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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “engaging and satisfying base management” (73 of 104 reviews) and “well-balanced challenging gameplay” (23); the most common complaint is “colonist AI and pathfinding failures” (29). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I love this game! I can't wait to play version 2!”
23 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“You can just say you are bad, No need to downvote the game. it is not easy. not for everyone, but it has extreme replayability. But if you suck then its prob no fun, go play roblox or minecraft”
“This is fun and challenging.”
“The AI is j̵u̵s̵t̵ still... atrocious, however... I w̵a̵n̵t̵ ̵t̵o̵ love this game. I enjoy the parts that work. I LOVE the concept. I enjoy the challenge. W̵h̵a̵t̵ ̵I̵ ̵d̵e̵s̵p̵i̵s̵e̵ ̵i̵s̵ ̵a̵m̵p̵l̵e̵ ̵s̵t̵a̵r̵c̵h̵…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Quite simplistic, but it's their first game - it's a nice indie with a simple game loop, challenging at times, easy after a while. You'll burn quite a few hours on this, and you'll enjoy it.”
“It would be a good idea to add color/skin options that you can use to personalize your base. Would make spending weeks on a single base more interesting.”
“This is one of my favorite logistics space games I come back to every once in a while. It's not super deep, but it's not shallow enough that you can't spend a few days playing a scenario and have fun. It definitely…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“You can just say you are bad, No need to downvote the game. it is not easy. not for everyone, but it has extreme replayability. But if you suck then its prob no fun, go play roblox or minecraft”
“This is one of my favorite logistics space games I come back to every once in a while. It's not super deep, but it's not shallow enough that you can't spend a few days playing a scenario and have fun. It definitely…”
“so addictive”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Challenging and great graphics. Can't wait for next version”
“I had so much fun! The visuals, the logistics, they are all very carefully thought through. Loved it”
29 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“No ability to control colonists is my biggest complaint. They will just stand in one spot and die of starvation, low oxygen or water rather than pick up a box of food or build an O2 generator or a freaking water…”
“Buggy as hell and has really bad support for large bases even though it has an achievement for a population of 300. I have built and achieved a base of 300 for one of the planets however when I attempted it on a…”
“I want to like it but man is the AI a case study of what no selfpreservation on a species wide level would look like, job prioritizing is a joke at best, "safe" passages are a suggestion as it appears your "braindead"…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Buggy as hell and has really bad support for large bases even though it has an achievement for a population of 300. I have built and achieved a base of 300 for one of the planets however when I attempted it on a…”
“I want to like it but man is the AI a case study of what no selfpreservation on a species wide level would look like, job prioritizing is a joke at best, "safe" passages are a suggestion as it appears your "braindead"…”
“It was an enjoyable game for the most part. But still buggy, notably medics choosing to be idle over making medical supplies. Just wait for PlanetBase 2 at this point, dont buy this one.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to like it but man is the AI a case study of what no selfpreservation on a species wide level would look like, job prioritizing is a joke at best, "safe" passages are a suggestion as it appears your "braindead"…”
“no ability to control anything in the game. the workers are beyond stupid and usually do the the least important task first. camera controls are dog water and there are like 5 options total in the settings screen. don't…”
“Great game, the decision making process and growth are very well balanced. There are some clunky things like sometimes placing buildings isn't the best but regardless it's a lot of fun. Also if you know what you're…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a great gameplay. The Game could be so much more than it is, just by addind a few additional features. * More missions * a random Generator * A scenario Editor If you want a limited amount of gametime,…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, the decision making process and growth are very well balanced. There are some clunky things like sometimes placing buildings isn't the best but regardless it's a lot of fun. Also if you know what you're…”
“Ai is just plain to stupid, it makes sense to have some challenge in balancing your base but it goes way past reasonable and breaks the immersion of the game. if you wanted a game to play and build this is not that,…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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