61%Good matchPlanetbase
80%9k80% positive reviews, Very Positive across 9k reviews·Colony Sim · City Builder
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Build your base, earn passive income, and survive each night. Strategize your way off the planet in this cozy-but-challenging game.

Earn. Build. Escape. Survive. In this casual strategy-survival game, you’re stuck on a hostile planet where the only way out… is up.
Start from scratch and build a thriving home that earns while you plan. Buy upgrades, invest in passive income sources, and protect your stash from creatures that come crawling when the sun sets.
Each day is a chance to grow your empire. Each night, a test of how well you’ve prepared. Will your fortress hold? Will your wealth last? Will you earn your freedom?
Everything in the game is carefully hand-drawn by the team and created by the team. From the music, the sound effects, to game design, the enemies, to the levels, the code, and everything in between is built from scratch by us! (yes, even voice acting!)
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