Planetbase

Planetbase: Strategy Simulation Game

Establish a space colony on a remote planet, manage resources, and ensure the survival of your colonists in Planetbase, a strategy simulation video game.

What is Planetbase?

Planetbase is a strategy simulation video game developed by the Spanish indie studio Madruga Works and published in 2015 by Good Shepherd Entertainment. In Planetbase, the player's goal is to establish and grow a space colony on a remote planet.

Gameplay focuses on base building and resource management. As the colony director, the player must provide improvised shelters, oxygen, power, food and water to the colonists while dealing with disasters like meteors, sandstorms, and cold waves. Over time, the player must construct a network of buildings including biodomes for growing food, factories for industry, laboratories for research, mines for raw minerals, and defenses for security.

The game has three planet types with different levels of habitability and challenges - a lush Class M planet, a deserted Class K planet, and a freezing Class G planet. The player must balance labor needs and colonist happiness by managing work shifts, living space, amenities, and more. Researching new technologies can uncover renewable energy, robots, and hydroponic farms to support a bigger colony.

With its emphasis on survival, resource management, and building a sustainable extraterrestrial settlement, Planetbase offers engaging gameplay and real strategy challenges. Critics praised its replay value and compelling setting while noting the presence of some repetitive tasks needed to grow the colony.

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