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Planetbase
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Planetbase is a fantastic change of pace if you're looking for something that hits that management itch without requiring a PhD in logistics. Since I’ve moved to playing exclusively on the Steam Deck, I’ve been looking for games that offer that "just one more building" feeling…”
— a player, Steam review · 165 hrs played“Maybe it's not the most complex colony builder, it's rather simple but I like that for what it is. For its age it still holds up really well in my opinion. Also, it's easy to get into, but the later planets or challenges are quite a bit harder! I'm a fan of colony builders, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played“They took the PAUSE feature away and it sucks enough to not play it anymore.”
— a player, Steam review · 242 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Planetbase 2 - Dev Update 08
Hello Everyone! Welcome to dev update 08! (see previous updates 01 , 02 , 03 , 04 , 05 , 06 , 07 ) In this update we are focusing on Vehicle, Bot and Advanced Manufacturing . Bots The Carrier , Constr
Planetbase 2 - Dev Update 07
Hello Everyone!Welcome to dev update 07! (see previous updates 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)We are ramping up production to finish all 3D art, we hope to do this before the end of the summer, which will giv
Planetbase 2 - Rocket Fuel Dev Update
Hello Everyone!Welcome to the Rocket Fuel and Landing Pad dev update (see previous updates 01, 02, 03, 04, 05)We are now getting to the exciting point in the development where we are adding the most i
Planetbase 2 - Dev Update 05
Hello Everyone,Welcome to a new Planetbase 2 dev update (see previous updates 01, 02, 03, 04)A ton of new features this time around, development is progressing at a good speed, the first few hours of
Planetbase 2 - Dev Update 04
Hello Everyone,Welcome to our 4th Planetbase 2 dev update! (see previous updates 01, 02 and 03)We've spent a lot of last year implementing systems and infrastructure for the game (we are coding it fro
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Space · Strategy · Survival · Simulation · Sci-fi · Resource Management · Singleplayer · Building · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, French, German |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://planetbase.madrugaworks.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB VRAM (Shader Model 3) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 650 MB available space