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Base One cover art

Base One

PixFroze · Blowfish Studios · 2021-05-11

SteamGOG

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 11, 2021 (Mac)

Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!

0
playing now
37%
positive of 478 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Overcome a range of trials in a story-driven campaign set against a backdrop of socio-political drama where special interests and the powerful stand much to gain from the final frontier. Balance each station’s needs while researching and unlocking new technology that will ensure the long-term success and viability of human presence in the region. Outfit stations with solar panels, docking bays, life support systems, and more. Master devices such as probe launchers to gather items out in the vacuum of space -- and keep the crew’s morale up with critical creature comforts like sofas and the eve(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 44% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.6k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 478 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$4.10-84%
GOG$24.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 98 of 139 observed days · $22.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.122021-05-112026-08-302021-05-11 — best price $19.992022-01-31 — best price $24.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-09-20 — best price $22.392022-12-01 — best price $19.992023-01-19 — best price $24.992023-03-01 — best price $17.322023-04-28 — best price $4.992023-07-01 — best price $19.672023-08-01 — best price $24.992023-09-13 — best price $22.392023-11-01 — best price $6.242023-12-19 — best price $7.492024-02-12 — best price $2.492024-03-23 — best price $24.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-08-12 — best price $3.752024-09-26 — best price $19.672024-11-18 — best price $3.752025-01-20 — best price $4.242025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-05-17 — best price $24.992025-07-22 — best price $24.992025-09-22 — best price $24.992025-11-03 — best price $2.492025-12-11 — best price $4.122026-01-30 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $2.772026-04-10 — best price $2.772026-05-16 — best price $3.752026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-08-03 — best price $4.242026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1631%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DBuildingCraftingMilitaryStrategyDiplomacyIsometricRealisticSpace SimFuturistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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