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Guide self-replicating robots on a new planet, building supply networks and a settlement through three technological Ages.
Released 24 Oct 2018
Build Robot Settlements
Connect Roads, Rails, Boats
Advance Through Three Ages
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
Developed by Codebyfire · Published by Mode 7
You lead a team of self-replicating robots that has escaped Earth to find a new home. Build a settlement where the robots can pursue their dream of simulating human civilisation.
Develop the colony by gathering resources, farming and producing food, researching technologies, and sending expeditions to discover new lands. Build roads, boat routes, and railways to move materials between sites, and progress through three Ages.
Play a 14-mission campaign on peaceful or military tracks, take on procedurally generated maps, or build freely in sandbox mode. The game also supports co-op and PvP multiplayer, and includes a map editor for creating and sharing custom maps.
Players who enjoy The Colonists often praise its relaxed settlement-building pace, charming named robots, and the satisfaction of watching them move goods through supply chains. Several reviewers also enjoy optimizing production and returning to randomly generated maps. Some players find the logistics frustrating, particularly when robots fetch resources from distant locations instead of nearby stores.
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.
Campaign: 14 missions split into separate peaceful and military tracks
Random Maps: Play on a near-infinite amount of procedurally generated maps
Sandbox Mode: Customize 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
Map Editor: Create, play and share your own custom maps with your own victory conditions
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
Mod Support: Play with new buildings, new resources, new research and more with Steam Workshop mod integration
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 27 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
