Planetbase for Xbox One is close to being Cities: Skylines in space ... but it's not quite there. Here's why.
The other day I found myself awake at 8 am, having not slept at all the previous night. The reason? Planetbase, a management sim with an astronomical spin.
In Planetbase, your task is to set up a viable colony on various, harsh exoplanet landscapes. There are four planets to choose from, each with their own unique hazards. The starter planet, for example, suffers from periodic sandstorms and random asteroid crashes, which can quickly reduce entire groups of colonists to asphyxiated mush in the vacuum of space.
PlanetBase is an ID@Xbox game, and it represents good value for your money, but it lacks the depth of similar games. It won't be long until you find yourself doing the same tasks over and over, with little to change up the flow of the game.
Still, until that sense of repetition settles in, Planetbase is a viciously addictive management sim that puts a sci-fi spin on the classic city-building formula.
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