Ludography
77/100
Players35 ratings
75/100
Critics1 review
More scores
Metacritic4 critic reviews
70/100
Metacritic usersuser score
57/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3.29/5
Player reviews
79% positive9,583 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Mac
Price
US$14.99

Where to get it

Planetbase cover

2015 · City-building · Indie

Planetbase

Timed Xbox exclusive

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

Released
15 October 2015
Platforms
PlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
Genres
City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategySurvival
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Age ratings
PEGI 12USK 6ACB PGGRAC ALLCLASS_IND LESRB E10+
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
9hmain story33hcompletionist

About

Planetbase is a space simulation and strategy video game developed by Madruga Works which was released on October 16, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, and January 8, 2016 for OS X. The game involves establishing a human colony on a distant planet and building an outpost to survive on the planet.

Players say

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In the game, the player leads a group of space settlers who are trying to form a base on an isolated planet. The player is given the role of base architect as well as manager. It is up to the player to guide the colonists to build a self-sufficient base in a place where they can survive and can extract water easily, grow food for living and, most importantly, have a constant supply of oxygen. The colonists can be directed to mine different kinds of metal and manufacture robots.

A total of four different planets can be colonized, each with varying conditions and an increasing difficulty level. These planets are the Desert Planet, Frozen Planet, a Barren Moon, and Storm Planet. The player must manage the flow of new colonists coming to the colony and make sure that only those with some useful skills travel to the planet. The most useful colonists are engineers, workers, and guards.

Reception

The game scored a 70 out of 100 based on reviews from four critics on Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows16 October 2015Worldwide
macOS8 January 2016Worldwide
Xbox One3 May 2017North America · Worldwide 3 May 2017
PlayStation 422 January 2018Worldwide

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