When comparing Planetbase vs Factorio, the Slant community recommends Factorio for most people. In the question“What are the best Simulation games on Steam?” Factorio is ranked 4th while Planetbase is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose Factorio is:
With proper planning, users can "code" together very precise ways to create all the things needed for the game, some in very inventive ways that can differ quite a bit. This allows for tons of replayability.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fantastic graphics
The graphics in the game show a lot of polish. Everything looks sharp and is well themed to the environment of a space colony. Domes in the city at night shine as one would expect in real life. The planets as well look individualistic and well crafted in that they show a level of depth through lighting that makes each planet look different while also realistic.
Pro Endless solutions
With proper planning, users can "code" together very precise ways to create all the things needed for the game, some in very inventive ways that can differ quite a bit. This allows for tons of replayability.
Pro Under active development
The game is still in Alpha which means endless future possibilities.
Pro Massive and infinite procedurally generated world
The playing world is as large as you want to explore, it automatically generates it as you explore more areas.
Pro Cooperative or PvP building
Factorio also supports multiplayer, allowing many players to cooperate and assist each other, or work against each other in PvP. By default, multiplayer games run the CO-OP freeplay scenario where all players work together to launch a rocket with a satellite into space.
Pro Charming old school graphics
While not the most technically advanced graphics the look of the game is much like a game from the 90s but seeing it in action when an assembly line starts moving there is an impressiveness to it that suits the game quite well.
Cons
Con AI is poor
Being that this is a strategy city builder type game, the pathways residents take and the basic Ai overall leads to issues with control of ones city/base. Really it shows a lack of design and polish in this area as it does impact the users enjoyment of the gameplay.
Con Can become rather repetitive
There's really little payoff for being able to build really long chains of automation, it usually results in being able to open a new tech tree which allows the player to continue the process of building automation chains ad infinitum, which, admittedly can become rather boring after a while.
Con Still in Early Access
The game is still in Early Access which means there will be bugs as well as missing features.