Indie · October 15, 2015

Planetbase (2015)

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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. Features: Four different planets with different conditions and increasing difficulty. Harness solar and wind energy (if available) in order to power the base's structures. Grow hydroponic Vegetables and synthesize Vitromeat to feed your population. Mine and produce raw resources, process them, manufacture goods, and establish a production chain. Carefully manage the colonist immigration flow to ensure you have the people with the right skills. Survive disasters like meteors , sandstorms or solar flares and defend your base from intruders . Mechanize your base by creating your own bots that will help with the more arduous tasks. Grow your colony from a few initial pioneers to a vibrant planetbase with hundreds of colonists .

Indie releases from 2015

32 Indie titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Colony Sim · 486
  • City Builder · 471
  • Base-Building · 434
  • Space · 415
  • Strategy · 376
  • Survival · 367
  • Simulation · 228
  • Sci-fi · 209
  • Resource Management · 207
  • Singleplayer · 186
  • Building · 183
  • Management · 182
  • Indie · 144
  • Sandbox · 123
  • Open World · 115

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.9k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Indie
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 81%
Metacritic70/100Genre average 77 — top 89% of Indie titles
Concurrent peak193 playersTop 23% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours23 h averageTop 25% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 9.9k reviews

7.9k positive · 2.0k negative

Metacritic

70/100 critic aggregate

Curator recommendations

9.3k

Peak concurrent players

193

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

23h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

12h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 15, 2015
DeveloperMadruga Works
Base price$7.49 -50%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • Spanish - Spain
  • French
  • German

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Planetbase