

My first colony died in mere minutes, as I forgot that they, you know, have to breathe.


It's hard not to compare this game to Cities: Skylines, considering they share a launch window and similar gameplay mechanics, but it should be known that Planetbase edges a little more into the strategy column, rather than management. The controls in particular are well crafted for gamepads, and you won't find yourself frustrated once you complete its informative tutorial. Planetbase's UI, menus, visuals, and audio won't win any awards, but they all get the job done. I played for several hours in a single session, never enduring a crash or freeze. There are times when frame rates clearly suffer, but it's never game-breaking. Still, even as your colony grows to gargantuan sizes, complete with hundreds of individual colonists, Planetbase's engine does a good job of handling the load.
