Underplayed Gems

Planetbase (2015)

Planetbase cover
Developer
Madruga Works
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 10,374 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You meticulously build and manage a fragile colony in a harsh, unforgiving environment, constantly balancing survival needs against a creeping sense of impending disaster.

strategicmethodicaltension-filledresource-focusedsurvival-drivenatmosphericchallengingmanagement-based

What players say

Players are split. Many appreciate the challenge but find the game punishing and unfair, with random disasters and unhelpful colonists causing sudden colony collapses. Others call it shallow, unfinished, and abandoned by the developers.

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