Earth is screwed, you fly a spaceship in search of a planet which can sustain a new civilization.

http://philome.la/johnayliff/seedship/play

I got Russia ("Oppressive Bronze Age Theocracy") and the US ("Corrupt Information Age Democracy") on my first two playthroughs. Heh.

Pretty good just as promised, Corrupt Information Age Democracy -- 8989pts on first playthrough. A bit more water on my next colony for sure.

Medieval Cosmic Enlightenment -- 9639pts... enough for today.

Nice how it takes such a short time to play through but does not feel that short.

Post-Singularity Corporate Rule

hah: "Long-Term Technological Failure". Niiiice!

"Engaged Information Age Democracy" (Score: 10068)

My Result:

Planet Garden
Atmosphere: Breathable
Gravity: High
Temperature: Moderate
Water: Oceans
Resources: Rich
Features: Barren moon, Plant life, High-tech ruins, Dangerous ruins

Garden's squat, thick-limbed alien plants stretch away beneath a blue sky. The colonists live in squat cities of steel and concrete beneath the planet's open sky, beside rivers that flow into the planet's oceans. Poverty, exploitation and crime are rife, and the corrupt elected government does little to alleviate them. In the first city stand monuments to the 47 colonists who did not survive the journey, the 248 more who died building the first settlement, and the seedship AI that guided humanity to its new home.

Score
Planet atmosphere: 500
Planet gravity: 250
Planet temperature: 500
Planet water: 500
Planet resources: 500
Survivors after landing: 953
Survivors after settlement construction: 705
Final technology level (Atomic Age): 1750
Final culture (Corrupt Democracy): 1500
Surviving scientific database × 10: 850
Surviving cultural database × 10: 1000
Total: 9008

Corrupt Atomic Age Democracy

This is quite compelling. I've had two Information Age Post-Scarcity Utopias scoring over 10k, but the temptation to drop my colonists into the most nightmarish and hopeless situations is overwhelming.

Planet New Earth
Atmosphere: Breathable
Gravity: Moderate
Temperature: Moderate
Water: Oceans
Resources: Rich
Features: Outstanding ugliness, Insulated caves, Edible plants

New Earth's alien forests stretch away beneath a blue sky. The colonists live in stone-walled cities beneath the planet's open sky, beside rivers that flow into the planet's oceans. The cities are dominated by barracks housing their vast armies, which regularly attack other cities. In the first city stand monuments to the 405 colonists who did not survive the journey and the seedship AI that guided humanity to its new home.

Score
Planet atmosphere: 500
Planet gravity: 500
Planet temperature: 500
Planet water: 500
Planet resources: 500
Survivors after landing: 595
Survivors after settlement construction: 595
Final technology level (Iron Age): 1000
Final culture (Warring States): 0
Surviving scientific database × 10: 270
Total: 4960

Warring Iron Age States

Planet El Dorado
Atmosphere: Breathable
Gravity: Moderate
Temperature: Moderate
Water: Trace
Resources: Rich
Features: Edible plants

El Dorado's alien forests stretch away beneath a blue sky. The colonists live in high-tech cities beneath the planet's open sky, gathered around water production plants. They live happy and fulfilled lives under the guidance of selfless elected officials. In the first city stand monuments to the 119 colonists who did not survive the journey, the 190 more who died building the first settlement, and the seedship AI that guided humanity to its new home.

Score
Planet atmosphere: 500
Planet gravity: 500
Planet temperature: 500
Planet water: 0
Planet resources: 500
Survivors after landing: 881
Survivors after settlement construction: 691
Final technology level (Post-Singularity): 3000
Final culture (Engaged Democracy): 2000
Surviving scientific database × 10: 1100
Surviving cultural database × 10: 1200
Total: 10872

Engaged Post-Singularity Democracy