Base One
Released May 2021
Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!
37% positive · 477 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
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Evaluation
Base One launched on May 11, 2021, and received post-launch support over roughly nine months. The developer shipped one major free content update — Episode 4 (DLC1) on September 16, 2021 — adding new barracks, guards, terrorists, and firefight mechanics. This was preceded by several feature patches improving the UI, crew AI, and game stability, and was followed by a larger feature patch on January 31, 2022 (Patch 1.0) that overhauled the UI and crew AI systems. The final recorded communication from the developer is a hotfix on February 8, 2022.
There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing, no developer announcements of upcoming content after February 2022, and no roadmap or statement indicating further development. The game has received no updates — not even maintenance patches — since February 8, 2022. With only one major post-launch content release across the full supported period, there is no sustained update cadence to suggest more is coming. The developer has not published any statement declaring the game finished, but the absence of any communication for over four years (since February 8, 2022) and the lack of any announced or listed future content indicates the game shipped as a now-complete product.
Evidence
First and only major free DLC shipped: Episode 4, adding barracks, guards, terrorists, and firefight mechanics.
Developer roadmap post mentions a first free DLC coming later in 2021, teasing guards and barracks content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Blowfish Studios
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Base One is a base building management strategy game with an RPG twist. After a large wormhole tears the moon apart and causes unprecedented levels of natural disasters, the Earth Global Union create the "Solution" space exploration program in order to explore the wormhole for a new home. As a member of the "Solution" program, it is up to you to expand the fleet, find valuable minerals and new planets to inhabit - and maybe even save the Earth from ecological destruction!
Build your own "Solution" expedition, listen to the various tales the crew have in store for you and explore undiscovered systems. Also included is a Custom Game mode for the more experienced player who want to build their own campaign with their own conditions and quests.
Disclaimer: Mac systems with the M1/M2 processor are not supported currently.
- Take command of the EGU fleet of space stations located in unexplored corners of space.
- Select a wide range of crew members with their own unique perks, characteristics and traits to best tackle specific tasks on the space stations.
- Monitor the space station network's shared resources - power, heating, oxygen and water supply. Juggling these finite supplies across each station is critical for survival!
- Upgrade your artillery to make quick work out of whatever asteroid comes your way along. Keep space pirates at bay with the best military expertise EGU can provide!
Build your own "Solution" expedition, listen to the various tales the crew have in store for you and explore undiscovered systems. Also included is a Custom Game mode for the more experienced player who want to build their own campaign with their own conditions and quests.
The "Solution" is in your hands, Captain!
Disclaimer: Mac systems with the M1/M2 processor are not supported currently.
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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