Base One

36%
Game Brain Score Based on 221 reviews
  • story
  • graphics
  • gameplay
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"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 221 reviews
story17 positive mentions
stability21 negative mentions
  • The game has a great concept and beautiful graphics, providing an engaging atmosphere for players.
  • The tutorial is smooth and helps players learn the mechanics gradually, making it accessible for newcomers.
  • The game offers a unique blend of base building and resource management, with a variety of modules and crew management options.
  • The game is riddled with bugs, including AI pathfinding issues where crew members get stuck, making it frustrating and sometimes unplayable.
  • There are significant UI and control issues, such as the need for excessive clicking and poor menu navigation, which detracts from the overall experience.
  • The pacing is slow due to frequent interruptions from communication pop-ups, which disrupt gameplay and make it feel tedious.
  • story107 mentions

    The game's story is generally considered entertaining and intriguing, with players appreciating its premise and character interactions. However, many users express frustration with numerous game-breaking bugs and mission design issues that hinder progression, often requiring multiple restarts and leading to a disjointed experience. While some players enjoy the narrative and gameplay, the overall execution suffers from technical problems and restrictive mission structures that limit player agency.

    • “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.”
    • “The game is good, but as it is now, it is so buggy that the main difficulty is getting the missions done before your crew starts bugging out.”
    • “The main mission is called 'solution program,' which is the term the Nazis used for the holocaust.”
  • graphics35 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received generally positive feedback, with many users praising the beautiful, detailed visuals and polished animations. However, some players noted issues such as lag, graphical bugs, and a lack of depth in gameplay mechanics, suggesting that while the graphics are impressive, they may not fully compensate for other shortcomings in the game. Overall, the visuals are considered a strong point, contributing to an attractive and immersive experience.

    • “The graphics are stellar, the modules and build are great.”
    • “The game looks very cool and attractive, and the graphics are very detailed, almost insane details in some spots.”
    • “Great graphics and atmosphere.”
    • “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, and how things/furniture are 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.”
  • gameplay32 mentions

    The gameplay of the game is visually appealing and offers a variety of mechanics, including management and resource utilization, but is marred by numerous bugs and balance issues that detract from the overall experience. While the depth of the mechanics and the expansive research tree show potential, many players find the tutorial slow and the controls frustrating, leading to a desire for significant quality-of-life improvements. Overall, the game has promise but requires further refinement to fully engage players.

    • “The gameplay experience can be improved in some ways, but the game is at the beginning and has plenty of room for improvements.”
    • “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.”
    • “It is a boring game that fails to grab the attention during the tutorial or starting gameplay.”
    • “Between bugs and poor gameplay mechanics, this game is practically unplayable, not fun at all.”
    • “This game needs a lot of quality of life fixes, especially the UI and controls. This control has made this game from nice to very, very annoying gameplay.”
  • stability21 mentions

    The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of severe bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, such as AI malfunctions and unresponsive mechanics. Many users describe it as feeling unfinished or akin to an alpha version, with some expressing frustration over the lack of updates to address these issues. While there are occasional acknowledgments of improvements, the overall consensus is that the game remains largely unplayable and unenjoyable due to its persistent instability.

    • “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.”
  • optimization4 mentions

    Overall, players report significant performance issues, including lag spikes and AI problems, particularly as game complexity increases. While some users experience 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 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; hopefully, it will be resolved in the future.”
  • atmosphere4 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its meticulous attention to detail, complemented by impressive graphics, music, and sound design. Players appreciate the immersive environment that enhances gameplay elements such as base construction, resource management, and crew interactions, contributing to an engaging overall 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.”
  • music4 mentions

    The music in the game is well-crafted and enhances the overall atmosphere, with a relaxing soundtrack that complements the gameplay while intensifying during moments of threat. Reviewers appreciate the thoughtful design and quality of the sound, noting that it adds significant enjoyment to the 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.”
    • “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.”
  • humor3 mentions

    The humor in the game is generally perceived as lacking compared to similar titles, with some players noting a deficiency in charm among the crew members. However, there are moments of amusement, such as the comedic reactions of characters when dismantling objects, which provide some lightheartedness.

    • “I do find it funny when you are dismantling the pieces; they start running to get out of it, lol.”
    • “The humor in the game really shines through in unexpected moments, making even the simplest tasks entertaining.”
  • grinding3 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly in the process of combining raw ingredients and managing connections, which can feel overwhelming and restrictive. Additionally, technical issues like freezing and poor AI contribute to the frustration, making the overall experience more cumbersome. Despite these challenges, some players do not consider them to be deal breakers.

    • “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?”
    • “I also felt the connections section to be a bit tedious (mainly through the chaos of the lines) due to it feeling 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 really were deal breakers for me until you add in the bugs.”
    • “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.”
  • replayability2 mentions

    Reviewers highlight the game's strong replayability, noting that players can enjoy many hours of entertainment by experimenting with different station components and layouts. However, some 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.”
    • “The game offers a multitude of choices and paths, ensuring that each playthrough feels unique and engaging.”
    • “With different strategies to explore and outcomes to achieve, I find myself coming back for more every time.”
    • “The game lacks meaningful choices, making replaying it feel like a chore rather than an adventure.”
    • “Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to dive back in; the side quests are repetitive and uninspired.”
    • “The lack of varied endings or significant changes in gameplay on subsequent playthroughs really diminishes its replay value.”
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Play time

6hMedian play time
7hAverage play time
3-10hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 7 analyzed playthroughs

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