PlanetBase: Introduction

Load Screen

The game, PlanetBase, is a strategy game in which your goal is to guide a group of human settlers through the process of building a community on a remote planet. Your role in the game is base manager and main architect. You will tell the other settlers where to build each building. You will need to make sure basic survival necessities are accessible such as oxygen, food and water. You will collect energy, extract water, mine ores, grow food, etc. From the video in depth video I watched on the beginning of the game (Link at the end) I learnt that you can choose from 3 difficulties at the start.

3 planet options

The dessert planet is for learning the basics of the game. Once you get your feet wet and learn the ropes of the game, frozen planet is more challenging and if you want to go hard core, play on the gas giant moon. After you choose, you will enter the game. In the top right hand corner is where most of the controls are including building factories, energy collectors, water extractors and mine shafts. On the top right is your resource count. Along with these controls, there are also individual controls for each building and person in the game, for specific tweaking. 

Example Settlement
Along with different types of planets and buildings, there are also different types of people and robots. Each person or bot tends to a specific part of the colony. There are workers, biologists, engineer, medics, and guards. There are also different robots such as construction bots and carrier bots. Once I play the game I will have more info on the specifics of it. My overall impressions are very good after watching the trailer, a walk through, and reading through the website. I can't wait to play the game!!!

Links:

Trailer, Walk Through, PlanetBase Website