
- 60/100
- Players4 ratings
- 80/100
- Critics4 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic9 critic reviews
- 73/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 77/100
- GameFAQsTough
- 2/5
- Player reviews
- 85% positive1,055 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$24.99
Where to get it

2018 · Codebyfire · Simulation · Strategy
The Colonists
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.
- Released
- 24 October 2018
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4LinuxWindowsmacOSXbox OneNintendo Switch
- Genres
- SimulationStrategyIndie
- Developers
- CodebyfireAuroch Digital
- Publishers
- Mode 7Auroch Digital
- Modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Science fictionBusiness
- Age ratings
- CLASS_IND LESRB EUSK 6ACB GPEGI 3GRAC ALL
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 2 more
- Features
- Co-opCross-platform multiplayerFamily SharingIncludes level editorMulti-playerOnline PvPOnline co-opPvPSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam WorkshopSteam achievementsSteam trading cards
- Time to beat
- 73hmain story74hcompletionist
›Story
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.
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Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Expansions
- The Colonists: New Lands
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