Release

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Critic score

80/100

Platform families

6

Editorial overview

Inside The Colonists

What it is

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.

The premise

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.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative

PC

LUDEX game dossier

Simulator Strategy Indie

The Colonists

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80Critics3.0/5Wednesday, October 24, 20187.8 years ago

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1

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Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Science fiction · Business

Languages

14 supported

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9 assets

Official trailers

Trailer

Screenshots & key art

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Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

1 Expansion

Major add-ons

Expansions

Substantial new chapters that remain attached to the original game.

1 release

ExpansionThe Colonists: New LandsMar 27, 2024Requires the base game

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

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Platforms

PlayStation 4
Gen 8
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox One
Gen 8
Nintendo Switch
Gen 8

Release history

Oct 24, 2018Mac
Oct 24, 2018Linux
Oct 24, 2018PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 04, 2021Nintendo Switch
May 04, 2021Xbox One
May 04, 2021Nintendo Switch
May 04, 2021PlayStation 4

Themes & modes

Science fictionBusinessSingle playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Windows

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

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: OSX 10.10 or higher (64bit) • Processor: 2x 6-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz (Mac book pro circa 2016) • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: • Memory: 8 GB RAM

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: 64bit operating system • Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700U • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7770 • Storage: 1 GB available space

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Recommended: • Memory: 8 GB RAM

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