I know I'm late to the party, but I just got around to try this.
While there is some sort of fun to be had for periods of time, that never lasts long.
After dying relatively quickly the first four times, I had at least developed some sense of what was supposed to be what and thus managed to hold out for a while, expanding my base.
But after that (not too long) while it became apparent that there was not much content left to explore.
Shortly afterwards a horde of 45 Raiders came by to eradicate my 17 fledgling space-pioneers, with no way to get around it.

In short:
Hard to figure out, boring once you figured, frustrating overall.
Really don't buy.

I know I'm late to the party, but I just got around to try this. While there is some sort of fun to be had for periods of time, that never lasts long. After dying relatively quickly the first four times, I had at least developed some sense of what was supposed to be what and thus managed to hold out for a while, expanding my base. But after that (not too long) while it became apparent that there was not much content left to explore. Shortly afterwards a horde of 45 Raiders came by to eradicate my 17 fledgling space-pioneers, with no way to get around it. In short: Hard to figure out, boring once you figured, frustrating overall. Really don't buy.