Planetbase
LumiScore
out of 100
Appropriate for ages 10+ with parental supervision
Scored 3 days ago · Methodology v1.0 · 49-dim rubric · Last updated 1 week ago
Score breakdown
Developmental benefits
Design risk factors
Additional dimensions
Benefits: higher is better. Risks: lower is better. Values highlighted when <30 or >70.
Growth
42/100
Growth Value
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Thinking
- Critical Thinking
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
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Parent Pro-Tip
Encourage your child to discuss their strategies for building and maintaining their base, and how they overcome challenges. Help them identify specific problems they solved and the decisions they made. Discuss the importance of resource management and long-term planning, and how these skills can apply to real-world situations.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— N/A — no named characters
As a strategy/simulation game focused on base management, there are no narrative elements involving two female characters conversing about something other than a man.
Parent Pro-Tip
This discussion can reinforce the cognitive skills developed in the game, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning. It also helps children reflect on their gameplay and connect virtual challenges to practical life skills, promoting a deeper understanding of the game's educational value.
What your child develops
Planetbase is an engaging strategy and simulation game that fosters significant cognitive development. Players will hone their problem-solving, strategic thinking, and critical thinking skills as they design, build, and manage a self-sufficient colony on a remote planet. The game's complex resource management and adaptive challenges provide excellent opportunities for learning transfer and mathematical systems thinking. It encourages long-term planning and resilience in the face of adversity.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Planetbase is a strategy game where you guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. In the game you play the role of the base architect and manager, telling your colonists where to build the structures they will need to survive.