The Colonists

The Colonists is a settlement-building game in which you guide self-replicating robots designed to simulate human civilisation. After escaping Earth, they search the galaxy for a new home where they can build a settlement. You develop your colony across three Ages, constructing infrastructure and transport networks by road, boat and train.

Build your colony

Harvest natural resources, establish farms and food production, organize expeditions to discover new lands, and research technologies. You can refine and manage your settlement as it grows.

The game offers two mission tracks: peaceful settlement-building and military scenarios where you compete against AI colonies in winner-takes-all contests. You can also build freely in sandbox mode, play randomly generated maps, or compete on maps created by players.

Campaign and challenges

The campaign contains 14 missions split between peaceful and military tracks. Frontiers offers a new map each month, where you can compete for the best time. Challenge Trophies add speed-run challenges for experienced colony builders.

Multiplayer and maps

Join friends in the co-op campaign or compete against them in PvP. The map editor lets you create, play and share custom maps with your own victory conditions, while Steam Workshop provides hundreds of player-made maps. Workshop mod integration also supports additions such as buildings, resources and research.

Game modes

• Random Maps: Play on procedurally generated maps.
• Sandbox Mode: Customize game settings and build without constraints.