Base One

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Base One is a single player strategy game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by PixFroze and was released on May 11, 2021. It received negative reviews from players.

"Base One is a strategy game with RPG elements, where you manage a fleet of space stations seeking a new home for humanity. Assemble a crew with unique abilities, manage shared resources, and upgrade your artillery to protect your stations. Your goal is to explore wormholes, find valuable minerals, and ensure the survival of the Earth Global Union's space program."

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36%

Audience ScoreBased on 442 reviews

story34 positive mentions

stability42 negative mentions

The game has a great concept and beautiful graphics, making it visually appealing.
There is potential for deep gameplay with a complex resource management system and a large tech tree.
The developers are responsive and have released patches to address some bugs, showing commitment to improving the game.

The game is riddled with bugs, including AI pathfinding issues that cause crew members to get stuck, making it unplayable at times.
The user interface is clunky and requires excessive clicking, which detracts from the overall experience.
The campaign feels linear and overly scripted, with frequent interruptions from tutorial messages that disrupt gameplay flow.

story
214 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
81%
3%
The game's story is generally considered entertaining and intriguing, with players appreciating its premise and character interactions. However, many users report significant bugs and mission failures that hinder progression, often requiring multiple restarts and leading to frustration. While some enjoy the narrative and find the missions engaging, others criticize the lack of choice and the overly scripted nature of the gameplay, which can detract from the overall experience.
- “I think the story is great!”
- “I have been playing and I enjoy the game because of the story.”
- “Graphics are fine, story in the campaign mode is intriguing.”
- “I wish I never got this game; it has game-breaking bugs that make it impossible to do some of the missions, and you can't move on from them as everything is locked behind missions, so you can't even build the basic stuff until the mission is over as the mission only lets you interact with stuff related to the missions.”
- “This game contains game-breaking bugs preventing progression past certain parts of the story missions.”
- “Negative review mainly because in the story mode, there's a really long period of random text that you cannot advance through at the end of the campaign.”
graphics
70 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
33%
4%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their beauty and detail, with many users noting the crisp visuals and engaging atmosphere. However, some players have reported performance issues, such as lag at high settings and graphical bugs, which detract from the overall experience. While the visuals are often compared favorably to similar titles, there are concerns about the depth of gameplay and animation bugs that need addressing.
- “Base-one's graphics are crisp and detailed.”
- “The game looks very cool and attractive (environment, idea, textures, gameplay), and the graphics are very detailed, almost insane details in some spots.”
- “The graphics are stellar, the modules and build are great.”
- “It's graphically 'ok', it's not anything special but it looks half decent (it is however kinda laggy at max details on a 2080 RTX with 3.7GHz 16 core AMD with 32GB DDR4, so it has some inefficient coding for sure).”
- “First of all, this game is just a copy of Planet Base with fancier graphics; I mean it doesn't look like they have tried to hide it, the modules/rooms are the same, how these modules connect are the same, how things/furniture is placed in the modules are the same.”
- “Then came the actual game, graphically, it's very pretty and similar to Planet Base (another game I enjoy), however, that's where it stops.”
gameplay
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
72%
9%
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of potential and frustration, with players appreciating the depth of management and resource utilization, as well as the detailed graphics and mechanics. However, many report significant bugs, balance issues, and poorly explained mechanics that detract from the experience, leading to a desire for quality-of-life improvements and a more polished interface. Overall, while the game shows promise as a space colony simulator, it currently suffers from numerous gameplay flaws that hinder enjoyment.
- “Great gameplay and visuals.”
- “The graphics are great, the mechanics are pretty detailed, and there's an enormous research tree that gives you a ton of options on how to expand and improve your starbase's work/living conditions.”
- “This game plays out like a HD version of Meeple Station; you can build your station any way you like, manage your crew, deal with environmental issues, defend against external threats, with a much more varied and deeper gameplay than any space station game to date.”
- “Between bugs and poor gameplay mechanics, this game is practically unplayable, not fun at all.”
- “It is a boring game that fails to grab the attention during the tutorial or starting gameplay.”
- “Too many mechanics of the game were not detailed out as far as function and the way the game sees things.”
stability
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is plagued by significant stability issues, with numerous bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay and make it nearly unplayable. Many users describe it as unfinished and akin to an alpha version, with AI problems and mission failures due to these persistent issues. While some improvements have been noted, the overall consensus is that the game requires substantial fixes before it can be recommended.
- “Unfinished, buggy, abandonware.”
- “This game is basically an alpha; playing for a few hours nets bugs and glitches that make it unplayable.”
- “Had potential but right now it's buggy and lacking an engaging campaign mode; cannot recommend it as it is.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
49%
38%
The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with users reporting significant performance issues such as lag spikes, AI problems, and control difficulties, particularly as the game progresses. While some players have experienced temporary fixes through restarts, concerns about unoptimized coding and potential memory leaks persist. However, the frequency of updates offers some hope for future improvements.
- “My biggest issues are performance related.”
- “My biggest gripes are: AI getting stuck, seemingly unoptimized coding that causes lag spikes the larger the base gets, general AI stupidity, and terrible controls that go nuts.”
- “The performance is sometimes a little turgid, but it's a young game and the regularity of updates is heartening.”
- “I've also run into performance issues, but so far a restart of the game seems to resolve that, so it's probably a memory leak, so hopefully it will be resolved in the future.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
37%
13%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its detailed graphics, immersive music, and sound design, reflecting the developers' significant effort. Players appreciate the engaging environment that enhances gameplay elements such as base construction, resource management, and crew interactions, contributing to an overall captivating experience.
- “The atmospheric details, music, and sound are on point, and it's obvious that the developers have put a ton of thought and effort into making this.”
- “Great graphics and atmosphere.”
- “Really liking the atmosphere of the game.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music and sound design in the game are highly praised for their atmospheric quality, reflecting the developers' careful attention to detail. The relaxing soundtrack complements the gameplay, enhancing the experience, especially during tense moments when the music shifts to match the action. Overall, players find the audio elements to be enjoyable and fitting for the game's theme.
- “The atmospheric details, music, and sound are on point, and it's obvious that the developers have put a ton of thought and effort into making this.”
- “The soundtrack is pretty good and relaxing for a sit back and build your space station simulator, and when a threat approaches it subtly kicks in enough to kick things up a notch.”
- “The music is nice, and so is the overall sound ambiance.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is described as lacking compared to similar titles, with crew members failing to exhibit charm. However, some players find amusement in specific moments, such as the humorous reactions of characters when dismantling objects. Overall, the humor is inconsistent and may not resonate with all players.
- “I do find it funny when you are dismantling the pieces; they start running to get out of it, lol.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly in the product creation process and resource management, which often feels overly complicated and chaotic. Additionally, issues with AI pathfinding and game stability, such as freezing and mission restarts, exacerbate the frustration with these repetitive tasks. While these elements are not considered deal breakers by all, they significantly detract from the overall experience.
- “Creating products is tedious; why do I need to combine raw ingredients into a dongle that I’m going to add into a finalized product?”
- “The game will freeze randomly, and you have to force quit. The characters keep getting stuck due to poor AI and pathfinding, meaning you have to restart a mission. The power and resource management wiring is extremely tedious.”
- “I felt the connections section to be a bit tedious, mainly due to the chaos of the lines. It felt like I was in charge of something that needed to be done, but there was only one real way to manage it. None of this was a deal breaker for me until you add in the bugs.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game offers significant replayability, allowing players to experiment with different station components and layouts, which can lead to many hours of entertainment. However, some users suggest waiting for additional patches to enhance overall playability.
- “Guaranteed many hours of entertainment and great replay value as you experiment with various station components and how to lay them out, then use the complex connection system to make them work.”