Planetbase is a Simulation, Strategy game from Madruga Works with a 77% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Madruga Works
- Release year
- 2015
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $7.49
- Review signal
- 77% positive
Screenshots
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
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 650 MB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB VRAM Storage: 650 MB available space
- Recommended
- OS: Mac OS X 10.11 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA card Storage: 650 MB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Planetbase is worth a closer look if you want colony sim, base building, nautical, and management.
Best for players who want nautical, emotional story, strong atmosphere, and colony sim.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
colony-sim
Play styleThe game is about keeping a group, base, or settlement working.
base-building
Play styleBuilding a base, settlement, or colony is part of the loop.
nautical
SettingWater, boats, fishing, or sea travel are important to the feel.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
automation
Play styleThe fun is in making systems run by themselves.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
Steam review snapshots
⭐ 9/10 – I Built a Colony and Everyone Immediately Forgot How Doors Work ⭐ Planetbase is a calm, thoughtful colony builder…It’s space management at its finest.If you enjoy colony sims where success is measured in “how long did nobody die today?”, Planetbase is absolutely worth your time.You land on a hostile planet with nothing, build a thriving space colony, and then spend the rest of the game micromanaging…Why it fits
Good fit if you want a weird, single-player colony sim with base building and management. It focuses on keeping a colony or settlement running, with base building, management, automation, and strong atmosphere.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness or want a cleaner-feeling experience.