Simulator

The Colonists

Single PlayerCo-op

Critic · Metacritic

3.9

Users · RAWG

2018

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateOctober 24, 2018

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Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

SimulatorStrategyIndieSimulation

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

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LinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)MacPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

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About this game

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.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Interconnected production chains automate resource movement.
Calm, approachable city building without demanding strategy.
Cute robots and colorful presentation shape the game's aesthetic.
Progression from basic needs to supply chains is easy to learn.

Cons

Economic and settlement systems lack long-term strategic complexity.
Campaign missions reuse similar settlement and production objectives.
Robot pathfinding and traffic management become problematic in larger settlements.
Forgiving systems provide little pressure or difficult strategic decisions.

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