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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.

Planetbase is a colony sim, city builder and base-building game developed and published by Madruga Works.
Released on October 15th 2015 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French and German.

It has received 9,852 reviews of which 7,859 were positive and 1,993 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 3.69€ on Steam with a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Planetbase into these genres:

Colony Sim City Builder Base-Building Space Strategy Survival Simulation Sci-fi Resource Management Singleplayer Building Management Indie Sandbox Open World Space Sim Crafting RTS Atmospheric Adventure

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.8
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB VRAM
Storage: 650 MB available space

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April 2025

"Mixed Reviews" ? Nah, this is a nice game, but it is a niche. It is a well thought out simulation of the colonization of a different Planet. Do not expect infinite repalayability. But you get a few sessions of strategic gameplay, Unmatched by other games. I enjoyed it.

March 2025

Fun game, a little easy after you get the hang of each planet, Happy they are making PB2 more in depth mechanics, can't wait. WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb. 2025

Used to play this a lot years ago and wanted to give it another go now. It's a fun and chill game (until your colonists start doing something mysteriously dumb and cause your whole colony to die, then it's less chill), I like it and would recommend

Jan. 2025

i started playing this game because my dad absolutely adores it (he has like 650h in it already). i really like it so far! it is hard but after a while, you can get the hang of things. it doesn't really become boring, just sometimes there are parts where you have to wait a bit for colonist to actually do stuff (for example, the things you had set as a priority). i do not mind that at all though; actually, i really like i have to wait sometimes because it gives me time to slow down a bit and think about my next steps. i can honestly recommend the game! not only because of my dad but because i really love it as well!

June 2024

Planetbase has become one of my favorite non-complex city/colony building games. I was shocked when this game received an update earlier this year as it felt as though Madruga had moved on to their other projects. However, they completely rebuilt this game in a new engine with seemingly no issues on the player's end! I'm hoping a Planetbase 2 or DLC with expanded resources and buildings, as well as some of the mechanics improvements that were put into Dawn of Man, is in the works. However, Planetbase still holds its own nearly 10 years later & I wholeheartedly recommend it!

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Planetbase is currently priced at 3.69€ on Steam.

Planetbase is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 3.69€ on Steam.

Planetbase received 7,859 positive votes out of a total of 9,852 achieving a rating of 7.79.

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Planetbase was developed and published by Madruga Works.

Planetbase is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Planetbase is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Planetbase is not playable on Linux.

Planetbase is a single-player game.

Planetbase does not currently offer any DLC.

Planetbase is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Planetbase does not support Steam Remote Play.

Planetbase is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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