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Planetbase

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3.7/5

( 58 Reviews )

3.7

58 Reviews

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Planetbase
Description
Planetbase is a strategy game where you guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. In the game you play the role of the base architect and manager, telling your colonists where to build the structures they will need to survive. You will have to ensure that t...
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Sci-fi
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Science, show 11 more... Management, Open World, Sandbox, Survival, Resource Management, Space, Building, Crafting, Base Building, City builder, RTS
Critics reviews
44 %
Recommend
TrueAchievements
4/5 stars
TechRaptor
7.5/10
User reviews

3.7/5

( 58 Reviews )

3.7

58 Reviews

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Product details
2015, Madruga Works, ...
System requirements
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 2 GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB VRAM (Shader Model 3), Version 9.0c, 6...
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
18.5 h Main + Sides
33 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Planetbase is a strategy game where you guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet.

In the game you play the role of the base architect and manager, telling your colonists where to build the structures they will need to survive. You will have to ensure that they have a constant supply of oxygen, food and water to stay alive.

You will get them to collect energy, extract water, mine metal, grow food, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient base in a harsh environment, where you are always one step away from total failure.

Even if the game is not intended to be a simulator, all the mechanics are plausible, and based on what the expected challenges of establishing a colony in an new planet would be.
  • Four different planets with different conditions and increasing difficulty.
  • Mine and produce raw resources, process them, manufacture goods, and establish a production chain.
  • Grow your colony from a few initial pioneers to a vibrant planetbase with hundreds of colonists.
  • Mechanize your base by creating your own bots that will help with the more arduous tasks.
  • Survive disasters like meteors, sandstorms or solar flares and defend your base from intruders.

Planetbase © Madruga Works Limited. All Rights Reserved.

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soundtrack (MP3) wallpaper
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
18.5 h Main + Sides
33 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Sci-fi
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Science, show 11 more... Management, Open World, Sandbox, Survival, Resource Management, Space, Building, Crafting, Base Building, City builder, RTS
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.9+)
Release date:
{{'2015-10-16T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Madruga Works / Madruga Works
Size:
384 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
Critics reviews
75
Top Critic Average
44 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
TrueAchievementsby Megan Walton
4/5 stars
Planetbase is a nice change of pace from the usual building simulators as the space environment brings up new challenges.
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TechRaptorby Robert N. Adams
7.5/10
Planetbase has a handful of minor flaws, but the overall presentation is excellent despite these tiny problems. A fun game for people who like building and managing communities.
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User reviews

Posted on: January 14, 2017

artekaos

Verified owner

Games: 77 Reviews: 1

Epic and realistic simulation

First at all, this it's not a easy game. As it would be, actually colonize a planet... The variables are many and the game engine makes on the whole, a really exciting experience. One thing that really surprised me, were the environmental conditions (not only for what concerns sandstorms or icestorms), especially as the complex orbits and their periods of light and dark. Absolutely incredible and realistic graphics, but the game is so much more. You start the construction of the colony with what you have available; the materials necessary for the construction of various buildings and resources needed to sustain the astronauts are at the heart of the game. When you manage to find a balance between resources produced on the planet (or moon) and those required for the sustenance, you can really create huge structures with hundreds of sims. Diseases, radiation, assaults, oxygen and water production, are an integral part of the game, making it one of the best games I've got to try.

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Posted on: February 22, 2017

ThorChild

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 12

Nice little colony management sim.

Decent graphics and a hard challenge. It feels like it uses the difficulty to hide the fairly small pool of base upgrades and buildings, this is very much a polished indie game, and that lack of depth to the games features is in part made up for by the very solid (if slightly basic) gameplay and those very nice visuals. The base game (as of the 1.2.1 latest G.O.G version) would be a solid 3.5 stars out of five. For the price you get a tough game to beat and you will sink many happy hours into doing so. I gave the game a 4 out of 5 for this review because i have recently discovered mods for the game, that while not extensive, offer a couple of gameplay improvements. The developers have pretty much finished the game, so do not expect any more rolling free updates, although there may be further DLC in the future, we shall see.

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Posted on: August 22, 2024

MunkeyUK

Verified owner

Games: 223 Reviews: 2

Nice little game

Brilliant game, been playing it for years, it dose need some updates that add new things etc.

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Posted on: September 23, 2024

Prf4Gog33945

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Games: 20 Reviews: 1

Planetbase review

wish it included teraforming

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Posted on: September 23, 2018

wonderboygamers

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

A very good first game

Love the survival aspect of the game. Very polish as we can watch the colonist do there work and see they lives. Something very special about this game : As the base evolve and their quality of life change, we can live the effect of the evolution of their base on their routine. Could have more entertainment then just a bar! Can't wait for a new edition of planet base 2

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