The Colonists

October 24, 2018 Codebyfire, Auroch Digital Mode 7, Auroch Digital
Simulator Strategy Indie
PS4 Linux PC Mac XONE Switch
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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.
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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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Release Date October 24, 2018
Developer Codebyfire, Auroch Digital
Publisher Mode 7, Auroch Digital
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Science fiction, Business
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