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Build colonies on alien worlds, balance a crew’s needs, mine for profit, and prepare defenses against hostile life forms.
Released 30 Apr 2015
Balance Crew Needs
Defend Against Aliens
Mine Planetary Resources
Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats.
Developed by Firefly Studios · Published by Firefly Studios









As a colony commander working for Blackwater Industries, you lead a crew on distant planets with limited resources and corporate expectations. Your colony must stay productive and turn a profit while coping with environmental challenges and alien threats.
Design bases with more than 100 structures for mining, production, recreation, and defense. Choose and train specialists from a cast of 20 characters, and meet colonists’ needs for safety, food, rest, and entertainment so they can keep working.
Missions range from commercial projects such as mining and tourism to military assignments that require defending the colony. Build laser defenses and other protections, expand your operations, and take on the Steam Edition’s Obar mini-campaign alongside its other campaign content.
Players often describe returning to the game for childhood memories, and some say it remains enjoyable beyond the nostalgia. Reviews also praise its colorful crew, engaging challenges, and voice acting. Other players find its old interface and controls awkward, and some report bugs or lost saves.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 26 |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |