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The Colonists

$24.99
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Developer:
Codebyfire
Publisher:
Mode 7
Platforms:
Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game

The Colonists is a relaxing settlement building game inspired by classic titles like The Settlers and the Anno series.

Take on a series of individual campaign missions, play randomly generated maps, compete on player-designed creations or build your colony unfettered by any constraints in the sandbox mode.

You take control of a team of self-replicating robots built to simulate human civilisation. After escaping Earth, The Colonists are now free to roam the galaxy in search of a new home and construct their dream settlement.

You'll advance through three different Ages as you build infrastructure for your colony by constructing road, boat and train transport systems.

Harvest natural resources, set up farming and food production, create expeditions to discover new lands and research new technologies.

With two separate mission tracks, The Colonists lets either you create sprawling settlements in peace or race to compete against AI colonies in military winner-takes-all scenarios.

Explore, research, manage, tweak and refine to your heart's content.

An extensive map editor and Steam Workshop support is included, so you can create, share and play custom maps.

Features

  • Campaign: 14 missions split into separate peaceful and military tracks

  • Random Maps: Play on a near-infinite amount of procedurally generated maps

  • Sandbox Mode: Customise various game settings to play the game how you like

  • Multiplayer: Join forces with your friends to play the co-op campaign or battle against them in PvP mode

  • Steam Workshop: Play hundreds of player-generated custom maps

  • Frontiers: Play and compete for the best time in a brand new map every month

  • Challenge Trophies: Special speed-run challenges which test the most expert colony builders

  • Map Editor: Create, play and share your own custom maps with your own victory conditions

  • Mod Support: Play with new buildings, new resources, new research and more with Steam Workshop mod integration

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User Reviews

Very Positive
5 user reviews
80%
Positive
368 hrs at review
Recommended

[b] This is one of my favorite games ever. [/b] I absolutely love the small, playful details, like how every single robot has a name and the transporter robots happily wave at you when you click them. I’m not great at speedrun games, so it’s hard for me to get achievements, but I'm still trying my best. I'm currently aiming for a gold medal on campaign level 3. I have to cut down my time by about two months, which is so hard! I wish the top players would share a video of how they did it, haha. I also love the monthly challenges in "Frontiers." The unique goals and resource settings are a blast, and I get so excited playing all by myself. There’s a PvP mode, too! I don't have friends to play with, so I've only done the campaign on "casual" mode. But even that was so much fun, especially upgrading the watchtowers. Just the other day, I had a bug that only happened when my game was set to Japanese. I asked about it on Discord, and they fixed it almost immediately. I don't think ...

2 helpful
60 hrs at review
Recommended

This just nails the classic Settlers style of gameplay, with great, cosy, simple graphics and audio. All the pleasure of setting up the optimum colony, with loads of options for controlling the flow of resources. You can play against enemy colonies, which gets a bit hectic, or just take your time and build your base up without any stress of combat.

2 helpful

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: 64 bit Windows
  • Processor: Multicore with SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1GB DX9 (shader model 3.0)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM

FAQ

How much does The Colonists cost?

The Colonists costs $24.99.

What are the system requirements for The Colonists?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64 bit Windows Processor: Multicore with SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB DX9 (shader model 3.0) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 8 GB RAM

What platforms is The Colonists available on?

The Colonists is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is The Colonists worth buying?

The Colonists has 80% positive reviews from 5 players.

When was The Colonists released?

The Colonists was released on Oct 24, 2018.

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