20 Things You Didn't Know About Interstellar

4. It Released Alongside A Tie-In Game

black hole Interstellar
Warner Bros. Pictures

Those days where we'd get a rushed, painfully-mediocre tie-in game with every major movie release are long gone, but these kinds of games haven't vanished altogether.

While it didn't follow the story of the film (in fact, it didn't have a story full-stop), there was an Interstellar game that launched on mobile/online platforms just before the movie hit cinemas.

The game let players create their own solar systems, allowing them to customise each individual planet's surface type, size, position, and orbit. You could even share your solar system with friends - and they could explore yours in return!

It's hardly No Man's Sky, but it was a pretty fun distraction for 20 minutes or so.

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