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Planetbase

Madruga Works · 2015-10-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 22, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 03, 2017 (Xbox One), Jan 08, 2016 (Mac)

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 an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $7.49, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (80% of 10451 reviews).

108
playing now
80%
positive of 10k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
75
Nexus mods (218k downloads)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (841 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

108 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Planetbase is a space simulation and strategy video game developed by Madruga Works which was released on October 16, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, and January 8, 2016 for OS X. The game involves establishing a human colony on a distant planet and building an outpost to survive on the planet.

Trailer

Planetbase trailer thumbnail

Planetbase Official Trailer

≈142,652 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 108 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 291 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,340 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 261k–627k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,451 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2025-06-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 74 of 117 observed days · $11.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14114120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

262842026-09-14 20:00 — 212 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 95 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 140 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 194 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 146 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 131 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 174 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 133 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 104 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 196 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 125 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 93 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 139 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 137 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 118 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 207 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 150 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 103 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 136 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 193 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 139 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 158 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 240 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 108 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k4Sep 2015Aug 2026Sep 2015 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2016 — avg 506 · peak 1,557May 2016 — avg 400 · peak 764Sep 2016 — avg 414 · peak 1,049Jan 2017 — avg 562 · peak 2,165May 2017 — avg 292 · peak 528Sep 2017 — avg 388 · peak 984Jan 2018 — avg 307 · peak 703May 2018 — avg 211 · peak 428Sep 2018 — avg 218 · peak 443Jan 2019 — avg 202 · peak 385May 2019 — avg 181 · peak 347Sep 2019 — avg 170 · peak 318Jan 2020 — avg 214 · peak 430May 2020 — avg 311 · peak 646Sep 2020 — avg 228 · peak 460Jan 2021 — avg 229 · peak 413May 2021 — avg 200 · peak 369Sep 2021 — avg 186 · peak 337Jan 2022 — avg 200 · peak 387May 2022 — avg 181 · peak 324Sep 2022 — avg 184 · peak 332Jan 2023 — avg 186 · peak 324May 2023 — avg 157 · peak 296Sep 2023 — avg 149 · peak 251Jan 2024 — avg 170 · peak 332May 2024 — avg 150 · peak 260Sep 2024 — avg 195 · peak 474Jan 2025 — avg 158 · peak 305May 2025 — avg 168 · peak 329Sep 2025 — avg 160 · peak 292Jan 2026 — avg 175 · peak 346May 2026 — avg 155 · peak 285Aug 2026 — avg 153 · peak 296
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.242015-10-162026-10-142015-10-16 — best price $16.992016-04-04 — best price $19.992016-09-29 — best price $13.392017-04-03 — best price $12.992017-09-18 — best price $19.992018-05-07 — best price $14.992018-11-12 — best price $14.992019-03-28 — best price $19.992019-08-08 — best price $10.492019-12-01 — best price $9.742020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-07-20 — best price $8.992020-11-27 — best price $8.992021-04-05 — best price $14.992021-08-20 — best price $8.992021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-04-18 — best price $14.992022-09-12 — best price $14.992022-12-23 — best price $7.492023-04-27 — best price $7.492023-07-26 — best price $14.992023-11-20 — best price $14.992024-01-25 — best price $7.492024-04-11 — best price $7.492024-06-24 — best price $14.992024-09-09 — best price $7.492024-11-26 — best price $7.492025-02-21 — best price $14.992025-05-05 — best price $7.492025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-09-25 — best price $7.492025-11-24 — best price $7.492026-02-09 — best price $14.992026-04-17 — best price $7.492026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $7.492026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $7.492026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2432026-05-29 — 22 pageviews2026-06-02 — 13 pageviews2026-06-06 — 13 pageviews2026-06-10 — 14 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 8 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-26 — 15 pageviews2026-06-30 — 11 pageviews2026-07-04 — 15 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-12 — 4 pageviews2026-07-16 — 8 pageviews2026-07-20 — 12 pageviews2026-07-24 — 19 pageviews2026-07-28 — 22 pageviews2026-08-01 — 5 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 8 pageviews2026-08-17 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 9 pageviews2026-08-29 — 11 pageviews2026-09-02 — 13 pageviews2026-09-06 — 13 pageviews2026-09-10 — 10 pageviews2026-09-14 — 15 pageviews2026-09-18 — 16 pageviews2026-09-22 — 7 pageviews2026-09-26 — 6 pageviews2026-09-30 — 10 pageviews2026-10-04 — 10 pageviews2026-10-07 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
98.4%
earned "Desert Landing"
19.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,9952%30
Xbox One (Xbox)9152%30
PS4 (PlayStation)8665%31

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieSpaceSci-fiSandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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