Base One
Base One is a space station simulator with survival and RPG mechanics. Step into the role of intrepid explorers seeking to build new homes across the far reaches of the cosmos. Establish new colonies by…
Base One is a simulator, released 11 May 2021 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at IndieGala.
What Base One is
Base One was released in 2021. It was published by Blowfish Studios. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 ever-useful toilet-shower.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Base One holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 34% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at IndieGala, 80% below its usual price. Across the 5 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $7.50 — a spread of $2.51 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Base One launched on 11 May 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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