).

(*) strategy to raise attention

(**) Hey, it's not yet in Google! emoji
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